VETERANS: Dispatcher

Upstone Materials, Inc. is one of the companies that operates within Barrett Industries Corporation, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates primarily in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Upstone is the leading manufacturer of aggregates, hot mix asphalt, and ready-mix concrete in northeastern New York with three large quarries, four hot mix asphalt plants, seven ready-mix locations, along with dozens of sand and gravel pits. Since 2017, the mission of Upstone has been to strengthen and grow by empowering our people, fostering innovation, and utilizing new technology. 

Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain.

Upstone, and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance.

Mission

• attracting and developing PASSIONATE PEOPLE
• delivering the best CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
• providing SUPERIOR QUALITY products and services
• being the best ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS

Operates the specific vehicles used for the project work in their field of specialty (road, pipelines, rail, etc.) in observance of the safety guidelines.

Main Responsibilities

• Applies the safety guidelines linked to their activities including the wearing of Personal Protective Equipment.
• Prepares for their work: analysis of the information concerning the carrying out of the work, transfer of vehicles to the construction site, installs construction site signs and provides access roads in compliance with the traffic rules for safe work.
• Takes care of the proper adjustment of their equipment and vehicles before operating them.
• Carries out the work, operating the vehicles according to the prerogatives of the required authorizations and ensuring safety.
• Carries out work based on precise directives from their hierarchy.
• Maintains vehicles: clearing and verification of vehicles after use, carries out standard upkeep (minor repairs) in observance of the company’s environmental guidelines and the regulations,  notifies their manager in the event of anomalies. 

Education

• Professional qualification 
• Authorizations to operate vehicles linked to the field of activity

Skills

• Ability to do basic math
• Holds a Class CDL B or higher
• Mechanically inclined 
• Customer service orientated

Physical Requirements

• Physical strength must be enough to climb in and out of a truck through out the workday
• Must be able to lift 60 lbs with or without assistance

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document.  If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

• to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
• complete any part of the application process
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