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Driver

Join our dynamic team as a reliable and safety-focused Driver to support the timely transportation of team members, material, and equipment between company shops and local shipyards. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in keeping our operations running smoothly while ensuring the safe delivery of personnel, products, and equipment.

Applicant must be a US citizen. Access to DoD facilities is required. Company is not able to sponsor work visa for this position.

Sign On Bonus

Collins Machine Works offers a sign on bonus in the amount of $2,000 to be paid after six months of satisfactory employment performance. Collins Machine Works also offers employee referral bonuses in the amount of $1,000 per referral to be paid after the referred employee completed six months of satisfactory employment performance.

 

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401K with company match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Short Term Disability and basic Life Insurance provided by company
  • Supplementary Insurance: Accident, Critical Illness, Voluntary Life/AD&D, and Long Term Disability available
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Opportunity for yearly bonus, profit sharing, overtime, and night shift differential

 Primary Responsibilities

  • Transport & Delivery: Safely operate company vehicles to transport products, heavy equipment, and team members between company facilities and local shipyards.
  • Shipyard Access: Navigate entry protocols for various regional shipyards; maintain constant readiness for security screenings.
  • Load Management: Assist in loading and unloading equipment and products, ensuring all items are properly secured for transit.
  • Personnel Transport: Provide professional and punctual shuttle services for employees to job sites or between shops.
  • Vehicle Maintenance: Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections; maintain vehicle cleanliness and report any mechanical issues immediately.
  • Documentation: Maintain accurate driving logs, delivery receipts, and maintenance records.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • License: Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record (CDL Class A or B is not required, but preferred).
  • Security Clearance: Must be able to pass rigorous federal and shipyard-specific background checks.  
  • Forklift Operation: Forklift Certification a plus.
  • Experience:  Years of professional driving experience, preferably in an industrial or maritime environment.
  • Physical Ability: Must be able to lift up to 50lbs and assist with securing equipment.
  • Reliability: Strong punctual work ethic and the ability to adapt to changing schedules or delivery priorities.

Skills

  • Deep familiarity with local shipyard locations and regional traffic patterns.
  • Ability to safely band and load equipment on trucks for transport.
  • Strong communication skills for coordinating with shop foremen and security personnel.
  • Commitment to safety and adherence to all DOT regulations.

Skills

  • Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs. at a time when required
  • While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach overhead with hands and arms, stoop, crouch, kneel, climb ladders, and use stairs
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision
  •  Ability to move or transfer products with an overhead crane

WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high

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