Driver - CDL (A)
About The Position
A Driver – CDL (A) safely operates a heavy commercial truck, tractor trailer, straight truck with a pup trailer, or another vehicle requiring a Class A CDL to deliver and remove large containers promptly and courteously. The driver ensures the vehicle meets Company safety standards before operation, complies with Company, state, and federal regulations, and completes daily vehicle condition reports so defects can be repaired in a timely manner. The position also involves servicing assigned customer routes, handling and disposing of refuse, maintaining vehicle readiness, and completing required reports.
Requirements
- Class A Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes endorsement.
- Good customer service skills and a professional, courteous, cooperative, honest, and trustworthy approach toward customers and coworkers.
- Good time-management skills to complete assigned responsibilities efficiently and safely.
- Ability to follow through, adhere to the work schedule, and address challenges as they arise.
- Ability to follow Company policies and rules, promote safety standards, and avoid inappropriate risks.
- Pride in work and a commitment to achieving goals.
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude to perform minor container repairs.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of prior experience driving commercial trucks preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform complete pre- and post-operation vehicle inspections in accordance with Company policy, including checking tires, fluids, safety equipment, gauges, and controls; report safety issues on standard reports.
- Safely operate the heavy truck along the designated route and to the disposal site; read route sheets, follow maps, and service customers as assigned.
- Operate manual and/or automatic controls under Company safety policies to lift and load refuse, operate the compactor, and dispose of collected material at the designated facility.
- Interact courteously with customers, dispatchers, and others to ensure routes are serviced promptly and professionally.
- Perform minor repairs to containers on site or in the container yard.
- Identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag them according to departmental procedures.
- Monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable materials.
- Clean the area around accidental waste spills in accordance with applicable safety standards and policies.
- Monitor vehicle condition to maintain operational readiness and minimize downtime; clean waste from the container and container edges on each disposal trip.
- Complete required route and productivity sheets, vehicle condition reports, and other reports.
- Meet required departmental productivity standards.
- Follow required safety policies and procedures and actively participate in the Company’s ReSOP program.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- Retirement plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
