Knife River is a PEOPLE-first company. Our team members are key to our success and we are committed to giving them the tools, training, and time to do their jobs productively and go home safely each day. Please consider joining our growing team today.
At Knife River, we take care of our team because we know its our people who make us successful. We are one of the 10 largest construction materials producers and contractors in the Country. Our goal is to build strong teams that in turn build strong communities. We are also a publicly traded company on the NYSE with the ticker symbol KNF and part of the S&P MidCap 400 index.
ROLE OVERVIEW
This is a seasonal position you can use your winters off to travel, hunt, fish, or for other activities you enjoy while your benefits continue year round.
As a Distributor Operator, you are responsible for safely operating and driving a truck equipped with a tank to spray oil or bituminous emulsions on road surfaces. Perform daily inspections and maintenance on oil trucks ensuring safe operation and proper upkeep. Operate trucks equipped with oil or bituminous emulsions, connecting hoses, regulating burners, and driving at constant speeds. Complete load tickets, assist construction crews, maintain truck information, manage inventory, clean nozzles, and barricade parking lots.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Summary of components that make up the job:
• Perform daily equipment walk around and site inspections to identify and correct any unsafe conditions and keep equipment properly maintained. • Safely and properly perform maintenance, lubricating, fueling, and cleaning on oil truck. • Safely and properly operates truck equipped with oil or bituminous emulsions. • Connects hose from storage tank to truck tank and moves lever to fill pressure tank with bituminous liquid. • Regulates burner to heat liquid and starts auxiliary pump. • Drives truck at constant speed. • Completes load tickets. • Assists construction crews while waiting to unload. • Maintains proper information in truck cab pouch. • Inventory and order tac. • Cleans tac nozzles. • Barricades commercial parking lots. • Communicate effectively, verbal, listening, written. • Self-motivated team-player with good interpersonal skills, ability to maintain positive customer relations and act courteous and respectful of others. • Troubleshoot and problem solve situations, problems, material quality, equipment operation, repair, etc. • Monitor and discuss production problems with co-workers and managers/supervisors. • Ensure OSHA EPA DNR safety and environmental regulation compliance. • Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum educational experience or other relevant job requirements:
• Ability to hold and maintain a Class A or B CDL license in accordance with all state and federal DOT FMCSA regulations. • Ability to work flexible shifts, including overtime and some Saturdays.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Knife River is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.
Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks. All applications are completed online. If youre having issues completing the application, you can stop at our office for assistance.