About Vanderhorst Brothers and RTC Aerospace:

This position is for RTC Aerospace’s sister company, Vanderhorst Brothers, Inc. (VBI) located in Simi Valley, CA. VBI is a team of highly skilled professionals from a variety of backgrounds. We work together to support our customers through expertise, cooperation, innovation, and a shared sense of urgency. We actively seek challenging projects, and we drive our industry forward by investing in the latest machinery, technology, and production techniques.

RTC Aerospace is a 60-year-old aerospace manufacturer of complex, high-tolerance, difficult-to-machine parts. We have 4 facilities across the nation bringing exceptional cellular manufacturing capabilities and unique engineered solutions to our clients’ designed products. We are a company driven by ambitious individuals, working together to become an industry leader in lean-cell manufacturing. Come be a part of something exceptional at RTC Aerospace!

How You’ll Make an Impact:

The Driver is responsible for transporting materials in packaged form to and from specified destinations, including suppliers, outside processes, customers, or freight forwarding agents. This role ensures materials are delivered on time while adhering to safety and security standards.

What You’ll be Doing as a Manufacturing Engineer:

• Load and unload truck and ensure debris from loading/unloading is cleaned up.
• Verify load against shipping papers and prepare purchase orders for picked-up loads.
• Perform periodic inspections before, during, and after delivery to ensure the load is secure, properly fastened, and within weight limits.
• Maintain the truck's cleanliness, perform required DOT inspections, and report any issues or damages to the department lead or supervisor.
• Complete daily paperwork, including logs, delivery receipts, vehicle inspections, and hours of service records.
• Collaborate with the receiving clerk and OSP Supervisor to optimize delivery routes for efficiency.
• Operate a forklift for loading/unloading as needed.
• Adhere to a flexible work schedule based on production needs, including overtime to ensure all packages are delivered by the end of the shift.
• Maintain telephone contact with the supervisor to receive delivery instructions.
• Observe all safety and security procedures.
• When not specifically engaged in driving duties, it will be required to complete other duties as assigned such as performing shipping and receiving duties under supervision.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, including packaging, receiving products, or supporting operational needs.

Required Qualifications (Education, Skills, and Experience):

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Are able to pass a pre-employment DOT physical (up to and including drug & alcohol test, road test)
• Valid Driver’s License
• Clean DMV driving record.
• Flexibility to work fluctuating schedules and overtime based on production demands.

Preferred Qualifications (education, skills, and experience):

• HS Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience operating a forklift.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to do the following:

• Ability to lift or move up to 50lbs.
• Reach forward, up, down and to the side in order to move equipment.
• Continuous standing and walking throughout the workday.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms; use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel material.
• Access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.

Work Environment:

A large percentage of work time is spent in a machine shop where temperatures vary from hot to cold. The environment may also include exposure to noise, dust, fumes, vapor from coolant, etc. Industry standard safety equipment is provided by the Company, and specific notice is posted in areas where safety equipment is required.

Compensation and Benefits:

Employee Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, long disability and 401(k) with up to 6% QACA company match.

The Driver Compensation range for onsite California applicants is $17-20/hr. commensurate with experience. Some shifts may include shift differential pay rates. Other site ranges may differ.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required.

RTC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to receive information on RTC’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact the RTC Human Resources Department. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the RTC Human Resources Department. Candidates will receive consideration without discrimination in accordance with the requirements of article 9 to chapter XVIII of the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code, federal and state laws of California.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department.