Foreman, Driver

• Pay or shift range: $24.75 USD to $30.89 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

$24.75 - $30.89 / Hourly

** Please note that this position is subject to pre-employment drug testing, physical and criminal background checks, which include 7-year employment verifications, and verifying Motor Vehicle Report is in compliance with insurance carrier requirements (Clean driving record with no DUI, reckless driving, major accidents, cell phone tickets or felony driving within the last 7 years). **

Reporting to the Operations Manager/Transportation Manager, the Driver Foreman supervises small and medium sized move and install crews to complete projects for commercial customers. This position performs general manual labor and office furniture installation tasks including carrying, loading, unloading, lifting, and moving office furniture and materials. In addition, this position assists with a variety of functions with manual labor tasks as needed.

May require loading and unloading trucks from loading dock, using ramps or on lift-gates. May require moderate reading and writing skills with 1-2 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Has knowledge of commonly used office furniture installation and moving concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

This position is also responsible for reporting and escalating any related issues about the job to the Lead Foreman, Supervisor, Project Manager or Account Manager. Typically obtains daily site work role assignments from the Lead Foreman, Supervisor, or Project Manager, however, may also take direction from a Dispatcher, Supervisor, Project Manager, Account Manager, or Operations Supervisor and directly reports to the Operations Manager/Transportation Manager.

In addition, this position will use extreme care not to damage goods or facilities during the move, while adhering to all company processes and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Driver/Foreman:

· Checks for start time (for next day’s work schedule) with dispatch daily.

· Performs pre-trip check and safely drives vehicles up to and including, Class A tractor trailer and Class C bobtails.

· May set, offsets, pushes, pulls, lifts, carries, and moves furniture, equipment and boxes as required.

· Properly loads and unloads trucks from loading dock, using ramps or lift-gates, to protect goods being moved.

· Completes all paperwork accurately and neatly and turns into operations daily, including timesheets, bills of lading, tick sheets, change orders, inventories, and disposal forms.

· Must be respectful of rules at each customer site as to where to work and adhere to meal and rest period locations.

· Must follow all confidentiality rules with regards to any products or services that are visible at the move site.

· If also a qualified and approved driver, drives trucks up to and including Class A vehicles.

· Required to drive trucks up to Class A if qualified and approved.

Installations:

· Assists the install/move process by communicating with project managers, the end users/customer and other crew members.

· Handles and stages product, performs detail work and trash-out functions on install projects.

· Read install plans and identify starting locations, staging locations and changes.

· If also a qualified installer, installs systems walls and splines, handles and stages product, performs detail work and trash-out functions on install projects.

· Supervises movers and installers as required to perform a quality job for the customer.

· Trains crews in proper handling and safety techniques.

· Promotes a positive workplace with employee engagement.

· Ensure crews have appropriate meal and rest periods per company policy.

Safety:

· Performs work with quality, efficiency, and safety at all times.

· Must abide by all safety rules; to include proper safety gear (back braces, safety glasses, safety shoes, hard hats, masks and/or gloves, etc. as required by the customer or by law), drive forklifts safely (seatbelt, slow speeds,…