Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Quality Carriers® is the leading bulk liquid chemical transportation provider in North America. With a fleet of over 2,500 trucks and 6,400 trailers, and a network of 100+ locations and 100+ years of experience, Quality Carriers provides industry leading transportation services to our customers.
We are looking for an energetic, reliable Driver Development Instructor to join our team in Houston, TX. We are a dynamic, stable and growing company. We have great long term career opportunities across our headquarters, trucking terminals, mechanic shops, depots, tank washes and other locations. If you want to join the industry leader and make a difference, please consider this opportunity and apply at QualityCarriers.com.
Job Details
Job Summary:
The Driver Development Instructor (DDI) delivers structured, hands-on instruction, professional coaching, and objective performance evaluations for newly licensed Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders preparing to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) with cargo tanks and ISO tanks. The DDI is accountable for developing safe, consistent, and defensible driving practices that meet Quality Carriers’ operating standards and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
This is a safety-critical instructional role. The DDI must demonstrate exemplary professional conduct, exercise sound judgment, intervene immediately when unsafe conditions arise, and provide accurate, timely documentation of trainee progress and readiness.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Instructional Planning, Coaching, and Evaluation
- Deliver standardized, progressive instruction using approved Quality Carriers curriculum, training materials, and performance criteria.
- Demonstrate each critical task, supervise practical application, and verify trainee understanding through observation and repeatable performance assessments.
- Provide specific, timely, respectful coaching; identify unsafe habits, knowledge gaps, and performance deficiencies; and develop targeted remedial training recommendations.
- Maintain complete, factual, and timely training records, including skills demonstrated, deficiencies observed, corrective instruction, reassessments, and recommendations regarding readiness.
- Escalate persistent deficiencies, unsafe conduct, or training concerns through designated Training and Safety leadership channels; do not represent an unqualified trainee as ready for independent operation.
- Promote professionalism, personal accountability, effective communication, situational awareness, and compliance with company policies throughout every training activity.
- Behind-the-Wheel and Highway Operations
- Provide direct, supervised behind-the-wheel instruction in approved CMV and cargo/ISO tank combinations, progressing from basic vehicle handling to complex traffic environments.
- Develop proficiency in steering, acceleration, braking, lane positioning, turning, backing as applicable, merging, passing, highway entry and exit, and intersection navigation.
- Teach defensive driving, visual scanning, hazard anticipation, following distance, speed and space management, and appropriate responses to changing traffic conditions.
- Reinforce safe operation through curves, grades, construction zones, railroad crossings, congested areas, and adverse weather or reduced-visibility conditions.
- Emphasize tank-specific dynamics, including elevated center of gravity, liquid surge, weight transfer, rollover exposure, extended stopping distances, and the consequences of abrupt steering or braking.
- Coach sound route judgment, safe stopping and parking practices, awareness of clearance and turning limitations, and protection of the public and surrounding property.
- Safety, Compliance, and Intervention
- Teach and emphasize prompt reporting of events including but not limited to, accidents, injuries, incidents, near misses, defects, and safety concerns to SKYTANK.
- Reinforce applicable DOT/FMCSA requirements, state and local traffic laws, and Quality Carriers’ operating procedures within the scope of the instructor’s assigned curriculum.
- Apply STOP WORK AUTHORITY (SWA) and immediately suspend an exercise or operation when an unsafe condition, equipment defect, or unacceptable trainee action presents a risk.
- Model correct use of required personal protective equipment (PPE), three points of contact, safe positioning, and safe access to equipment.
- Coordinate with Training, Safety, and operational leadership to maintain consistent expectations, address recurring skill gaps, and improve training effectiveness.
- Required Skills/Abilities:
- Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) and Google Apps.
- Demonstrated knowledge of CMV inspections, defensive driving, tank vehicle dynamics, and applicable DOT/FMCSA requirements.
- Ability to safely demonstrate vehicle operations and translate technical tasks into clear, practical instruction.
- Strong interpersonal communication, coaching, observation, evaluation, documentation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to recognize unsafe behaviors, intervene promptly, and communicate
- Commitment to standardized instruction, continuous professional development, and Quality Carriers’ safety culture.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental/Vision
- Basic Life/Voluntary Life
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
- Digital health through Recuro
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401k Employer Match and Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESSP) {QCWC and QC Canada not eligible}
- Additional Voluntary Benefits
Requirements
Skills and Abilities:
- Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) and Google Apps.
- Demonstrated knowledge of CMV inspections, defensive driving, tank vehicle dynamics, and applicable DOT/FMCSA requirements.
- Ability to safely demonstrate vehicle operations and translate technical tasks into clear, practical instruction.
- Strong interpersonal communication, coaching, observation, evaluation, documentation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to recognize unsafe behaviors, intervene promptly, and communicate performance concerns professionally and objectively.
- Commitment to standardized instruction, continuous professional development, and Quality Carriers’ safety culture.
Education and Experience:
- At least two years of experience operating articulated commercial motor vehicles.
- Valid Class A CDL with tank vehicle endorsement; experience hauling cargo tanks and/or ISO tanks strongly preferred.
Additional Job Information
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position.
Travel Requirements: As needed.
Company Information
Work Environment:
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office and computer equipment.
- Classroom, and outside in the elements. We train during the rain, snow and in the heat.
- Safety First environment - Complacency is not an option.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- The employee will regularly and repetitively be required to talk, hear, sit, type, reach and grasp in a typical office environment.
- This position may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping or crouching. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Safely enter and exit commercial vehicles using three points of contact.
- Safely ascend, traverse, and descend cargo/ISO tanks when authorized, trained, and appropriate fall-protection measures are in place.
- Lift, carry, and pull equipment weighing up to 50 pounds as required for assigned tasks.
- Perform instruction and observation outdoors in varying weather conditions and around operating commercial vehicles.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Equal Employment Opportunities
Quality Carriers, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.