Class 1 Driver (Lowbed/Dump Truck)

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Class 1 Driver (Lowbed/Dump Truck)

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Title: Class
1 Driver (Lowbed/Dump Truck)

Department: Lil’wat Construction Enterprises

Status: Casual

Reporting to: Mines & Services Manager

Summary of Duties:

The Class 1 Driver
(Lowbed / Dump Truck) is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient
transportation of materials and heavy equipment at Lil’wat Construction
Enterprises job sites, including hauling excavators and other equipment using
trailers.

Key Deliverables and Expectations:

• Demonstrates

comprehensive knowledge of safety requirements on job sites including
personal protective equipment, safe vehicle operation, and hazard
awareness

• Demonstrates

functional knowledge of Class 1 truck and trailer operation including dump
truck hauling, lowbed transport, load securement, and weight distribution

• Demonstrates

basic operating techniques including pre-trip inspections of truck and
trailer systems (brakes, tires, hydraulics, lights, air systems,
tie-downs, and safety equipment)

• Displays

understanding of how to safely start, operate, maneuver, back up,
couple/uncouple trailers, load/unload equipment, and shut down truck

• Demonstrates

understanding of duties and responsibilities of the driver, road safety
rules, load securement requirements, and preventive maintenance practices

• Fill

out specialized safety paperwork, logbooks, and inspection reports as
required

• Physically

demanding: Frequently rotating (right/left) – check mirrors and blind
spots, eye/hand coordination, repetitive movements, sitting for long
periods of time, climbing in and out of truck and trailer

• Perform

routine vehicle and trailer maintenance and check-in procedures at the
start and check-out procedures at the end of shift including fueling,
fluid checks, greasing, and inspection of tie-downs – all maintenance
beyond routine requires mechanic authorization

• Keep

truck and trailer clean and in good working condition

• Always

operate the vehicle in a safe and legal manner; be alert to hazards and
follow safe work procedures

• Understands

complete scope of work including haul routes, delivery locations, and
equipment transport requirements

• Able

to read and understand site layouts and instructions for loading, hauling,
and unloading equipment

• Able

to maintain steady haul cycles to support productivity without abusing
equipment

• Organize

loads and materials appropriately for transport

• Hauling

aggregates, soil, rock, and other materials using dump truck configuration

• Hauling

heavy equipment including excavators, loaders, and other machinery using
trailers/lowbeds

• Safely

load, secure, transport, and unload heavy equipment in accordance with
regulations and company practices

• Coordinate

with equipment operators during loading and unloading

• Complete

daily paperwork in an orderly, logical and legible fashion including all
pertinent information

• Ensures

customer satisfaction by displaying a courteous and friendly demeanor

• Ensures

on-site quality control related to material handling and equipment
transport

• Always

maintain personal safety gear (hard hat, hi-vis vest, steel-toed boots,
ear protection, eye protection, gloves)

• Task

specific personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn as needed

• Always

maintain foul weather gear at all times (rain gear, rubber boots)

• Perform

other activities at construction sites, as directed

• Arriving

at the scheduled assembly point on time and ready for work

• Perform

other related duties as requested

Experience and Attributes:

• Valid Class 1 Driver’s License (air brakes endorsement

required)

• Clean driver’s abstract is required
• 3+ years of Class 1 driving experience including trailer

hauling

• Experience hauling heavy equipment (excavators, loaders,

etc.) required

• Experience operating or assisting with loading heavy

equipment an asset

• Strong understanding of load securement and

provincial/federal transport regulations

• Training Assets: First Aid Level 1, WHMIS, BC Mine

Supervisor Certification

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal,

shares critical information, provides updates, asks questions to understand the
situation

• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and follow

direction, properly identify priorities

• Strong time management skills; arrival at job sites on

time, follows communication policies when scheduling changes occur, works
efficiently to meet timelines

• Stays calm under pressure, in stressful or emergency

situations

• Builds strong working relationships with team members
• High standard of professionalism with clients and

co-workers

• Physically fit and mobile, able to lift up to 50 lbs,

able to work outside in variable conditions

• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends and

holidays if needed

• Ability to travel as required for the position

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