Driver Ready Mix (Application for the L.A. region locations)

Driver Ready Mix (Application for the L.A. region locations)

Date: Jul 7, 2024

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years, CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options.

Job Summary

Primary responsibility is to drive concrete mixer to work sites and discharge loads. This is in a variety of settings and conditions including uneven ground, and may require unloading and attaching extension chutes weighing thirty to fifty pounds to the end of the primary chute. A Ready-Mix Truck Driver is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ready-mix truck used for delivery of products connected to the Company’s ready-mix concrete operation.

Job Responsibilities

• Safely drive truck to and from destination applying knowledge of DOT driving regulations and area roads.
• Check loads to ensure product is being hauled in an appropriate and safe manner.
• Estimate slump of concrete.
• Distinguish between a proper mix and one that is too rocky or too sandy.
• Verify directions with plant personnel before leaving the plant to ensure delivery to the correct customer and job site.
• Strive to meet customer expectations and achieve positive customer satisfaction survey results.
• Develop working relationships with customers to maximize opportunities for CEMEX.
• Keep equipment in acceptable condition of cleanliness.
• Maintain personal appearance in neat and clean manner.
• Maintain radio contact with supervisor/dispatch.
• Assist other company employees as needed.
• Complete pre and post-trip inspections on truck equipment.
• May perform roadside repairs.
• Maintain good knowledge of the traffic routes of the city.
• Must be able to take orders, instructions, and guidance from supervisors.
• Cooperate and promote a team concept with all other company employees.
• Adhere to all CEMEX, D.O.T., and O.S.H.A. rules and regulations.
• Meet or exceed company safety standards.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid commercial driver’s license (CDL A or B).
• Be able to read, write, and speak English.
• Acceptable CSA.
• MVR - No DUI’s or DWI’s in the last 5 years, no more than 3 moving violations in the previous 3 years.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Add and subtract two digit numbers.
• Perform the four basic arithmetic operations.

Working Conditions

• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, cold, noise, and working outdoors.
• Must wear protective equipment while at the location.

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing.
• Heavy Work-Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently.
• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning, and/or pulling of controls.
• Must pass DOT physical to include back x-ray, hearing test and drug/alcohol screen.

Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act. Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property.

This application is for the position of a concrete mixer driver for the locations CEMEX has in the Los Angeles Region including Inglewood, Hollywood, Compton, and L.A.

The expected base compensation for this position ranges from $25.03 to $32.87 depending on market location, job-related knowledge, skill sets, experience, and education.