Driver Trainee

Rumpke Waste & Recycling•Colerain Township, OH

About The Position

The Driver Trainee trains alongside drivers to gain experience and learn the skills necessary to advance into a CDL driver role. Trainees assist with servicing assigned routes and customers by collecting and hauling waste or recycling materials to a disposal site or recycling plant. Training includes classroom and field instruction, route assistance, safe truck operation, inspections, and route documentation. The role requires frequent physical activity, including entering and exiting the truck 300–600 times per day and handling waste-related materials. Trainees work outdoors in changing weather and may encounter airborne matter, high-traffic conditions, and residential or commercial waste. The position does not manage employees. Rumpke describes itself as a family-owned and operated company in the waste and recycling industry, committed to safety, service, the environment, and employee growth.

Requirements

Be able to read, comprehend, study for, and pass exams.
Be able to read and understand a map.
Be able to enter and exit the truck approximately 300–600 times per day.
Have good written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external customers.
Read and speak English well enough to communicate, understand, and respond to questions, directions, traffic signs, signals, and safety training.
Obtain a DOT medical card within 10 days of employment.
Obtain a Class B CDL permit within 60 days of employment.
Obtain a Class B CDL within 90 days of employment.
Be at least 19 years of age.
Have no more than 3 moving violations within the last 2 years.
Have no DUI or OVI within the last 5 years, or no more than 2 within the last 10 years.
Be legally eligible to work in the United States.
Have a valid driver’s license, if applicable.
Successfully complete pre-employment testing.
Be able to travel between offices as required.
Be able to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends as needed, and overtime, weekends, and/or holidays.
Frequently lift, carry, push, or pull up to 75 pounds.
Frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently climb and/or balance; and frequently sit, stand, or walk.
Continuously work outdoors in changing temperatures and wet or humid conditions, and in areas with dust, odors, mist, gases, and other airborne matter.

Responsibilities

Attend classroom and field training and study independently to obtain the required CDL license.
Assist as a helper during training to complete daily routes as needed.
Enter and exit a truck 300–600 times per day to service assigned routes.
Operate a truck safely and in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and company policies, following methods learned during training.
Assist with waste or recycling removal services for customers on assigned routes and haul materials to disposal sites.
Assist with cleaning up waste spills and overflows.
Learn to maintain and update route sheets and log sheets, and assist the trainer with this function.
Learn to conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections and complete logs, and assist the trainer with this function.
Professionally interact with internal and external customers.
Maintain the cleanliness of the assigned truck.
Perform other duties as assigned.