What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lowboy Driver position at The Beaver Companies?
This position will be required to safely load and secure heavy equipment to be moved from one location to another: specifically, to and from job sites within 4 hours from our main office in Canton, Ohio.
Essential Functions:
- Operates a lowboy for transporting heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators, loaders, etc.
- Maintains vehicle safety in traffic situations and all other safety policies and procedures set by the company.
- Operates various types of heavy equipment to be able to load and off-load on lowboy trailer.
- Conducts pre-trip inspection checklist on operating equipment such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water.
- Carries out detailed instructions, takes directions to job sites, but must also use good judgement in decision-making to work autonomously, without direct supervision.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Required:
- 5 years of experience in hauling heavy equipment with permit loads that require escorts for: over width, over length, over height, and overweight
- Class A CDL
- Hazmat endorsement
- Tanker endorsement
- Preferred:
- OSHA 10 – Required within 2 weeks after date of hire
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Equal Opportunity
The Beaver Companies provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
