CDL Driver - Roll Off

GFL Environmental Inc. • Topeka, KS

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About The Position

The Roll-Off Driver safely, efficiently, and courteously provides waste removal services to customers. The driver services industrial, residential, or recycling routes, mechanically collecting construction debris, solid waste, or recyclables and transporting them to post-collection facilities for proper disposal. The role involves operating a roll-off truck to collect, exchange, or deliver containers, maintaining required inspections and records, and following applicable safety and regulatory requirements.

GFL Environmental describes itself as one of North America’s leading waste management companies, providing waste services intended to make communities cleaner, safer, and happier. The company emphasizes opportunities for employees to grow in their careers and contribute to sustainable solutions.

Requirements

• Possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Have at least one year of commercial driving experience or a CDL school certificate.
• Meet the company’s relevant criteria for safety-sensitive functions.
• Demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate its equipment.
• Have experience operating a standard transmission on a commercial truck, depending on location.
• Know the truck and its components, including basic maintenance required for safe operation.
• Be able to control equipment operations and maneuver the truck into and out of minimum-clearance spaces, using mirrors to back approximately 120 feet or more.
• Be able to recognize unacceptable waste, such as gasoline or other flammable materials.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Read, write, and comprehend associated documents and maps.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures.
• Be able to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, and smell.
• Meet visual requirements including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
• Be able to work in usually loud conditions and in outdoor environments, including motor vehicle traffic and variable weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Drive a roll-off truck along designated routes to mechanically collect, exchange, or deliver containers and transport them to post-collection facilities.
• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections and submit a vehicle condition report at the end of the shift.
• Interact courteously with customers and the public, answer questions or respond to requests, and notify a supervisor of issues requiring management action.
• Clean loose trash from the truck or from the ground around the truck and container after spills during dumping, maintaining clean customer sites and safe roads and highways.
• Maintain and submit a DOT logbook, daily route/productivity sheet, and vehicle condition report as required by law or company policy.
• Maneuver the truck into and out of minimum-clearance spaces, using mirrors to back up.
• Use a key map and GPS to locate service addresses.
• Follow safe operating practices, including lockout/tagout procedures, to ensure proper truck operation.
• Monitor operations for loose debris by using mirrors or direct sight and listening for debris falling onto the truck during dumping; visually scan customer sites before and after dumping.
• Comply with DOT, OSHA, FMCSA, and EPA regulations and standards.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 15 days of paid time off.
• Four medical plan options, including an HSA with employer contribution and match program.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling services.

What This Job Offers

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