Water Truck Driver and Distributor Truck Driver

Who We Are:

For over 116 years and across four generations of family ownership, Brooks Construction Company, Inc. has stood for Family, Integrity, Respect, Safety, Teamwork, and Quality in the civil construction industry. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with over 270 employees, Brooks Construction provides asphalt, concrete, earthwork, and pipe operations across northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio using best practices and innovative techniques to give our customers a quality product.

Brooks Construction Company, Inc. is hiring for two separate positions within our Asphalt Department: a Distributor (Tack) Truck Driver and a Construction Laborer/Water Truck Driver. Candidates will be hired into one role or the other, and employees are not expected to perform both jobs.

Both positions utilize a Class A CDL and perform general laborer duties on paving crews in a safe, efficient, and proper manner to achieve a quality finished product. Employees in either role spend approximately 10% of their time operating a commercial motor vehicle and 90% of their time performing field crew work.

• Operates a distributor truck to spray tack coat evenly over roadbeds, existing asphalt, or base layers
• Controls truck functions such as heating liquid materials, regulating pressure, adjusting spray nozzles, and monitoring application
• Performs physical labor including shoveling, raking, luting, lifting, and moving equipment
• Performs traffic control (flagging) duties as required
• Places and picks up traffic control materials (cones, barrels, etc.) as needed
• Completes daily pre- and post-trip inspection checklists
• Maintains all safety standards

• Operates an asphalt water wagon, flatbed, and/or flatbed with trailer
• Transports heavy equipment or necessary materials to and from job sites
• Loads, unloads, and cleans equipment and materials as directed
• Performs physical labor including shoveling, raking, luting, lifting, and moving equipment
• Performs traffic control (flagging) duties as required
• Places and picks up traffic control materials (cones, barrels, etc.) as needed
• Completes daily pre- and post-trip inspection checklists
• Maintains all safety standards

• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and long hours/extensive overtime (often with little or no notice)
• Reliable transportation with the ability and willingness to travel to and from job sites (up to a 90-mile radius depending on assignment, at the employee's expense)
• Willingness to abide by Brooks Construction's Drug-Free & Alcohol-Free Workplace policies
• Ability to work outdoors in all seasons and weather conditions (including rain, snow, extreme heat or cold, water, mud, dust, etc.)
• Exceptional attendance, punctuality, dependability, reliability, and work ethic
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to learn procedures quickly
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently without continuous supervision

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have or be willing & able to get and maintain a valid Class A CDL driver's license
• Manual transmission CDL capability required
• Tanker Endorsement on license or ability to add this endorsement post-offer
• Hazmat Endorsement on license or ability to add this endorsement post-offer
• Previous hands-on construction experience is preferred, with some knowledge of heavy highway work.
• Member of or willing to join local Laborers and Teamsters Unions.

• Lifting/Carrying
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  Up to 50 lbs. frequently
• Pushing/Pulling
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  Up to 50 lbs. frequently
• Movement Requirements
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  Frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, and occasionally reaching above shoulder level, climbing and crawling
• Use of Hands
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  Frequent use of hands for grasping and handling materials

• Individual will be working in a field environment.
• Individual will be working with internal customers (Foremen, Superintendents, Safety).

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