GRM - Ready Mix Truck Driver
A ready-mix driver is responsible for transporting freshly mixed concrete from a batch plant to construction sites—both commercial and residential—using a specialized mixer truck. This role is crucial for ensuring timely and safe delivery of concrete while maintaining high standards in vehicle operation, customer service, and safety.
Duties:
- Maneuver truck into loading position for filling (hopper at plant) and unloading positions at customer job sites.
- Operate mixer to produce concrete from sand, gravel, cement, and water. Adjust mixture (slump) as requested by customers at job sites.
- Assemble chutes and operate levers to release concrete per customer request.
- Clean truck after loading and after each delivery to prevent concrete from hardening in mixer and on truck surfaces.
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip truck inspections and perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or coolant and performing minor repairs.
- Fill out delivery paperwork, collect payment from customers when required and keep records of daily activities.
- Monitor truck and company equipment to ensure proper operation and professional appearance.
- Spray truck surfaces with protective compounds to resist concrete adhesion and for specialized cleaning.
- Operate equipment, such as truck mixer controls, CB radios, mobile phones, and global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with dispatch, supervisors, or other drivers.
- Follow all applicable state and federal regulations.
- Assist with various plant operations, such as general carpentry, maintenance and mechanical work as needed.
- Occasionally operate dump trucks and other plant equipment.
Work Environment:
- Requires working in hot (90°F+) and cold (32°F-) temperatures.
- Requires walking on terrain that may be uneven, muddy, and slippery.
- Exposure to sounds and noise levels may be distracting or uncomfortable.
- Exposure to diesel exhaust, dust, and water mist or vapor.
- Variable lighting conditions, dependent upon available natural light.
- Up to 70 hours of work a week.
Functional Demands Related to Essential Job Functions:
Specific functional measurements and observations of usual work situations and equipment are included here. These measurements are not to be presumed as a conclusive list:
- Maintain DOT Commercial Driver’s License medical certification.
- Lift and carry chutes weighing 52 pounds from hanger on side of truck to mixer discharge chute.
- Manually open truck hood, requiring up to 75 pounds pushing force at a height of approximately 48 inches.
- Climb truck ladder up to 9 feet to clean hopper. Balance on railing-enclosed platform, sometimes on one foot, while leaning over hopper to spray water to wash down.
- Demonstrate good balance and agility to frequently step up/down from truck cab with step heights up to 22 inches and walk on uneven and wet/slippery surfaces at customer sites.
- Must be capable of all planes of reaching to include from ground to waist, to chest level, to shoulder level and up to 72" above the ground.
- Able to use hands and fingers to operate small switches, handles, or levers.
- Operate hand tools and hose nozzle requiring an estimated grip force up to 20 pounds, often with hands raised above shoulder height.
- Extended periods of sitting while driving to/from job sites with constant vibration and motion, typically less than 30 minutes but could be an hour or more.
Typical Requirements:
- Valid commercial driver's license (CDL) Class A or B (sometimes with airbrake and tanker endorsements).
- Clean driving record: companies generally have set standards regarding at-fault accidents and driving violations.
- High school diploma or GED is often preferred.
- Demonstrated physical ability to handle job tasks, which include lifting extension chutes (up to 60 lbs.), climbing, stooping, and working in varying weather conditions.
- Customer service skills and ability to work with dispatchers, customers, and other drivers.
- Experience with concrete, mixer trucks, or heavy vehicles is helpful and sometimes required.
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to read truck gauges.
Skills Needed:
- Active listening and communication
- Critical thinking and judgment
- Time management and organization
- Problem-solving during deliveries and equipment operation
This job is ideal for those with strong safety awareness, mechanical skills, and customer service focus who prefer local driving and daily returns home.
