CDL A and B Drivers

Veolia•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

Veolia, which has acquired Clean Earth, is hiring experienced professional drivers in partnership with the Clean Earth talent acquisition team. Drivers travel assigned routes to pack, transport, and properly dispose of waste in accordance with environmental policies and procedures. The position includes customer interaction, waste handling, warehouse duties, safety and regulatory compliance, and occasional overnight travel. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered. CDL A duties include safely transporting waste; labeling containers and completing manifests and work orders; scheduling shipments; moving roll-off boxes with a tractor trailer; performing end-dump, van-trailer, and tanker work as needed; and conducting warehouse and general housekeeping tasks. Drivers may operate a hand truck, forklift, or other heavy equipment. Safety duties include vehicle pre-trip inspections, immediately reporting losses, spills, accidents, and safety violations, and addressing leaking or non-DOT-shippable containers. CDL B duties include safely transporting waste; labeling containers and completing manifests and work orders; scheduling shipments; classifying, segregating, and inventorying waste for shipment; conducting lab-pack operations; packing small laboratory chemical-waste containers into larger shipping containers; and preparing Universal Hazardous Waste manifests, bills of lading, and Land Disposal Restrictions for hazardous-waste shipments in accordance with state, EPA, and DOT regulations. Drivers also provide hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal services at customer sites and perform warehouse, equipment-operation, housekeeping, and safety-compliance tasks. Drivers maintain daily contact with customers and regular contact with personnel at different levels. Other administrative or reasonably related tasks may be assigned by management.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED (CDL A).
Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL A).
At least 21 years of age (CDL A).
Hazmat endorsement (CDL A and CDL B).
At least 2 years of similar driving experience (CDL A).
Ability to drive a manual transmission with no restrictions (CDL A).
Tanker and airbrake endorsements (CDL A); candidates without either endorsement are expected to obtain them at company expense as a condition of employment.
CDL Class B (CDL B).
Tanker endorsement (CDL B).
Valid driver's license (CDL B).
Ability to pass a DOT physical, drug test, and DEA background check (CDL A).

Nice To Haves

Strong working knowledge of environmental, regulatory, and DOT rules and regulations.
Some college education or waste industry experience.
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Current Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC).

Responsibilities

Safely pick up and transport waste in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Label containers and complete pre-printed manifests and work orders.
Schedule shipments into or off site.
For CDL A work, pick up and drop off loaded and empty roll-off boxes using a tractor trailer; perform end-dump, van-trailer, and tanker work as needed.
For CDL B work, classify, segregate, and inventory waste containers in storage for shipment; conduct lab-pack operations; pack small laboratory chemical-waste containers into larger containers for shipment; and prepare required waste-shipment paperwork.
Provide hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal services at customer sites.
Perform warehouse work involving receipt, shipment, storage, distribution, or delivery of waste materials.
Load, unload, move, or store items according to routing documents or supervisor instructions and perform general housekeeping.
Operate a hand truck, forklift, or other heavy equipment.
Perform pre-trip vehicle inspections; promptly report losses, spills, accidents, and safety violations; and address leaking or non-DOT-shippable containers.
Maintain ongoing customer contact while delivering, promoting, and collecting waste containers.
Perform administrative or other reasonably related duties assigned by management.