Heavy Haul Driver DOT - Military Veterans
at The Taylor Group
Title
Heavy Haul Driver DOT
EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Category
Manufacturing
Description
Backed by over 95 years of experience, Taylor Machine Works has become a worldwide operation with sales driven by the professional and aggressive activities of a vast domestic dealer sales, direct sales, and international sales organization. TMW designs, engineers, and manufactures more than 100 models of industrial lift equipment with lift capacities from 4,000 lbs. to 125,000 lbs. At the very center of this success has been an unwavering commitment to the key concepts of FAITH - VISION - WORK by the members of the Taylor family and employees who collectively form THE BIG RED TEAM!
Job Responsibilities:
- Secures job assignments, shipping documents, written instructions and verbal instruction from Traffic Manager. Plans sequence of operations, checks instructions, and follows standard procedures.
- Reviews materials requirements, loads, unloads, and transports to and from customer locations.
- Maintains a clean and orderly work area, including facilities, exercising care in the use of the facilities and assisting in their maintenance as required.
- Assists in load preparation and loading customer and/or commercial trucks.
- Assists servicemen / customers in assembling and disassembling machines that are being loaded or unload from truck out in the field.
- Reviews DOT regulations to help maintain a satisfactory Safety Rating.
- Performs all duties and areas of responsibility in accordance to established operational procedures to ensure efficiency, quality and conformance to applicable DOT, OSHA and EPA regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned. May be assigned to other work and work areas.
Job Requirements:
- Must be able to demonstrate a commitment to safety in all aspect of the job.
- High school education or GED equivalent.
- Two plus years Heavy Haul experience a must.
- Valid CDL Class A driver's license.
- Acceptable driving record as defined by DOT regulations.
- Must meet the physical requirements established by the DOT.
- Must be insurable by corporate insurance carrier.
- Ability to work with limited supervision, self-motivated, and able to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Ability to travel out of state, staying overnight or weekends.
- Job requires stooping, bending, climbing, and capability of lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills as job requires dealing with customers and dealers.
- Forklift Driver Certification.
- Must have basic mechanical skills.
- Must have basic set of hand tools.
- Proven experience unpinning and repining masts, basic forklift operation knowledge for loading and unloading, and effectively securing load for long travel.
Benefits:
- Medical/Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Vacation
- 10 Holidays
- 401K
- Life Insurance
Position Requirements
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full-Time
Position
Heavy Haul Driver DOT
Division
Taylor Logistics, Inc
Close Date
Number of Openings
1
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Non-Exempt
Hiring Manager(s)
Scott Hollenhead
Req Number
MAN-25-00059
Open Date
2/11/2025
Location
TL - Louisville
About the Organization
Backed by over 95 years of experience, The Taylor Group has become a worldwide operation with sales driven by the professional and aggressive activities of a vast domestic dealer sales, direct sales, and international sales organization. TMW designs, engineers, and manufactures more than 100 models of industrial lift equipment with lift capacities from 4,000 lbs. to 125,000 lbs. At the very center of this success has been an unwavering commitment to the key concepts of Faith-Vision-Work by the members of the Taylor family and employees who collectively form The Big Red Team! Taylor Machine Works, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Taylor Group of Companies, a third-generation family-owned business based in Louisville, MS since 1927.
This position is currently accepting applications.
Louisville, MS
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Manufacturer of material handling equipment. Sacrificing quality and durability is never an option. Your company deserves nothing less than the very best, most dependable, longest lasting and most cost effective forklifts and material handling equipment on the market today. Taylor Machine Works built upon the philosophy that “We engineer and build what you need” and for over 88 years has engineered over 80 models ranging from 16,000-lb. to an astounding 125,000-lb. capacity.
Your business demands Consistent, Dependable Performance... this is what sets us apart!