Driver Route Non CDL

Stericycle - Canton, MS

Full-time - Entry Level

Canton, MS

Waste Management and Remediation Services

About the position

The Medical Waste Route Driver is responsible for servicing assigned accounts by ensuring timely and safe waste pickup and supply delivery. This role emphasizes high levels of customer service while adhering to all relevant regulations. The driver will transport waste from various locations and manage assigned routes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manages assigned routes ensuring customers' waste is picked up in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.
• Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
• Plans daily schedule based on customers' needs by reviewing daily paperwork provided by the Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher.
• Follows routing software route schedule.
• May prepare and load trucks to service select accounts for the day ensuring enough supplies are added.
• Required to unload trucks at various Stericycle and customer sites; including ensure securing of waste.
• Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day.
• Ensures that customers have packaged and prepared the waste according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations before transporting.
• Provide the highest level of customer service to assigned accounts daily, communicating any issues to the Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher for resolution.
• Ensures waste, supplies, and material handling equipment are secured prior to operating the vehicle on a public highway.
• Ensures that assigned paperwork is completed legibly, neatly, accurately, and completely and returned to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for processing.
• Ensures DOT Driver Log is completed, if applicable.
• Communicates with Stericycle Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher regarding any change to route pickups, including address changes, customer not having waste ready for pickup, etc.
• Ensures that employee covering for specific route is aware of any situations outside the norm in order to provide the highest level of customer service.
• Reports any problems/issues with accounts to Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher before the close of business each day.
• Performs pre-trip and post-trip maintenance on assigned trucks prior to leaving or closing for the day.
• Reports any maintenance problems to Transportation/Dispatcher for follow-up.
• Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and Geotab to log hours in accordance with DOT guidelines, if applicable.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities, as needed.

Requirements

• 6+ months of experience, preferably in driving shred/box trucks and route management.
• Must be 21 years of age or older in route management.
• Valid standard driver's license (Class D or above) with an excellent driving record.
• Ability to obtain and retain a valid Medical Examiner Card (MED) route management.
• Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records as required by federal regulation.

Nice-to-haves

• High School or Equivalent education preferred.

Benefits

• Health care program including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.