Driver Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Alaska

INTRODUCTION

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!

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 AD&D – 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.

SUMMARY:

Drives tractor-trailer combination to transport freight to and from customers. Picks up, loads, unloads, and delivers freight.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Driver I

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Delivers both LCL and full-load freight based on location and business needs. Holds a Class A CDL with endorsements for Combination Vehicle, Air Brake, Hazmat, Tanker, and Doubles/Triples. Currently learning routes and how to manage more complex driving scenarios. Also learning to use Compass and receiving guidance from Smart Drive and Safety Drivers.

Driver II

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs all Driver I duties. Knows all local routes and consistently operates safely by following procedures and making challenging deliveries. Proficient with compass use, including hooking, delivering, dropping, and scanning documents. Remains within service hours and adheres to DOT standards for load securement and equipment in-service compliance.

Driver III

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs all duties of Driver I – II and serves as a role model for efficiency and safety. Frequently assigned to tasks that require more experience and skill. May also support various activities based on region, such as fueling, operating yard forklifts, checking barges, or conducting basic maintenance, including FHWA certifications.

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 Alaska CDL with all endorsements required. Must possess current DOT medical card. Experience in the transportation industry is preferred.

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.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical solutions.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to understand detailed written and oral instructions; ability to prioritize and problem-solve in time/safety-sensitive situations; ability to read and understand wire and hydraulic schematics.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions, and the ability to prioritize and problem-solve in time/safety-sensitive situations.
• Ability to organize and follow through to completion projects and tasks assigned or assumed; ability to provide objective and decisive action(s) necessary to resolve any/all issues with minimal disruption to operational performance.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and handle demanding customers’ needs.
• Detail oriented, good interpersonal skills, and organizational skills.
• Must be flexible to work extended hours and adaptable to change.
• Must have the ability to work well under pressure and handle demanding customers’ needs.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and reports in the provided maintenance software.
• Must be capable of working with little or no supervision as well as working as part of a team.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES:

• Current Class “A” Alaska Commercial Driver’s License with Hazardous Materials endorsement, Doubles and Tanker endorsements.
• Must have an acceptable driving records to Alaska Marine Trucking’s standards.
• Current Medical Examiner’s Card or Certificate.
• Ability to obtain TWIC card.
• Ability to obtain Forklift certifications for operating fork trucks with lifting capacities between 3,000# and 100,000#.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear while communicating with customers, drivers and co-workers during the normal course of daily activities; the employee is regularly required to balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch while inspecting vehicles and other equipment.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands, arms and fingers to perform the normal duties of the job such as steering, manipulating, and/or operating controls and lifting, transporting, moving, and/or securing freight and other objects, inspecting equipment, and entering computer data.
• Employee must be able to use eyes, hands and fingers to keyboard, operate phones, fax, radios, and other office machinery.
• The employee is regularly required to hear, speak, and listen while communicating with telephones, radios and in person with customers and coworkers.
• The employee must possess close, distance, peripheral and depth perception.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus during the normal course of the job.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; occasionally, the employee might be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The duties of this position include the potential for some light duty warehousing work.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes, airborne particles, vibration, toxic or caustic chemicals, wet, and/or humid conditions and occasionally works in high, precarious places.
• The employee occasionally works in an environment with a risk of electric shock.
• The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate to loud.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including incremental Arctic cold conditions and extreme heat and cold.

COMMENTS:

A post-conditional offer of successfully passing an employment drug test, background investigation and FMCSA Clearing House check are required.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Alaska Marine Trucking is an equal opportunity employer.

At Alaska Marine trucking, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to an environment of mutual respect, diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered.