Driver - CDL (B)
About The Position
A Driver - CDL (B) safely operates a collection truck and provides prompt, courteous, and complete waste removal services to customers. The driver ensures the vehicle meets Company safety standards before operation, complies with Company, state, and federal regulations while driving, and completes daily vehicle condition reports (VCRs) so vehicle defects can be repaired promptly. The role involves completing vehicle inspections, following assigned routes to serve customers and disposal sites, operating truck controls and compactors to collect and dispose of waste, and maintaining the vehicle and work area. The driver also monitors waste for unacceptable materials, handles accidental spills safely, completes required reports, meets productivity standards, and follows Company safety policies and procedures. Drivers interact professionally with customers, dispatchers, and coworkers and participate in the Company’s ReSOP program.
Requirements
- Class B or higher Commercial Driver’s license with an air brakes endorsement.
- Good customer service skills and the ability to act professionally, courteously, cooperatively, honestly, and with trustworthiness.
- Good time-management skills to complete assigned responsibilities efficiently and safely.
- Ability to follow through, adhere to a work schedule, and address challenges as they arise.
- Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules and promote safety standards without taking inappropriate risks.
- Pride in work and commitment to achieving goals.
Responsibilities
- Perform complete pre- and post-operation vehicle inspections in accordance with Company policy; check tires, fluids, safety equipment, gauges, and controls, and report safety issues.
- Safely operate a heavy truck along the designated route and to the disposal site, using route sheets and maps to service assigned customers.
- 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 in a timely manner.
- Identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag them according to departmental procedures.
- Monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable materials.
- Clean areas around accidental waste spills in accordance with applicable safety standards and policies.
- Monitor vehicle condition to ensure operational readiness and minimize downtime; clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each disposal trip where appropriate.
- Complete required route and productivity sheets, VCRs, and other reports.
- Maintain required departmental productivity standards.
- Follow required safety policies and procedures.
- Actively participate in the Company’s ReSOP program.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Eligible employees can elect comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- 401(k) 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
