CDL Front Load Driver, Houston TX

Waste Pro•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Front Load Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage, primarily servicing commercial businesses and picking up front-load containers. The driver uses controls inside the truck cab to empty containers and may open corral doors or roll 3–4-yard containers weighing up to 600 pounds into position. The role includes transporting waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area, cleaning up loose trash and spills, and maintaining the truck and its equipment. The driver completes route and productivity sheets, mileage and fuel records, log books when required, vehicle condition reports, and other paperwork. The role involves professional communication with customers and internal contacts, courteous customer service, and safe operation of the truck, including inspections and evaluating materials for collection and transport. The driver works under supervision, with performance reviewed during and after route completion.

Requirements

Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state where 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 and see within the normal range, with or without correction.
Ability to exhibit a normal range of body motion.
Ability to drive front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off refuse trucks, including equipment with a right-hand driver 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 ground to waist height 120–150 times per day.
Ability to get up and down from 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.

Responsibilities

Operate refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage.
Service commercial businesses by picking up front-load containers and emptying them using truck controls and forks.
Open corral doors and, as needed, roll 3–4-yard containers weighing up to 600 pounds into position for dumping.
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 log books when 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 support company, customer, and municipal goals.
Safely operate the truck, perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections, evaluate materials for collection, identify potentially hazardous materials, and use judgment to determine whether materials can be safely transported.
Help ensure the safety of each employee encountered.
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 lifting the hood, inspecting under the hood, checking the undercarriage, pumping gas, checking fluid levels, and checking tire pressure.
Attend and participate in assigned company training courses.
Keep up to date with job-appropriate technology used by Waste Pro.
Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.