Heavy Truck Driver (Correctional Facility)
California State Personnel Board Specification
Schematic Code: PI85
Class Code: 6379
Established: 07/23/1975
Revised: 02/26/1981
Title Changed: --
Definition
Under supervision in a State correctional facility in the Department of Corrections or Department of the Youth Authority, to operate heavy compound transmission motor truck-tractors or trucks with semitrailer or other trailer equipment; to perform related laboring work; to maintain order and supervise the conduct of inmates, wards, residents, or patients; to protect and maintain the safety of persons and property; may instruct, lead or supervise inmates, wards or resident workers; and to do other related work.
Typical Tasks
Drives a heavy motor truck-tractor with semitrailer or heavy motor truck and trailer equipment; hauls material, supplies, and equipment between distant points; loads and unloads or supervises the loading and unloading of assigned equipment, limiting the load to a safe capacity; has trucks serviced and checked at regular intervals and keeps trucks in clean and serviceable condition; changes tires, makes emergency adjustments to the truck and motor and reports defects to supervisors; keeps records and makes reports as required; maintains order and supervises the conduct of persons committed to the Department of Corrections and the Youth Authority; prevents escapes and injury by these persons to themselves or others or the property; maintains security of working areas and work materials; inspects premises and searches inmates, wards, residents, or patients for contraband, such as weapons or illegal drugs.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a California drivers license valid for the operation of any combination of vehicles. and One year of experience (within the last ten years) in operation heavy compound transmission motor truck-tractors with semitrailer or heavy motor truck and trailer equipment.
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of: Operation and servicing requirements of heavy motor truck-tractor with semitrailer or heavy motor truck and trailer equipment using compound transmissions; provisions of the California Vehicle Code applying to the operation of vehicles on the highway.
Ability to: Recognize and take necessary precautions against hazardous driving conditions; drive in a smooth, careful, and safe manner; detect motor trouble and to take prompt precautions to avoid breakdowns and damage to trucks and cargo; make adjustments and emergency repairs to equipment operated; properly load and unload equipment and when necessary to direct helpers; follow oral and written directions; keep necessary records and make reports.
Special Personal Characteristics
Willingness and ability to do heavy manual labor.
Special Physical Characteristics
Persons appointed to positions in this class must be reasonably expected to have and maintain sufficient strength, agility, and endurance to perform during stressful (physical, mental, and emotional) situations encountered on the job without compromising their health and well-being or that of their fellow employees or that of inmates.
Assignments during tour of duty may include sole responsibility for the supervision of inmates and/or the protection of personal and real property.
