Truck Driver NBOE

Newark Board Of Education

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Posted on : 11-04-2025

Job Description

Position Type:
Non Instructional All Titles/Truck Driver

Date Posted:
2/24/2025

Location:
Various Newark Board of Education Locations

NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
765 BROAD STREET NEWARK NEW JERSEY 07102
ROGER LEON SUPERINTENDENT

TRUCK DRIVER
Office of Project Control
Office of Transportation & Mail

(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Truck Driver within various locations.

This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire the employee will be required to complete a 90Day Working test period during which the employees performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.

DEFINITION: Under direction drives a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than 26000 pounds to transport nonhazardous materials equipment or people; does related work as required.

NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
1. Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.
2. One 1 year of experience in driving a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26000 pounds.
3. Appointees must possess a drivers license valid in New Jersey. Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate rests with the Appointing Authority.

BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Drives trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26000 pounds to pick up haul and deliver nonhazardous materials.
2. Receives written and/or verbal assignments and drives trucks of varied types including trucks used for road maintenance and construction work and road oiling snow plowing and ice control work.
3. May assist with the repair and installation of snow plows and spreaders.
4. Picks up loads truck and delivers nonhazardous materials of varied types.
5. Attends to minor repairs and adjustments on truck.
6. Keeps trucks supplied with gas oil and water; keeps garage clean and in order and keeps records of trips.
7. Checks cleans greases washes and makes the required adjustments to trucks and other auxiliary equipment.
8. Collects loads and unloads (with and without assistance) various types of equipment furniture laundry food products coal ashes garbage or trash and delivers same by truck to specified destinations.
9. Operates snow removal equipment to keep roads clear.
10. Keeps records of receipts deliveries fuel consumption and mileage traveled.
11. Drives truck equipped with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand gravel and bituminous paving material by pulling levers and turning crank to tilt body and dump contents.
12. May inspect truck prior to operating for proper amounts of fuel oil water and to see that tires are inflated and that lights and brakes work properly.
13. May make minor emergency repairs to trucks such as changing tires or installing light bulbs fuses and tire chains.
14. When not engaged in driving a truck or other equipment may perform other work such as road and landscape construction building maintenance and repair work grounds keeping laboring or other unskilled work.
15. Perform other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of the following:

1. Knowledge of the care and maintenance and the competent safe and efficient operation of trucks and auxiliary equipment including the cleaning lubricating servicing of batteries and checking of tires and lights.
2. Knowledge of the minor repair procedures that can be done without recourse to the repair shop.
3. Knowledge of the procedures involved in the loading unloading and delivery of various nonhazardous materials and in the preparation of simple records invoices and receipts.
4. Ability to detect truck driving and operating problems organize assigned trucking and related work and develop effective work methods.
5. Ability to understand remember and carry out verbal and written directions and to learn quickly from verbal and written explanations and demonstrations.
6. Ability to operate trucks and auxiliary equipment such as snow plows spreaders and power takeoff in a skilled safe and competent manner.
7. Ability to load and unload varied types of freight.
8. Ability to service clean and make minor repairs to trucking equipment.
9. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency office or related units.
10. Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.

REPORT TO: Department Head

SALARY EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND UNION AFFILIATION
1. Salary Range: $41360 $53865
2. Employment Period: Twelve 12 Months
3. Union Affiliation: Local 617

HOW TO APPLY
Newark Board of Education only accepts electronic applications.

OPENING AND CLOSING DATE
Opening Date: February 24 2025
Closing Date: March 7 2025 or until filled

THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATIONIS AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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