CDL Frontload Driver, Lafayette La

Waste Pro•Broussard, LA

11d

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 forks, may open corral doors to access containers, and may roll 3- to 4-yard containers weighing up to 600 pounds into position for dumping. The driver picks up loose trash, cleans spills, and transports waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area. Work is performed under supervision and reviewed through route observations and discussion of problems. The driver completes route and productivity sheets, records mileage and fuel consumption, maintains required logs and vehicle condition reports, communicates professionally with customers, and reports customer issues to appropriate internal contacts. The role requires safe truck operation, including inspections, evaluating collected materials for hazards, making safe transport decisions, and protecting employees encountered during work. Drivers clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on landfill runs, keep the truck clean, wash its exterior weekly, and perform basic truck checks such as inspecting under the hood and carriage, checking fluids and tires, and fueling. Employees attend assigned company training, keep up to date on job-related technology, and perform additional duties assigned by a supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state where the position works.
Safe driving record.
At least 21 years of age.
Understand refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices, as well as Department of Transportation and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Hear within the normal audio range, with or without correction, and see within the normal visual range, with or without correction.
Exhibit a normal range of body motion.
Ability to drive refuse trucks, including front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off loading trucks and, on certain equipment, from a right-hand driver's position, while observing 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 and 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.
Physically able to push or pull 50 pounds independently 120–150 times per day.
Physically able to lift 50 pounds independently from ground to waist height 120–150 times per day.
Physically able to get into and out of a commercial motor vehicle cab 120–150 times per day.
Physically able to bend at the waist and knees 120–150 times per day.
Physically able to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Responsibilities

Service commercial businesses by collecting front-load containers and emptying them into the truck.
Open corral doors when needed and position 3- to 4-yard containers for dumping.
Pick up loose trash and clean up spills.
Transport waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area.
Complete route and productivity sheets and record mileage, fuel consumption, required log-book entries, 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.
Operate the truck safely, conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections, evaluate materials for hazardous contents, and make safe collection and transport decisions.
Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each landfill run.
Keep the truck clean and wash its exterior weekly.
Inspect under the hood and carriage, check fluid levels and tire pressure, and fuel the truck.
Attend and participate in company-sponsored training as assigned.
Keep up to date on job-appropriate technology and perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.