Box Truck Driver

Waste Management, Inc.•Itasca, IL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Waste Route Driver services assigned accounts by safely and accurately picking up waste and delivering supplies while providing a high level of customer service. The role may also transport waste from a WMHS or customer location to a transfer or processing location. Drivers plan and follow daily routes, review route paperwork, and communicate account or route issues to the Transportation Manager, Supervisor, or Dispatcher. They may load and unload trucks, secure waste and supplies, complete required paperwork and logs, and perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle checks. Assigned vehicles are equipped with camera telematics, an electronic logging device (ELD), and GPS. This is a safety-sensitive, on-site field role involving work in garage, shop, or gas plant conditions and outdoors in inclement weather, heat, and humidity. The posted schedule is four 10-hour days, with a route-determined day off and a 6 a.m. start.

Requirements

0–1 years of experience; experience driving box trucks and managing routes is preferred.
Valid driver’s license.
All commercial motor vehicle drivers must be able to obtain a medical card from a certified medical examiner.
May be required to obtain immunizations and credentials based on customer requirements.
Must comply with safety rules and protocols; the role may involve pre-employment, post-incident, reasonable-suspicion, and random drug and alcohol testing.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or accredited GED.
Experience driving box trucks and managing routes.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned routes to ensure customer waste is picked up safely, accurately, and on time.
Pick up and transport waste in compliance with applicable federal, provincial, and local regulations.
Plan the daily schedule using customer needs and paperwork such as manifests, route sheets, and previous vehicle condition reports; follow the routing software schedule.
Prepare and load trucks and supplies for selected accounts when required, unload at WMHS and customer sites, and secure waste.
Check that customer waste is packaged and prepared in accordance with applicable regulations before transporting it.
Provide customer service to assigned accounts and communicate issues, route changes, or service adjustments to the Transportation Manager, Supervisor, or Dispatcher.
Secure waste, supplies, and material-handling equipment before operating the vehicle on public highways.
Complete and return assigned paperwork legibly and accurately, including DOT driver logs when applicable.
Communicate pickup changes and account issues to the Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher, and brief employees covering a route about unusual situations.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip maintenance checks; report maintenance problems and use ELD and Geotab to record hours in accordance with DOT guidelines when applicable.
Perform other assigned duties and responsibilities.