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