Box Truck Driver - Lake City, GA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Lake City, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Waste Route Driver services assigned accounts by safely and accurately picking up waste and delivering supplies, providing a high level of customer service. The driver may transport waste from a WMHS or customer location to a transfer or processing location. The role involves following assigned routes and applicable regulations, completing route and driver paperwork, communicating route or account issues, and performing vehicle inspections and maintenance checks. Company vehicles are equipped with inside and outside camera telematics, ELD, and GPS. The role is safety-sensitive and requires compliance with safety rules and protocols. The schedule is four days per week, 10–12 hours per day, with a route-dependent day off and a 7 a.m. start time. Pay is $20.50. The job operates both inside garage, shop, or gas plant conditions and outdoors, including in inclement weather, heat, and humidity. Drug and alcohol testing may be required as an ongoing employment condition.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license.
CMV drivers must be able to obtain a medical card from a certified medical examiner.
May require mandatory immunizations and credentialing based on customer requirements.
Ability to perform the physical activities listed for the role, including standing, walking, lifting, pushing, pulling, crouching, reaching, handling, sitting, talking, and hearing.
Ability to comply strictly with safety rules and protocols.

Nice To Haves

0–1 years of experience, preferably driving box trucks and managing routes.
Accredited high school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned routes to ensure customers’ waste is picked up safely, promptly, and accurately.
Pick up and transport waste according to applicable federal, provincial, and local regulations.
Plan the daily schedule by reviewing paperwork such as manifests, route sheets, and previous vehicle condition reports.
Follow the routing software schedule.
Prepare and load trucks for selected accounts and ensure adequate supplies are loaded.
Unload trucks at WMHS and customer sites and secure waste appropriately.
Check that customers have packaged and prepared waste according to applicable regulations before transport.
Provide customer service to assigned accounts and communicate issues, reroutes, or other needed adjustments to the Transportation Manager, Supervisor, or Dispatcher.
Secure waste, supplies, and material-handling equipment before driving on public highways.
Complete and return assigned paperwork accurately and legibly, including DOT driver logs when applicable.
Communicate route changes and pickup issues to the Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher.
Inform employees covering a route about unusual situations affecting customer service.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip checks on the assigned truck and report maintenance problems.
Use ELD and Geotab to log hours in accordance with DOT guidelines, when applicable.
Perform other assigned duties and responsibilities.