Driver Trainee

Republic Services • Platteville, WI

16d

About The Position

A Driver - CDL (B) safely operates a collection truck and provides prompt, courteous, and complete waste removal services for customers. The driver ensures the vehicle meets Company safety standards before operation, follows Company, state, and federal regulations, and completes daily vehicle condition reports so defects can be repaired promptly. The position also involves following assigned routes, loading and disposing of refuse, maintaining vehicle readiness, completing required documentation, and meeting departmental productivity and safety standards.

Requirements

• Class B or higher Commercial Driver’s license with air brakes endorsement.
• Good customer service skills and a professional, courteous, cooperative, honest, and trustworthy approach.
• Good time management and follow-through skills, including adherence to the work schedule.
• Ability to follow Company policies and rules, promote safety standards, and avoid inappropriate risks.
• Pride in work and motivation to achieve goals.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre- and post-operation vehicle inspections, checking tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls; report safety issues.
• Safely operate a heavy truck on assigned routes and to disposal sites, following route sheets and maps and servicing customers as directed.
• Use manual or automatic controls to lift and load refuse, operate the compactor, and dispose of collected material at designated facilities.
• 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 unacceptable material.
• Clean areas affected by accidental waste spills in accordance with safety standards and policies.
• Monitor vehicle condition and maintain operational readiness; clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on disposal trips where appropriate.
• Complete route and productivity sheets, vehicle condition reports, and other required reports.
• Meet departmental productivity standards and service customers efficiently.
• 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).

What This Job Offers

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