CDL Front Load Driver, Houston TX

Waste Pro USA•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Front Load Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage from commercial businesses. The driver empties Front Load Containers using controls inside the truck cab and transports waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area. The role includes pre-trip and post-trip truck checks, truck cleaning, route documentation, customer communication, and other related duties as assigned. Work is performed under supervision, with performance reviewed during and after route completion through observation and discussion of problems. The driver is responsible for safe vehicle operation, evaluating collected materials for hazards, deciding whether materials can be safely transported, and helping ensure the safety of employees encountered. The position provides courteous, efficient customer service and supports company, customer, and municipal goals. Employees attend assigned company training, keep current with job-related technology, and perform additional duties assigned by a supervisor.

Requirements

Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state in which the position works.
Safe driving record.
At least 21 years of age.
Understanding of refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices.
Understanding of Department of Transportation and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Ability to hear within the normal audio range, with or without correction.
Ability to see within the normal visual range, with or without correction.
Normal range of body motion.
Ability to drive front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off loading refuse trucks, including equipment with a right-hand driver's position, while following legal and defensive driving practices.
Ability to manipulate heavy equipment control levers.
Ability to follow a designated refuse collection route or work schedule.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
Ability to maintain written records and service responses.
Ability to speak and read English well enough to communicate with customers, coworkers, dispatch, and supervisors; understand highway and traffic signals; and make legible paperwork entries.
Ability to push or pull 50 pounds independently, 120–150 times per day.
Ability to lift 50 pounds independently from the ground to waist height, 120–150 times per day.
Ability to get into and out of the cab of a commercial motor vehicle 120–150 times per day.
Ability to bend at the waist and knees 120–150 times per day.
Ability to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Responsibilities

Service commercial businesses by picking up Front Load Containers and emptying them into the truck using cab controls and forks.
Open corral doors when needed and roll 3- to 4-yard containers on castors, weighing up to 600 pounds, into position for dumping as necessary.
Pick up loose trash from the truck or ground and clean up spills.
Transport waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area.
Complete route and productivity sheets, record mileage and fuel consumption, maintain a log book as required, and complete Vehicle Condition Reports and other forms.
Communicate professionally with customers and report customer issues or complaints to appropriate internal contacts.
Provide courteous and expeditious customer service and maintain a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
Safely operate the truck, including conducting pre-trip and post-trip inspections and evaluating collected materials for hazardous materials and safe transport.
Ensure the safety of each employee encountered during operations.
Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each landfill run.
Maintain a clean truck and wash its exterior weekly.
Inspect and clean the truck, including checking under the hood and undercarriage, pumping gas, checking fluid levels, and checking tire pressure.
Attend and participate in assigned corporation-sponsored training courses.
Keep up to date on current technology used by Waste Pro as appropriate to the job.
Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.