Airport Engineer jobs in Portland, OR

AIRPORT DRAYAGE COMPANY IS GEARING-UP TO DRAMATICALLY GROW OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS!

Airport Drayage Company Inc., (ADC) is a local airfreight pickup, transport, and delivery-company with a presence in the Pacific Northwest since 1959. Family owned and operated, ADC currently operating with approx. 60 employees, 50 Tractors/Straight trucks (NEWER AND WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLES!) with terminals in Portland, OR (Hq.); Salem, OR; and Tumwater, WA.

Transporting general freight via containers and/or 53’ dry vans for dedicated customers. Work is predominantly container dray but could also consist of LTL dry van routes as well.

Shift: Starting time: 6:00 AM (may vary by an hour or two due to appointment times), Monday thru Friday. RETURN HOME DAILY possible weekend work if available

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determines condition of vehicle by performing thorough pre and post trips on truck, container/trailer, and/or chassis.
• Ensures correct loading of vehicle whether that be a container on a chassis or by loading product or material into a 53’ trailer.
• Pick up containers from the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Longview and deliver them to various customers throughout Oregon and Washington.
• Maintains safe vehicle operation and protects load by complying with organizational polices and procedure, highway rules and regulations.
• Submits electronic and paper records daily by conscientious operation of Electronic Logging Device (ELD) and Electronic DVIR, obtaining shipper and receiver authorizations and managing/notation other related notes on daily logs and BOLs.
• Supports and contributes to the company’s overall safety program.
• Continually strives and is committed to self-improvement as a transportation professional.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing individual results as assigned and assisting co-workers as necessary.
• Communicate with dispatch in a concise manner using company provided cell phone.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Container experience required
• Must be 23 years or older
• Must have a valid Class A CDL
• Must have a current TWIC Card
• Must pass a background check
• Must be able to pass pre-employment and random drug tests and DOT physical
• Dependable and deadline oriented (while maintaining the idea of safety first)
• Ability to lift, push, pull and move boxes up to 50 lbs., with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to load/unload freight using a pallet jack or hand truck
• Climb in and out of a vehicle and walk up and down stairs as required in all weather conditions
• Ability to sit or stand for multiple hours per day and work in a physically demanding environment
• General knowledge of Oregon and Washington
• Knowledge of Pacific NW ports and rail yards
• Physical Ability to Utilize Hand-trucks and Pallet-jacks
• Must be able to speak, read and write in English

Benefits:

• Six paid holidays after 1 month of full-time employment
• 100% employer paid dental/vision and 85% employer paid medical
• 1 week of PTO awarded, as accrued, during first year of employment
• Employer defined contribution profit sharing plan with minimum of 3% gross income guaranteed yearly following automatic enrollment at 1 year
• Employer paid uniforms

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Starting at $29.00 per hour