CDL Tractor Trailer Driver, Bayou Country

Waste Pro•GIBSON, LA

About The Position

The CDL Tractor Trailer Driver safely drives a truck to deliver and pick up waste containers within prescribed timeframes and in accordance with Decision Driving principles. The role provides courteous and expeditious customer service, supports refuse operations, and complies with applicable Department of Transportation and state requirements.

Requirements

Understand refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices.
Have a valid driver's license for the state in which the position works.
Have a clean driving record.
Have a valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state in which the position operates.
Be at least 21 years of age.
Be able to drive front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off loading refuse trucks, including equipment with a right-hand driver's position, while observing legal and defensive driving practices.
Be able to hear and see within the normal range, with or without correction.
Exhibit a normal range of body motion.
Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
Speak and read English well enough to communicate with customers, coworkers, dispatch, and supervisors; understand highway and traffic signals; and make legible paperwork entries.
Be able to push, pull, bend, and lift up to 75 pounds throughout the shift, with or without reasonable accommodations.
Be able to repeatedly climb into and out of a truck.

Responsibilities

Drive a container delivery truck to replace or repair containers.
Provide courteous and expeditious customer service to the public and customers.
Maintain a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
Answer customer questions and direct customers to Customer Service or a Sales Representative for additional information.
Operate compaction and lift equipment on the vehicle.
Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections in accordance with Waste Pro procedures and D.O.T. guidelines.
Complete daily Safety Lane activity and DVIR in accordance with Waste Pro safety lane guidelines.
Inspect and clean the truck, including checking under the hood and carriage, pumping gas, checking fluid levels, and checking tire pressure.
Prepare, maintain, and submit required company and regulation-mandated reports and documents.
Assist other routes as needed, attend community events, and deliver bins or carts when required.
Follow designated refuse collection routes or work schedules and maintain written records and service responses.
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 other duties assigned by the Supervisor.