Truck Driver III

Truck Driver – King County Road Services Division

King County Road Services Division seeks a dedicated Truck Driver responsible for transporting materials, performing safety inspections, minor maintenance, and ensuring safe operation of trucks and trailers across King County.

• Conduct safety inspections on vehicles and perform minor preventive maintenance and manual tasks to correct issues.
• Safely drive, secure, and operate a truck and trailer in transportation of equipment, asphalt, sand, gravel, and other materials.
• Operate truck fitted with sander, snowplow, anti-icer tank, water storage tank, and pump.
• Transport, distribute, and spread gravel, salt, oil, asphalt, and other materials used for road maintenance.
• Operate and drive a Vactor truck to remove debris from catch basins and drainage pipes.
• Adhere to OSHA and WISHA regulations, ensuring proper use of personal protective equipment and safety protocols.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Valid Washington State Class A Commercial Driver’s License and medical certification.
• Ability to operate a truck with a load capacity of up to twelve yards and a gross weight exceeding 26,000 lbs.
• Experience conducting safety inspections and performing minor preventive maintenance.
• Ability to operate and maneuver a large truck in inclement weather and high-density traffic.
• Ability to read maps and navigate effectively.
• Physical ability to lift, carry, move, or handle up to 50 pounds and perform duties involving bending, kneeling, standing, reaching, climbing, stooping, squatting, pushing, and twisting.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Team player who demonstrates fairness, respect, and inclusiveness.
• Comfortable performing work outdoors in all weather conditions.

• Lifting, carrying, or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Performing bending, kneeling, standing, reaching, climbing, stooping, squatting, pushing, and twisting.

• Successfully pass a pre-employment physical.
• Complete drug testing and test negative for controlled substances; sign a consent form for release of information for the past three years.
• Pass a background check for alcohol, controlled substances, and a CDL background information check.
• Maintain the class restrictions: no air brake equipped CMV-Z, no full air brake equipped CMV-E, no manual transmission equipped CMV.

• Subject to drug testing prior to employment and periodically thereafter, including random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty testing in compliance with federal DOT protocols.

• Multiple sites across King County, including Renton (primary operations) and outlying maintenance shops in Black Diamond, Vashon, Skykomish, Fall City, and Redmond.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred‑compensation plan.
• Transportation program and ORCA transit pass.
• 12 paid holidays each year plus additional personal holidays.
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave.
• Paid parental, family, medical, and volunteer leave;
  Flexible Spending Account.
• Wellness programs, onsite activity centers, and employee giving program.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, where applicable.
• Training and career development programs.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, layoff, termination, and compensation.