CDL A - Route Driver

Liberty Tire Recycling•Grove City, OH

About The Position

Liberty Tire Recycling is a high-growth company and the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America with operations throughout the United States and Canada. Liberty Tire annually transforms more than 210 million tires into raw materials for smart, sustainable products that improve our environment and people’s lives. The Company is private equity owned, has approximately 60 sites in the US and Canada, and nearly 4,000 employees. With innovative tools, technologies and processes, Liberty Tire is a revolutionary American conservation enterprise – from coast to coast, and from whole tire to end products. The company’s commitment to finding new and better ways to RECLAIM, RECYCLE and REUSE bridges the sustainability goals of scrap tire generators nationwide with those of local scrap rubber consumers. Job Summary: This position is responsible for the collection of used tires from a customer’s facility and transportation of the tires back to a Liberty Tire Recycling facility or drop yard. In addition to the tire collections, the driver also functions as the main point of customer interaction and records all transactions in accordance with company standards. This position is extremely physical, both the CDL Driver and the Driver Helper will be getting out of the truck at customer sites and manually loading tires into the 53' trailers all day long, through various weather conditions.

Requirements

1 year driving commercial driving experience
Must be physically capable of climbing in a trailer unassisted and in a safe manner to reduce injury
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, and the public
Work independently with general instructions
Perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions
Class A CDL required
Current DOT medical card
Must be a minimum of 22 years old

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the tire recycling or manufacturing industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

Possess knowledge and experience to operate a variety of tractors within DOT guidelines
Understand and know safe lifting techniques to life and load tires of all sizes
Knowledge and understanding of navigating with local maps
Oversee additional employees (driver helpers) that are assigned to the route
Maintain a positive customer service attitude in demanding situations
Perform routine inspections and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment and refer defects or repairs to dispatch through the successful completion of DVIR’s; maintain clean, safe equipment
Maintain accurate “Driver Log” within FMCSA regulations
Perform all duties in accordance with appropriate safety standards
Other duties will be assigned as necessary by the company