Box Truck Driver

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•City of Dunkirk, NY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Waste Route Driver services assigned accounts professionally, ensuring customer needs are met through scheduled waste pickups and supply deliveries. The role may also transport waste from a WMHS or customer location to a transfer or processing location. Assigned vehicles are equipped with camera telematics, including inside and outside cameras, as well as an electronic logging device (ELD) and GPS. The position is safety sensitive and requires strict compliance with safety rules and protocols. The work takes place both indoors in garage, shop, or gas plant conditions and outdoors, including in inclement weather, heat, and humidity.

Requirements

0–1 years of experience; experience driving box trucks and managing routes is preferred.
A valid driver’s license.
All CMV drivers must be able to obtain a medical card from a certified medical examiner.
May be required to obtain mandatory immunizations and credentialing based on customer requirements.
Must strictly comply with safety rules and protocols; the role may require drug and alcohol testing in accordance with government regulations and company policies.
Must have or be willing to obtain a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative if required for business air travel or access to federal property.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED (accredited).
Experience driving box trucks and route management.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned routes to ensure customers’ waste is picked up safely, on time, and accurately.
Pick up and transport waste safely in accordance with federal, provincial, and local rules and regulations.
Plan the daily schedule using customer needs and paperwork such as manifests, route sheets, and previous vehicle condition reports provided by a Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher.
Follow the routing software’s route schedule.
Prepare and load trucks for selected accounts when required, ensure adequate supplies are loaded, and unload trucks at WMHS and customer sites, securing waste as needed.
Pick up specified waste from scheduled customer sites and ensure it has been packaged and prepared in accordance with applicable rules and regulations before transport.
Provide customer service to assigned accounts and communicate issues, including reroutes, container-size adjustments, and training needs, to the Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher.
Secure waste, supplies, and material-handling equipment before operating the vehicle on public highways.
Complete assigned paperwork legibly, neatly, accurately, and fully, and return it for processing; complete the DOT Driver Log when applicable.
Communicate route pickup changes and unusual situations to the Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher, keep route-covering employees informed, and report account problems before the end of each workday.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip maintenance checks on the assigned truck and report maintenance problems for follow-up.
Use ELD and Geotab to log hours in accordance with DOT guidelines when applicable.
Perform other assigned duties and responsibilities.