CDL A Driver

General Summary

Operates a commercial motor vehicle tractor and trailer combination to transport agricultural products between Southern States Cooperative Inc. SSC facilities and to customer sites within a designated region. Load types may include dry and liquid bulk products equipment and/or packaged merchandise. Products are based on division and facility location and range from fertilizer crop protectants and treatment products to feed seed and farm supplies. Represents SSC in a professional manner to customers. Assists with various warehouse and facility operations. Strictly adheres to government regulations and SSC operating procedures while working independently. Vehicles meet Class A designation from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, provided the GVWR of the vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.

Essential Job Functions

Communicate with facility management and counterparts to assess daily merchandise delivery and operations needs.

• Assist with planning delivery schedules and routes.
• Safely operate tractor and trailer combinations including flat bed, liquid nurse tanker, dry tender, and Killebrew dump trailer.
• Equipment and load type vary by division and location.
• Transport dry and liquid bulk products, farm supplies, equipment, and/or packaged merchandise to proper destinations in accordance with SSC policies, DOT regulations, and local traffic laws.

Load or assist with loading of dry and liquid bulk products.

• Verify load documentation and inventory availability.
• Effectively operate equipment controls on trailer and at facility according to standard operating procedures for bulk loading.
• Monitor scales, meters, gauges, and terminal controls to verify weight/quantity.
• Utilize proper equipment to load or assist with loading palleted merchandise, equipment, and farm supplies.

Off-load or assist with off-loading merchandise at destination by either dropping trailer, dispensing from tank, or utilizing forklift and material handling equipment to unload palleted merchandise, equipment, and farm supplies.

• Review shipping documentation with customers.
• May load bulk fertilizer and crop protectant products into spreading vehicles.

Pre- and Post-Trip Vehicle Safety Inspections

• Perform pre- and post-trip vehicle safety inspections.
• Maintain mileage and fuel logs.
• Review and complete shipping documentation, including bills of lading, reports, documentation, and automated systems accurately and in a timely manner according to standard operating procedures for documentation.
• Review all documents prepared by receiving team members.

Customer Interaction

• Represent SSC in a positive manner through professional and courteous communication with customers and business partners.
• Review account details with customers during deliveries.
• Provide information on delivered products and equipment.
• Collect account payments.
• Confirm future deliveries with customers to maintain their required inventory.

Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance

• Properly utilize and maintain equipment and vehicles.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance and repair to keep equipment and vehicles in good working condition.
• Notify supervisor of vehicle and equipment service needs to ensure timely repair or replacement.

Additional Responsibilities

• Depending upon location, may perform a variety of functions to assist team with daily operations, including but not limited to:

• Taking soil samples at customer locations

• Mixing bulk fertilizer according to custom formulas

• Loading customer vehicles utilizing a forklift or other material handling equipment

• Performing warehouse operations, including receiving and inventory management

• Depending upon business need, may also operate box trucks, pick-up trucks, flat beds, and/or other commercial vehicles to transport merchandise between SSC facilities and customer farms, production sites, and residences.

• Deliver, handle, load, and unload a variety of packaged merchandise, including seed, fertilizer, crop protectants, and treatment products, feed, farm supplies, equipment, and/or plant material.

Workplace Maintenance

• Maintain a clean and orderly work area by keeping tools, equipment, and supplies in proper places.
• Minimize waste and properly dispose of waste material.
• Perform all related cleaning of equipment, vehicle, and work areas according to Housekeeping Plan and SSC procedures.

Safety and Compliance

• Perform work safely as to not cause harm to yourself, customers, property, co-workers, equipment, or inventory.
• Utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
• Operate all equipment and vehicles according to SSC policy and government regulations.
• Comply with OSHA regulations, Southern States Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards, work rules, and policies.

Additional Job Functions

• Perform all other job functions as assigned.