Driver Trainee
About The Position
A Driver Trainee participates in Republic Services’ comprehensive training program to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and prepare to move into a Driver position. Training includes classroom study, on-route training, driving experience, and resources—including the loan of a truck—to prepare for the state CDL examination. After obtaining a CDL, the trainee moves into a Driver role in a Company line of business, such as Residential, Commercial, Industrial, or Roll-Off. The position requires completing twelve full months of employment with Republic Services after obtaining a CDL.
Requirements
- No prohibitions to acquiring a commercial driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Successfully complete the Company’s CDL training program and take and pass the state CDL examination.
- Complete twelve full months of employment with Republic Services after obtaining a CDL.
- Learn to perform pre- and post-operation inspections of the assigned vehicle and report safety issues using standard reports.
- Learn to operate a heavy or commercial truck safely along a designated route and to a disposal site, following route sheets and maps and servicing customers as assigned.
- Learn to operate manual and/or automatic controls 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 in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable material.
- Monitor the assigned vehicle’s condition to ensure it is operationally ready, and clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each disposal trip.
- Follow required safety policies and procedures.
- After obtaining a CDL, perform Driver responsibilities in an assigned Company line of business.
- 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
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee discount programs
- 401(k) plan with a 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
