Driver Trainee
About The Position
Republic Services trains Driver Trainees to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and prepare to assume a Driver position. Trainees complete a comprehensive training program, including classroom study, on-route training, driving experience, and access to resources—including the loan of a truck—to take the state CDL examination. After completing the program and obtaining a CDL, the trainee moves into a Driver position in a Company line of business, such as Residential, Commercial, Industrial, or Roll-Off. The employee must complete twelve full months of employment with Republic Services after obtaining a CDL. The role involves learning to inspect and safely operate an assigned heavy or commercial truck, serve customers along designated routes, operate refuse collection controls, monitor waste and vehicle condition, and follow Company safety procedures. After obtaining a CDL, the employee performs the responsibilities of a Driver in the assigned line of business.
Requirements
- No prohibitions to acquiring a commercial driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Successfully complete Republic Services’ CDL training program, including classroom study, on-route training, driving experience, and use of resources needed to take and pass the state CDL examination.
- Complete twelve full months of employment with Republic Services after obtaining a CDL.
- Learn to perform complete pre- and post-operation inspections of the assigned vehicle in accordance with Company policy, checking tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls.
- Report safety issues using standard reports.
- Learn to safely operate a heavy or commercial truck along a designated route and to the disposal site.
- Read the route sheet, follow the map, and service each customer identified on the route sheet or assigned by the dispatcher or supervisor.
- Learn to operate manual and/or automatic controls in accordance with Company safety policies and procedures to lift and load refuse, operate the compactor, and dispose of collected material at the designated facility.
- Learn to identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag them according to applicable departmental procedures.
- Continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable material.
- Monitor the condition of the assigned vehicle to keep it operationally ready and minimize downtime; clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each disposal trip.
- Follow all required safety policies and procedures.
- After obtaining a CDL, perform the responsibilities of a Driver in a Company line of business, such as Residential, Commercial, Industrial, or Roll-Off.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage
- Dental plans
- 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
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
