CDL A Driver - Chantilly, United States - MEI Rigging & Crating

Description

A&A Transfer (An MEI Company) is the leading industrial rigging and crane company in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Company has been in business since 1965 and has evolved from a moving company into its current form as a specialty contractor. A&A Transfer takes pride in our excellent safety record and in our commitment to high-quality customer service. A&A is based in Loudoun County and the firm is growing much like the County and the Region.

Position: CDL- A Driver- Chantilly, VA.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Routinely hauls oversized/overweight loads; up to 12' wide,110,000 lb. gross weight. Knowledge of load securement and safe hauling practices.
• Drives safely and under DOT regulations tractor & trailer rigs to transport equipment and crews to job sites. Requires safe handling of loads, securement of loads, loading and unloading of equipment.
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, to ensure the safety of workers and materials.
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools. Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chain falls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment. Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
• Knowledgeable in alignment, leveling, and anchoring of machinery.
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets. Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
• Operates vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment-running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipments such as forklifts, scissor lifts, tractor trailers, telehandlers, aerial boom lifts, etc.
• Test Rigging to ensure safety and reliability. Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience, Skills, and Education):

• Valid Class A or B CDL.
• Understand and follow policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications (Experience, Skills, and Education):

• Basic Knowledge of operating equipment. (Forklifts, man lifts, platforms lift, etc.)
• Ability to use take measure, hand power, and pneumatic tools.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

• Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials up to 50 pounds.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to work in a highly functioning team environment and in all climates.
• Display the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
• Take pride in your work and in the company.
• Communicate openly and strive for peak performance in daily tasks.
• Know and deliver the quality service A&A Transfer customers have come to expect.

Professional Skills:

• Active Listening.
• Excellent Time Management.
• Professional Communication.
• Self-starter.

Company Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage, Life & Disability Insurance, Retirement Benefits, Paid Time Off, Holidays, Referral Program.

In addition to our Benefits, A&A Transfer offers true growth opportunities, training, a commitment to safety, positive corporate culture and much more.

This job description is intended to summarize the type and level of work performed by the incumbent and is not an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, and requirements.

MEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

NO AGENCY SOLICITATIONS

About MEI Rigging & Crating:

From our founding in the early 1990s as a metal fabricator to our growth as one of the largest providers of rigging, machinery moving, millwrighting, mechanical installation, commercial storage, crating and export packing services in the U.S., MEI has had one constant theme: A commitment to outstanding customer satisfaction.MEI is driven by our corporate vision of excellence, market leadership, and enduring value and guided by our corporate values of integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results.