Class A CDL Driver, Hazmat

Regional Class A Driver

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Connecticut
- Naugatuck
- Naugatuck, CT 06770

Salary Range $30.00 - $32.00 Hourly Position Type Full-Time

$2,500 sign-on bonus! Potential for up to $2,000 annually in Safety Bonuses!

Work in a resilient industry and growing company! We are hiring additional drivers to service our growing customers.

Schedule & Home Time

• NOT a home-daily position.
• Overnight travel required: 3–4 nights per week depending on zone being covered.
• Monday
  - Friday flexible schedule.
• Travel to Naugatuck, CT as needed to replenish cylinder supply.

Route Structure

• Upstate NY routes only.
• Territory divided into 4 zones.
• One zone per week.
• Same general area all week.

This position is responsible for:

Our Class A Driver (w/Hazmat) will act as a delivery driver transporting Helium compressed gas cylinders to customers on a scheduled route. A typical work week is Monday through Friday, with overtime opportunities (including weekends) during peak season (January through June).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintaining load manifests, vehicle documents and electronic logbook.
• Performs pre and post trip vehicle inspections, documenting deficiencies and ensures all safety items are in good working order.
• Safely delivers Helium cylinders to customers; returns empty cylinders to fill plant.
• Fill helium cylinders at the plant and assist in loading and unloading trailers as needed
• Establishes and maintains good customer relations by communicating in person with customers.
• Identifies and monitors customer needs and works with them to maintain proper cylinder levels to minimize or eliminate emergency deliveries.
• Operates a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
• Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed.
• Complies with all DOT and OSHA regulations.
• Maintains appropriate drivers' license and endorsements.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

The Perks:

• New International dual axle day cab tractor - new 32 ft enclosed box trailer with cylinder lift gate
• Full Time Day Shift Position
• Hourly Pay
• Year-round position (no seasonal layoffs)
• Up to an annual $2,000 Safe Driving bonus (paid in parts up to $500 quarterly)
• Yearly Reimbursements for Boots (up to $150 for steel toe/composite toe or $250 for steel toe/composite toe with metatarsal guards.
• Yearly Reimbursements for Pants (up to $150)
• Choice of Medical, Dental, Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Short Term Disability
• 401-K with a 50% match up to 6%
• Driving Incentives
• 6 weeks of Parental leave!
• Maine Oxy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year driving experience or driving school training in the past 4 years
• CDL A License with Haz Mat.

Physical Requirements:

• Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, speak and hear.
• Must be able to drive hazardous cargo for up to 8 hours;
  Frequent bending is also required.
• Frequent sitting and standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; may stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to perform very heavy work—routinely lift 25lbs to 75lbs, and occasionally lift 76lbs to greater than 100lbs.
• Must be able to work outdoors in temperatures ranging from
  -10 to over 100 degrees.
• Ability to smell/hear leaking gas from cylinders.