Driver - CDL B

Republic Services • Manistee, MI

6d

About The Position

A Driver - CDL (B) safely operates a collection truck and provides prompt, courteous, and complete waste removal services. The driver ensures the vehicle meets Company safety standards before operation, follows applicable Company, state, and federal regulations, and completes daily vehicle condition reports so defects can be repaired promptly. The role also requires completing assigned routes efficiently, maintaining the truck’s operational readiness, and providing professional customer service.

Requirements

• Class B or higher Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes endorsement.
• Good customer service skills and a professional, courteous, and cooperative manner.
• Good time management and follow-through skills.
• Ability to adhere to Company policies, rules, and safety standards and avoid inappropriate risks.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre- and post-operation vehicle inspections, checking tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls; report safety issues.
• Operate the heavy truck along the designated route and to the disposal site, following route sheets and maps and servicing customers as assigned.
• Operate manual and/or automatic controls to lift and load refuse, operate the compactor, and dispose of collected material at the designated facility.
• Interact courteously and professionally with customers, dispatchers, and others to ensure routes are serviced promptly.
• Identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag them according to departmental procedures.
• Monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable material.
• Clean up accidental waste spills in compliance with applicable safety standards and policies.
• Monitor vehicle condition to maintain operational readiness and clean waste from the packer blade and truck body, where appropriate, on each disposal trip.
• Complete required route and productivity sheets, vehicle condition reports, and other reports.
• Meet required departmental productivity standards.
• Follow all required safety policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in the Company’s ReSOP program.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate customer service, time management, follow-through, adherence to work schedules and Company policies, safety-conscious conduct, honesty, trustworthiness, and pride in work.

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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed