Employment
The City of Forrest City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Applications are being accepted at the Arkansas Workforce Center at East Arkansas Community College, 1700 Newcastle Road, Forrest City, AR.
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City of Forrest City - Public Works Department CDL Driver Job Description
Exempt: No Department: Solid Waste / Street Reports To: Sanitation Supervisor and Street Department Superintendent Location: Public Works Facility Date Prepared: May 04, 2021 Date Revised: June 02, 2021 Safety Sensitive: This position is designated as safety/security sensitive and is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion and random drug and alcohol screening.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION The CDL Driver is responsible for driving trucks, such as a truck that pulls a leaf vacuum machine, and a chipper truck. The driver is also required to sometimes perform labor duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Responsible for driving truck. This duty is performed daily.
2. Required to do manual labor as needed. This duty is performed daily.
3. Must maintain general maintenance of assigned vehicle. This duty is performed daily.
4. Assist in loading truck. This duty is performed as needed.
5. Direct crew members as requested. This duty is performed as needed.
6. Responsible for following all safety rules. This duty is performed daily.
7. Must be able to work with little or no supervision. This duty is performed daily.
8. Knowledge of all traffic laws and governing ordinances. This duty is performed daily.
9. Ability to operate vehicle safely and maintain proper licenses. This duty is performed daily.
10. Ability to observe all traffic laws. This duty is performed as needed.
11. Ability to use any equipment necessary to perform manual labor such as pothole patcher, compressor, etc. This duty is performed as needed.
12. Must learn to operate all CDL vehicles. This duty is performed as needed.
13. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g. data processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc, plus 7 to 11 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement.
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Must possess a valid Class A CDL Arkansas Driver's License and maintain throughout employment.
PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Not indicated.
SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED Not indicated.
INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY SUPERVISION RECEIVED Under immediate supervision, performs general assignments of work, with periodic check of performance by supervisor.
PLANNING Limited responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work operations.
DECISION MAKING Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and which would not only affect the operating efficiency of the individual involved, but would also affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a slight degree.
MENTAL DEMAND Moderate mental demand. Operations requiring almost continuous attention, but work is sufficiently repetitive that a habit cycle is formed; operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment or operations where variable sequences may be selected by the employee.
ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING Moderately repetitive. Activities with slight variation using a definite set of processes or directions with some degree of supervision. Choice of learned things in situations which conform to clearly established patterns and modes.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS Responsibility for work of others: Not indicated.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT Occasionally responsible for organization's property where carelessness, error, or misappropriation would result in moderate damage or moderate monetary loss to the organization. The total value for the above would range from $5,000 to $150,000.
ACCURACY Probable errors of internal and external scope would have a moderate effect on the operational efficiency of the organizational component concerned. Errors might possibly go undetected for a considerable period of time, thereby creating an inaccurate picture of an existing situation. Could cause further errors, losses, or embarrassment to the organization. The possibility for error is always present due to requirements of the job.
ACCOUNTABILITY
FREEDOM TO ACT Generally controlled. General processes covered by established policies and standards with supervisory oversight.
ANNUAL MONETARY IMPACT The amount of annual dollars generated based on the job's essential duties / responsibilities. Examples would include direct dollar generation, departmental budget, proper handling of organization funds, expense control, savings from new techniques or reduction in manpower.
None. Job does not create any dollar monetary impact for the organization.
IMPACT ON END RESULTS Modest impact. Job has some impact on the organizations end results, but still from an indirect level. Provides assistance and support services that facilitates decision making by others.
PUBLIC CONTACT Frequent contacts with general public, patrons, or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts has a bearing on the organization's position and operation.
EMPLOYEE CONTACT Contacts of considerable importance within the department or office, such as those required in coordination of effort, or frequent contacts with other departments or offices, generally in normal course of performing duties. Requires tact in discussing problems and presenting data and making recommendations, but responsibility for action and decision reverts to others.
USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, driver's license/cdl, etc.)
WORKING CONDITIONS Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time (e.G. Hot mix paving in constant sun).
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions; occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.
Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently required to stand; and occasionally required to walk, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MINIMUM QUALIFICATION High School graduate or equivalent Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be able to read and write. Must possess a valid Class A CDL Arkansas Drive's License and maintain throughout employment. Have at least one year of truck driving experience.
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