CDL Driver

Waste Connections•Greenville, SC

About The Position

Waste Connections is hiring a safety-conscious CDL Truck Driver for its team in Greenville, South Carolina. The role involves safely operating a garbage truck on assigned routes to collect solid waste, servicing customers, inspecting the vehicle, and handling refuse. The job can be physically demanding and may involve loading and unloading without a helper. Waste experience is preferred but not required. The company describes the position as offering secure, steady employment in a family atmosphere. It provides paid training, uniforms, a boot allowance, regular safety bonuses, and an opportunity for a team safety bonus each year. The position is overtime eligible.

Requirements

Valid Class B CDL with air brakes endorsement.
Possess a clean safety and driving record.
Be able to lift 50 pounds and repeatedly climb in and out of the truck cab, bend, stoop, twist, reach, and grasp.

Nice To Haves

Ability and experience driving a CDL manual-transmission truck are strongly preferred.
Waste industry experience, especially driving Roll Off or Front Load trucks, is strongly preferred.
Waste experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Safely operate a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste.
Read route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
Perform thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections of the CDL vehicle and identify areas requiring attention.
Perform physically demanding loading and unloading work, at times without helpers.
Operate hydraulic hand controls to lift and load refuse and dispose of trash at designated facilities.
Interact courteously with customers.
Perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.