CDL-A Truck Driver Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Iowa

Crops/Commodities: soybeans, corn, grain/oilseed crops.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

• Drive semi tractor-trailer truck to/from delivery or pickup destinations.
• Regularly climb into and out of trucks and trailers.
• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
• Secure cargo for transport using ropes, blocks, chains, binders, or covers.
• Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Maneuver trucks into and out of loading and unloading positions.
• Load-unload trailers and cargo.
• Handle equipment and cargo carefully to prevent damage.
• Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations.
• Interact with roadway officials.
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspection and paperwork on trucks and trailers.
• Clean/maintain lights, windows, and mirrors, and vehicle exterior.
• Add engine oil and fuel as needed.
• Perform preventative maintenance.
• Must be able to drive in rain, snow, and other hazardous conditions as needed.
• Drive in both on-road (paved) and off-road conditions.
• May drive other vehicle types.
• Use GPS and/or maps to navigate to destinations.
• Read/comprehend traffic signage and directions.

Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.

Basic Qualifications:

• Clean driving record required.
• Must have or be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days following hire.
• Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers.
• Must have and maintain a valid U.S. commercial driver's license (CDL) or Licencia Federal de Conductor with air brake and double/triple endorsements to permit driving of trucks.
• Must comply with all applicable requirements of the USDOT regulations.
• Must have no disqualifying factors under applicable law or employer's motor vehicle insurance policy. Disqualifying factors include but are not limited to: conviction for driving under the influence, driving while impaired or the occurrence of a serious at-fault accident.
• A uniformly conducted motor vehicle records check will assess whether applicant has a clean driving record and is legally entitled to operate commercial motor vehicles in the United States.

Work Environment:

Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.

Job opportunity is Skill Level I. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property.