CDL Tractor Trailer Driver, Bayou Country

Waste Pro USA•GIBSON, LA

About The Position

Safely drives a truck to deliver and pick up waste containers within prescribed timeframes and in accordance with Decision Driving principles. The driver provides courteous and efficient customer service, operates vehicle compaction and lift equipment, and complies with company procedures and Department of Transportation and state requirements. The role also includes inspections and cleaning, completing required records, assisting other routes, and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Understand refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices.
Have a valid driver's license for the state in which the position works and a clean driving record.
Hold a valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state in which the position operates.
Be at least 21 years of age.
Follow a designated refuse collection route or work schedule.
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.
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.
Maintain written records and service responses.
Speak and read English well enough to communicate with customers, co-workers, dispatch, and supervisors; understand highway and traffic signals; and make legible paperwork entries.
Push, pull, bend, and lift up to 75 pounds throughout the shift, with or without reasonable accommodations, and repeatedly climb into and out of a truck.
Comply with Department of Transportation and state requirements.

Responsibilities

Drive the Container Delivery truck to replace or repair containers.
Provide courteous and expeditious customer service to the public and customers during refuse operations.
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 undercarriage, 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 as assigned.
Attend and participate in corporation-sponsored training courses as assigned.
Keep up to date on current job-related technology used by Waste Pro.
Perform additional duties assigned by the Supervisor.