Truck Driver- Full Performance

Truck Driver

Applicants must have an Active Top Secret / SCI US Government clearance with polygraph. Note : US Citizenship is required to maintain a Top Secret / SCI clearance with polygraph. Full performance-level truck drivers are responsible for loading, driving, and unloading trucks within the WMA. They must hold a Class A driver's license, with endorsements, and be capable of operating a range of vehicles to include tractor-trailers, box trucks, forklifts, and other material handling equipment.

Duties / Tasks and Responsibilities

• Prepares for trip : Receives local or nationwide trip assignment and manifest from section chief.
• Performs safety inspection of vehicle and notes any needed repairs on vehicle condition report.
• Performs routine vehicle checks and tops off oil, antifreeze, and windshield fluids as required, as well as adjusting tire pressure.
• Assists with truck loading as necessary, ensuring that material is loaded in accordance with weight distribution guidelines and limitations.
• Records travel data in driver's log.
• Operates truck : Drives truck to designated local or nationwide delivery point(s); may be accompanied by another driver.
• Provides necessary badge / access control documentation to guard at delivery point.
• Assists in identifying items requiring special handling at delivery point.
• Unloads truck using a variety of material handling equipment, as necessary, and delivers material to specific customers in office settings; professionally represents the Office of Logistics (OL) by providing excellent customer service.
• Picks up material for return delivery.
• Communicates with dispatcher via laptop computer with communication software, when driving outside of the metro WMA.
• Reloads and returns. Assists crew with loading backhaul cargo, ensuring that material is loaded in accordance with weight distribution guidelines and limitations.
• Confirms that material loaded onto truck corresponds with return trip manifest.
• Records travel data in driver's log.
• Completes trip accounting, using computer-based reporting system.
• Perform ad hoc warehouseman duties such as loading / unloading trucks and moving materials between designated staging locations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Work Environment

Truck drivers may be required to work in a warehouse where they may be exposed to fumes from vehicles, noise, and dust. Truck drivers must be able to lift a minimum of 70 lbs. and operate forklifts and other material handling equipment. Periodic use of computer terminals is required. Upon occasion, delivery of time-sensitive operational cargo may require driving in extreme weather conditions conditions in which other commercial truck drivers would not normally operate.

Tools used in this occupation : Materials handling equipment, Forklifts, Pallet jacks. Technology used in this occupation : Basic computer applications.

Minimum Qualifications

Active TS / SCI Clearance with polygraph. Experience : One (1) year of truck driving experience, including long-haul driving and heavy equipment trucks over 10,000 lbs. Education : High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Special certifications : Class A driver's license, with the following endorsements : HAZMAT endorsement; double and triple wide trailer endorsement. Valid DOT medical physical for operating trucks. Forklift certification.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.