CDL Rear Load Truck Driver

Rumpke Careers•Medora, IN

About The Position

Rear Load Truck Drivers service customers by collecting and hauling waste or recycling materials to a disposal site or recycling plant. Drivers serve different routes in various areas and provide safe, compliant service. The role involves frequent entry to and exit from the truck, moving containers, maintaining the vehicle and related logs, interacting professionally with customers, and working outdoors in changing conditions. The position does not manage employees.

Requirements

Hold at least a valid Class B CDL.
Hold a valid DOT Medical Card or be able to obtain one before hire.
Be at least 19 years of age.
Have no more than three moving violations within the last two years.
Have no DUI or OVI within the last five years, or no more than one within the last ten years.
Be legally eligible to work in the United States.
Have a valid driver's license, if applicable.
Successfully complete pre-employment testing.
Read and speak English well enough to communicate, understand, and respond to questions, directions, traffic signs, signals, and safety training.
Be able to read and understand a map.
Have good written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external customers.
Have excellent truck-driving and maneuvering skills.
Be able to drive while pulling a trailer.
Work flexible hours, including nights and weekends as needed, and work overtime, weekends, and/or holidays.
Travel between offices as required.
Frequently lift, carry, push, or pull up to 75 pounds; rarely handle up to 100 pounds.
Frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, balance, sit, stand, and walk.
Work continuously outdoors in changing temperatures and wet or humid conditions, and in areas with dust, odors, mist, gases, and other airborne matter.

Nice To Haves

General knowledge of truck mechanics.
One to two years of CDL truck-driving experience.
Waste industry experience.

Responsibilities

Provide trash or recycling removal services safely and in compliance by emptying containers into the truck and hauling materials to a disposal site.
Enter and exit the truck approximately 300–600 times per day, depending on the assigned route.
Pull or push containers from enclosures or inside buildings as needed.
Return receptacles neatly to the curb or designated area.
Clean up waste spills and overflows.
Maintain and update route and driver log sheets.
Conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections and complete logs.
Interact professionally with internal and external customers and provide excellent customer service.
Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body and keep the truck cab clean.
Deliver trash or recycling containers as needed.
Manually load bulk items as needed.
Maintain the cleanliness of the assigned truck.
Operate other types of trucks as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.