CDL Trainee

Waste Connections•Yard, TX

1d•$20 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

County Waste, a Waste Connections company, is now looking for the right candidate to join our team in Clifton Park, NY! We are looking to hire a laborer that is interested in going to CDL School to get their Class B CDL. The best part is you get paid while in school, and we pay for the schooling! This role will be a Site Worker for part of the day, and then will do things like riding with drivers, seeing what it takes to get their CDL, and other general labor duties as well. Customer service experience is a plus, as you will be greeting, directing, and educating customers of our safety rules and restrictions in a polite and courteous manner. You will be driving a company vehicle and must possess a satisfactory driving record. The starting pay is $20.00 per hour. When you start driving a CDL required truck on your own, you will get a pay increase to $26.00 per hour. Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Requirements

A valid driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record.
Ability to obtain a DOT Medical Card within 30 days of employment.
Ability to obtain Commercial Driver’s License Learners Permit within 60 days of employment.
Ability to obtain Commercial Driver’s License within 90 days of employment.
1 year of work experience, preferably in a labor-type position.
The ability to continually lift throughout an 8-hour shift.

Nice To Haves

Customer service experience is a plus
Mechanical ability is a plus

Responsibilities

Site Worker duties
Riding with drivers
Learning what it takes to get their CDL
General labor duties
Greeting, directing, and educating customers of our safety rules and restrictions in a polite and courteous manner