CDL B Driver (Residential)

Republic Services • Inver Grove Heights, MN

3d • $22 - $31

About The Position

A CDL B Driver is responsible for safely operating a collection truck and providing prompt, courteous, and complete waste removal services for customers. The driver ensures the vehicle meets Company safety standards before use, complies with Company, state, and federal regulations while operating it, and completes daily vehicle condition reports so defects can be repaired in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Class B or higher Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes endorsement.
• Good customer service skills and a professional, courteous, cooperative, honest, and trustworthy approach toward customers and coworkers.
• Good time-management skills to complete responsibilities efficiently and safely.
• Ability to follow through, adhere to the work schedule, and address challenges as they arise.
• Ability to follow Company policies and rules, promote safety standards, and avoid inappropriate risks.
• Pride in work and commitment to achieving goals.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre- and post-operation vehicle inspections in accordance with Company policy, check tires, fluids, safety equipment, gauges, and controls, and report safety issues.
• Safely operate a heavy truck along the designated route and to the disposal site; read route sheets, follow maps, and service customers as assigned.
• Operate manual and/or automatic controls to lift and load refuse, operate the compactor, and dispose of collected material at the designated facility.
• Interact courteously and professionally with customers, dispatchers, and others to ensure routes are serviced on time.
• Identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag them according to departmental procedures.
• Monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable materials.
• Clean areas affected by accidental waste spills while following applicable safety standards and policies.
• Monitor vehicle condition to ensure operational readiness, and clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on disposal trips where appropriate.
• Complete required route and productivity sheets, vehicle condition reports, and other reports.
• Meet required departmental productivity standards so customers are serviced efficiently and on time.
• Follow required safety policies and procedures and actively participate in the Company’s ReSOP program.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may elect comprehensive medical benefits, dental plans, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• 401(k) plan with a company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed