Driver Trainee
About The Position
A Driver Trainee is trained by Republic Services to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and then transition into a Driver position. Trainees complete a comprehensive training program that includes classroom study, on-route training, driving experience, and resources to take and pass the state CDL examination, including the loan of a truck. After 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 role requires completing twelve full months of employment with Republic Services after obtaining a CDL. The position also includes learning safe vehicle inspection and operation, route and customer service, refuse handling, waste monitoring, and vehicle upkeep. Other job-related duties may be assigned.
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 preparation for 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 vehicle inspections in accordance with Company policy, checking tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls, and report safety issues on standard reports.
- Learn to safely operate a heavy or commercial truck along a designated route and to the disposal site; read route sheets, follow maps, and service customers as identified or assigned by a 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 in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Learn to continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste.
- Continuously monitor assigned vehicle condition to ensure operational readiness and 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 all 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
- 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
