Haul Truck Operator

Company: CEMEX
Location: Brooksville
Posted on: November 2, 2024

Job Description:

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers . For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/ .

Job Summary

Drives and operates dump truck (up to 150 tons) equipped with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel and stone.

Job Responsibilities

• Drive and operate truck to transport and dump
• Pull lever or turn cranks to tilt body and dump contents
• Move hand and foot controls to move truck forward or back to loosen and dump material adhering to body of the truck
• Operate other mechanical equipment to load truck
• Maintain and check equipment-mechanic and hydraulic systems
• Prepare operational check list and reports malfunctions requiring repair
• Perform safety walk around inspection before shift
• Fuel and clean the truck cab
• Replace or assist other workers as needed or directed
• Adhere to all CEMEX, OSHA and MSHA rules and regulations at all times
• Wear proper safety equipment while on plant grounds
• Meet or exceed company safety standards
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned by management
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  • Prior experience required with similar or same equipment or truck
  • Be able to read, write, and speak English
  • High school diploma preferred
  • Bilingual a plus
    • Prior experience required with similar or same equipment or truck
    • Be able to read, write, and speak English
    • High school preferred
    • Bilingual a plus
      
      Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
      
      
      • Ability to carry out simple oral and written instructions and deal with simple problems from standardized situations
      • Basic mathematical skills, including addition and subtraction, two digit numbers and units of measurements
      • Ability to read English sufficiently to be able to read all sentences
      • Basic English language skills to recognize words and differences between words
      • Ability to detect safety hazards and equipment malfunctioning and respond accordingly
      • Ability to operate equipment in reverse using mirrors
      • Basic mechanical knowledge to detect potential breakdown of equipment
      • High level of attentiveness and physical coordination to operate truck safely in heavy traffic areas
        
        Working Conditions
        
        
        • Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors.
        • Must wear protective equipment while at the location
          
          Physical Requirements
          
          
          • Must be able to perform all job functions which include, walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, turning, climbing to a significant degree, and/or pulling of controls
          • Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds or force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
          • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment
            • Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
            • Heavy Work-Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds or force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
            • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment
            • Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning, and/or pulling of controls
              
              Legal Notices
              
              CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.
              
              CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.
              
              CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.
              
              Arizona Smoke-Free Act. CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona's Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes - 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.
              
              CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).
              
              EEO Statement - En Espa--ol
              
              CEMEX es una instituci--n EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acci--n afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religi--n, discapacidad f--sica o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientaci--n sexual, informaci--n gen--tica, identidad de g--nero, o expresi--n de g--nero en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.

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