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Alaska Marine Trucking is looking to hire energetic, adventurous, and hard-working individuals like you to join our team! We offer competitive wages, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits, a 401k, and plenty of opportunities to grow personally and professionally. If you are looking for an exciting and fast-paced career that is both challenging and rewarding, Alaska Marine Trucking is where you want to be!

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Alaska Marine Trucking provides and manages local freight distribution services in Alaska which includes loading, unloading, warehousing, pickup and delivery. Alaska Marine Trucking works closely with Alaska Marine Lines in coastal communities throughout Southeast, Central, and Western Alaska.

We currently have an opening for a Driver in Juneau, Alaska. This is a Full-Time position which offers family friendly benefits, a competitive pay package and professional growth.

Currently, our benefit package includes:

Paid time off -

start with 17 days paid time off a year (PTO)+ additional extended leave paid time

Paid Holidays- 8 paid holidays a year in addition to PTO

Health Insurance -

medical, dental and vision with low employee contributions

Health Insurance for your family

• we also contribute to medical, dental and vision for your family.

401(k)- with company match + additional annual retirement contribution.

Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance and ADandD- we pay at no cost to you.

Long term disability- we pay at no cost to you.

Opportunities for internal promotions/career advancement

Be part of our Team and create big possibilities in your life with a challenging and rewarding career at Alaska Marine Trucking.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Other duties may be assigned to support the department or other departments as time allows.

• Safety is Lyndens first responsibility to our employees and our customers. This position is a safety-sensitive position and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner is required.
• Inspect truck and trailer for defects to ensure safe operating condition before, during, and following trips; complete and submit daily vehicle inspection form.
• Check shipping papers for proper descriptions of commodities (including hazardous materials), weight, packaging, marking, labeling, and other information necessary to ensure the safe and efficient transportation of customer freight.
• Collect payment for goods delivered and for delivery charges when necessary.
• Maneuver vehicle in safe and efficient manner while transporting cargo in situations such as heavy traffic, inclement weather, and difficult loading or unloading facilities.
• Maintain telephone or radio contact with Dispatcher.
• Operate forklifts with lifting capacity between 3,000# and 100,000# to move freight between equipment, warehouse, and yard locations.
• Load and unloads truck/trailer, securing shipments using a variety of cargo straps, ropes, lumber, etc.; this process may involve climbing up and on to the deck of a flatbed, on to a flatbed load, and/or into and out of containers and trailers as needed.
• Assist in the maintenance of company property, to include sweeping of warehouse floor, equipment, and other service center facility housekeeping duties as required.
• Report all safety hazards, incidents, and/or accidents involving cargo, vehicles, driver, personnel, or citizens at large.
• Maintain records required for compliance with State, Federal, and corporate rules and regulations including but not limited to the following: vehicle inspections, hazardous material manifests, and permits.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess mechanical inclination and be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Attendance and timeliness are essential functions of this position; employee customarily works at least 40 hours/week on a planned continuous basis. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or equivalent; Class A CDL with all endorsements required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, interpret, and write documents such as bills of ladings, tariffs, delivery receipts, military documents, procedure manuals, employee and safety rules and manuals, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively and clearly with customers, vendors, managers, and other employees.

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