SIMON | Ready Mix Driver

Subsidiary: Simon

 

Simon is a subsidiary of Colas USA with operations throughout Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. We specialize in aggregate, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete materials production, with expert teams providing high-quality asphalt paving, concrete, bridge, and utility construction services. Through strong local ties backed by global resources, we focus on quality and value to deliver the best products and services for our clients. What we do is bigger than construction – it is about connecting communities, building new roads to the future, and keeping the spirit of the pioneers alive and well. To learn more about Simon visit www.simonteam.com/.

Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, using new technology, and enhancing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit www.colasusa.com.

Simon, and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. For information on our international network visit www.colas.com.

Job Summary:

Operates a commercial truck equipped with auxiliary mixer to deliver ready-mix concrete to job sites.
    
This position is integral to our ready-mix supply operations, and offers a challenging and rewarding work experience, with the opportunity to work with internal and external customers on a daily basis, as well as help the rest of the team as-needed at the plant site.  Highly qualified candidates will have a valid commercial drivers’ license, clean driving record, and experience driving a commercial vehicle in a similar environment.  Drivers who have recently received a commercial license, and/or are working to obtain a commercial license will also be considered.  All prospective candidates should enjoy working outdoors in all types of weather, be open to working in a fast-paced environment, and have the ability provide excellent service to internal and external customers.

Main Responsibilities:

•    Embrace the Company’s safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
•    Support, promote, and practice the Company’s core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies 
•    Maneuver the truck under loading hopper to receive sand, gravel, cement, and water and starts mixer
•    Slump loads to specifications/requirements
•    Drive the truck to location for unloading and ensure conditions at job site are safe
•    Interact professionally with internal and external customers
•    Assemble chutes and attach to truck; operate controls on truck to release concrete down truck chute into wheelbarrow or other conveying container or directly into area to be poured with concrete
•    Perform daily a pre and post-trip safety check on equipment and truck to assure a safe vehicle; document any maintenance that may be required
•    Clean the truck after delivery to prevent concrete from hardening on mixer and on truck
•    May operate other equipment such as loaders, skid steers, forklifts, and dump trucks
•    Assist with the form/pour/strip of precast products
•    May spray surfaces of truck with protective/cleaning compound to prevent adhering of concrete
•    Assist work crews as required; assist with maintenance of plant and equipment
•    Maintain necessary logs, timecards. and other required paperwork

Education:

•    Class B CDL with Air Brakes and clean driving history 

Skills:

•    At least 1 year of commercial driving experience preferred
•    Basic industrial truck maintenance experience preferred, but not required
•    Prior experience working with concrete production, construction, and/or related field preferred
•    Ability to maintain a clean driving record and compliance with applicable FMCSA CDL driver requirements
•    Ability to work with multiple types of individuals and interact professionally with internal and external customers 
•    Ability to read, write, and understand basic documents

Physical Requirements:

•    Wears and maintains personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
•    Occasionally required to lift and /or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
•    Regularly required to use hands to feel, handle and manipulate objects, write, use a keyboard and/or mobile device
•    Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear), and perform tasks requiring visual acuity
•    Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 
•    Standing/working on feet for long periods, and walking across uneven terrain
•    Frequent exposure to loud noise 
•    Regularly exposed to all outdoor weather conditions, dust, and airborne particles
•    Regularly exposed to fuel, oil, and other chemicals

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation*: $22.00-$24.00 DOE

 

*Estimated target starting compensation; actual compensation to be determined based on assessment of an individual's qualifications, education, and experience relevant to the role.

 

Benefits: All full-time hourly employees are eligible to participate in Simon benefits as defined in plan documents. Available benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, term life insurance, supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, 401K with company match, short-term disability, flexible spending plan, and education assistance. Other benefits include eight paid holidays and access to available company discounts. 

 

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

 

Application window anticipated to close on 8/25/2024; open until filled. 

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document.  If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

  • to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
  • complete any part of the application process
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Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to ColasRecruiter@colasinc.com


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