Automated Side Load Driver

GFL Environmental Inc.•Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

The Residential Driver safely, efficiently, and courteously provides waste removal services to customers. The driver collects solid waste or recyclables on curbside and/or backdoor routes and transports them to post-collection facilities. The role operates a fully automated side-loading truck and associated equipment, completes vehicle and route documentation, maintains vehicle cleanliness and route quality, and follows applicable safety requirements, laws, regulations, and company policies. The driver works independently with minimal field supervision and works with a supervisor to improve routing efficiencies. Overtime may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED desired.
Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
At least two years of commercial driving experience or a CDL school certificate.
Must meet relevant company criteria for safety-sensitive functions.
Must demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate its equipment.
Knowledge of the truck, its components, and basic maintenance requirements for safe operation.
Ability to control equipment and maneuver the truck into minimum-clearance spaces, including using mirrors to back approximately 120 feet or more.
Ability to recognize unacceptable waste, such as gasoline or other flammable materials.
Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
Ability to read, write, and understand associated documents and maps.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Flexibility to accept and adapt to change, with commitment to continuous improvement.
Ability to repeatedly exert force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 pounds using proper lifting techniques.
Ability to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting or standing.
Ability to follow all company safety policies and procedures.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell.
Visual ability including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to operate all vehicle controls from inside the vehicle.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
Ability to work in usually loud conditions.

Responsibilities

Operate a fully automated side-loading truck, ancillary equipment, and hydraulic system while driving alone on public roads to collect solid waste on a specified route.
Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections and reports, daily truck reports, route sheets, and other documentation requested by a supervisor.
Immediately communicate vehicle mechanical problems to the mechanic and supervisor.
Maintain route quality standards established by management.
Follow safety and equipment checks and precautions, and comply with applicable safety and vehicle-operation rules.
Keep the vehicle clean, including cleaning the cab interior and vehicle exterior.
Respond to superiors’ information requests to support compliance with work rules and company policy.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, orders, and company policies, procedures, and supervisor directives.
Maintain accurate records of services performed.
Work independently with minimal field supervision.
Work with a supervisor to improve routing efficiencies.
Attend safety and branch meetings.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management.