Truck Operator Job Description
Truck Operator Duties & Responsibilities
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Truck Operator Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Truck Operator
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: H2S, CSTS, MRPT, CSO, GODI, CSO/CSTS, TEAM, GED, CDL, EAP
Education for Truck Operator
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the truck operator job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Associate Degree in General Education, Education, High School Education, Technology, Associates, Technical, Graduate, Electronics, Business, Computer Technology
Skills for Truck Operator
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Desired experience for truck operator includes:
Truck Operator Examples
Truck Operator Job Description
- Assists with maintaining production rates
- Required to work scheduled shift per production needs
- Performs forklift and clamp truck operations
- Will be responsible to operate up to a 30,000lb clamp truck
- Uses a clamp truck to load and unload boxcars and semi-trailers
- Stacks the rolls of paper (maximum height of 19 feet high) in the warehouse
- Supplies rolls of paper to the appropriate presses
- Cans all rolls of paper from the time of receipt to consumption at press
- Prepares bill of ladings for external/internal shipments
- This position will work the various shifts as needed
- Demonstrated team orientation
- Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision in a team as needed
- Exemplifies strong communication skills
- Ability to apply standard evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard material handling techniques, procedures, and criteria
- Put together story packages
- The ability to work a 12 hour rotating shift (either 7 a.m
Truck Operator Job Description
- Make critical decisions
- Carry out detailed procedures
- Interact with other operators/supervisors
- Provide customer-focused services in all activities
- Fulfill all commitments made to others
- Be aware of and work towards personal progression and growth opportunities
- Operating Chemical pumping unit with Texsteam heater to circulate and clean various equipment in the oil and gas, pulp and paper, chemical and energy industries
- Performing pre and post trip inspections, keep record of logs, paperwork
- Ask required questions and take the required direction ensure that work is accomplished safely
- Be aware of, and work toward, personal progression and growth opportunities
- Able to read and interpret spreadsheets
- Must be skilled in handling controls for starting, stopping, backings, and driving fork lift trucks through narrow aisles in building, up and down ramps, and in and out of railroad cars, trucks
- This position requires the ability to lift 10-15 pounds continuously, the ability to lift up to 70 pounds occasionally, receive and follow instruction, with or without a reasonable accommodation
- Position requires good math, verbal and written skills the ability to multi-task and prioritize job needs
- Previous heavy equipment operating experience is preferred
- Must possess a valid CDL, Class B license with tanker endorsement, a clean MVR, and must pass a DOT physical
Truck Operator Job Description
- Warehouse duties - palletizing, lifting, and wrapping product
- Loading and unloading product onto trucks
- Loads, hauls and unloads water or waste
- May transports hazardous goods
- Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, Department of Transportation (DOT), Hazardous Materials/Waste (HAZMAT) and RCRA requirements/regulations and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times
- Comply with Company policies & procedures and Health & Safety procedures, Adhere to assigned milk run schedule of pick-ups and drop-offs
- Will also perform general warehouse duties along with Reach Truck
- Sort and organizes containers
- Prepare reports, summaries, and charts with a high degree of accuracy for projects and various department operations
- Initiate and manage Request for Estimate (RFE) tracking mechanisms, including Excel spreadsheets, SharePoint documents, and other forms of visual controls
- Position requires strong math, verbal and written skills the ability to multi-task and prioritize job needs
- Qualified powered industrial truck (forklift) operator
- High School graduate/diploma or equivalent (GED)
- Ability to read and interpret documents oftentimes of a mathematical or confidential nature
- Must have a valid Class B CDL License with Tanker and Air Brake endorsement
- Needs to have a minimum of three to five years related experience and/or training, preferably in the oil and gas industry
Truck Operator Job Description
- Create, organize, and manage engineering files, control records, corrective action logs, and other informational materials to ensure efficiency and accessibility
- Provide assistance with various accounting tasks such as invoicing and budget tracking for projects
- Operator is to set apart damaged roll stock & communicate damage to shift supervisor
- Operator to place roll stock into raw stock inventory
- Operator to organize rolls by grade & width
- Operator to organize rolls with smaller butts first
- Operator to check schedule for current & next orders to run on machine
- Operator to service butt roll discharge area
- Operator must report any mechanical problems to shift supervisor
- Operator must follow safety procedures for safe operation of work equipment
- Ability to work 8-12 hour shifts under stressful conditions such as heat, cold, high and/or confined spaces and have mobility with ability to climb ladders and stairs and do repetitive bending and twisting
- Communication skill for accurate transfer of information to carriers and associates in other departments
- Self-directed with organization and time management skills
- 1 year minimum reach truck operation
- Requires exposure to high places
- Requires getting into positions such as kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling
Truck Operator Job Description
- Operator must inspect equipment before using including locking in dock lock & ensuring tandems are in correct position
- Operator must wear all necessary PPE
- Operator may be required to lift up 50lbs during shift
- Planning supply and material requirements by studying production schedule
- Retrieving supplies and materials by studying specifications
- Works closely with rail shipping assistant to off load partial and residual railcars (DAK and EMN)
- Works with shift supervisors to off load material for packaging
- Operate vacuum bulk trailer to off load railcars
- Operate yard jockey to position vacuum bulk trailer as needed
- Operate box dumper and pellet hopper as needed
- 6 months or more experience driving a Forklift in a warehouse environment (experience needs to be within the last 18 months)
- MSHA-trained a plus
- Aggregate products experience a plus
- MUST have 6 months forklift experience in the last 18 months
- Experience on Stand up - Reach, Order Picker a plus
- Ability to package product And load trucks