Class A Driver / Boom Operator

Company Overview: Knecht Home Center of Gillette, a Mead Lumber Company, is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50 operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.

• Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.

Job Summary: The primary responsibility of this role is to safely operate commercial vehicles, including boom trucks, to deliver materials to job sites while ensuring compliance with all DOT regulations and company policies. The ideal candidates is detail-oriented, safety-conscious, and customer-focused.

• Plan and pace own work efficiency in order to meet daily, weekly, project, or team related productivity goals.
• Operate a Class A CDL vehicle, including boom trucks, in a safe and efficient manner.
• Maintain trucks and trailers; coordination of drop off and pick up for repairs.
• Verify all cargo is reviewed, secured and ready for delivery.
• Follow all safety and load compliance for securing cargo.
• Deliver loads to job site and shag trailers as needed. Ability to deliver large construction components and building materials to construction sites in rural areas where conditions may be difficult to navigate.
• Maintain all logs and paperwork.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant DOT regulations. • Operate a forklift as needed.
• Stock supplies/track inventory as needed.
• Interface with customers, job site staff, contractors and compliance regulators. Promote a positive image of the organization to all external customers.

• Must have ability to operate independently in a high-volume, faced paced environment.
• Experience operating boom/crane trucks is a plus; certification preferred, but willing to recertify if needed
• Lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 75lbs or more.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Current and valid Class A CDL required.
• Minimum of 1 year experience flatbed, wide load and roller trailer preferred. Minimum 1 year experience delivery experience with Lumber Yards or equivalent.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Clean driving record and a valid CDL driver’s license required.
• Must pass a US DOT random drug test at required intervals.

Pay for this Role: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour depending on experience.

Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Employment Opportunity: Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.