Hotshot Driver Job summary The primary responsibility of the CDL Hot Shot Driver is to deploy and retrieve Horizontal equipment to various oilfield locations. All jobs within Horizontal Wireline Services, LLC must be executed safely and per all regulatory and Horizontal specific Health, Safety, and Environmental policies and procedures. Essential job functions
- Operate hotshot trucks/trailers to move Horizontal equipment, including but not limited to perforating guns, equipment, and supplies between customer locations and workshops
- Perform loading, unloading, and delivering of equipment
- Delivery of equipment to vendors for repairs and picking up repaired equipment.
- Performing an inspection on assigned vehicle and trailers needed to deliver equipment safely on public roadways, ensuring all trucks & trailers meet DOT specifications
- Complete, accurate driver logs through our companies ELD system and submits daily any other required documentation according to company guidelines
- Completing equipment pre-trip/post-trip checks on assigned vehicle and trailer.
- Maintain and repair truck and trailer equipment as needed or report any such repairs to local management
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Management team.
- Follow and abide by all safety regulations, both internal and external Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
- At least high school education; or up to six months related experience or training
- CDL Class A and Hazmat certification required
- Will be required to take random drug and alcohol test per DOT regulations
- Must be able to pass and possess a DOT physical card
- Must have a clean driving record per DOT and or Company policy/regulations
- Ability to drive, remain deployed to the field, and wait on location for extended periods
- Ability to manage internal and external customer relationships; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to effectively and professionally represent Allied Horizontal at all times
- Must follow all government and company policies/procedures in regards to safety
- Has to be available for 24 hr. on call as necessary
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form as well as deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
- Driving for long periods.
- Reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; and talk or hear.
- This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Walk short distances, sometimes over uneven terrain WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing this job's essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually not too loud. Necessary Physical Abilities to Perform Essential Job Functions The safety of our employees is a crucial priority of Horizontal; thus, the company must ensure that applicants are physically able to perform certain essential functions of the Hotshot Driver position. Applicants should be able to physically perform the following activities (or be able to perform these activities with a reasonable accommodation):
- Routinely lift and move up to 50 pounds
- Sit, speak or listen actively for extended periods
- Possess full use of both hands to feel or manipulate objects, tools, or controls
- Perform an extended reach with arms to manipulate objects, tools, or controls
- Walk short distances, sometimes over uneven terrain
- Perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion, sometimes under extreme weather conditions
