Residential Drivers for the Waste Industry with Front Load Experience

Waste Pro•Concord, NC

About The Position

Waste Pro is hiring an energetic CDL driver with front load experience for the Greater Concord, North Carolina area. The Front Load Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage from commercial businesses. The driver empties front-load containers using controls inside the truck cab and forks, may open corral doors, and may move 3- to 4-yard containers weighing up to 600 pounds into position for dumping. The driver picks up loose trash, cleans spills, and transports waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area. Work is performed under supervision and reviewed through route observation and discussion of problems. The role includes completing route and productivity sheets, recording mileage and fuel use, maintaining required logs and vehicle condition reports, and communicating professionally with customers. Drivers are responsible for safe truck operation, vehicle inspections, assessing materials for collection and potential hazards, and helping ensure the safety of employees encountered. They clean the packer blade and truck body on landfill runs, keep the truck clean, and wash its exterior weekly. The position also requires truck inspections and upkeep, including checking under the hood and undercarriage, fluid levels, and tire pressure, and fueling the vehicle. The job involves working 8 to 12 hours in varied and sometimes extreme weather conditions. Physical duties include frequent pushing or pulling, lifting, climbing in and out of the cab, and bending. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state where the position works.
Safe driving record.
At least 21 years of age.
Understand refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices, as well as Department of Transportation and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Ability to drive refuse trucks, including front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off loading trucks and equipment with a right-hand driver's position, while following legal and defensive driving practices.
Ability to manipulate heavy equipment control levers and follow designated collection routes or work schedules.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and maintain written records and service responses.
Ability to speak and read English sufficiently to communicate with customers, coworkers, dispatch, and supervisors; understand highway and traffic signals; and make legible paperwork entries.
Ability to hear and see in the normal range, with or without correction, and exhibit a normal range of body motion.
Ability to push or pull 50 pounds independently 120 to 150 times per day.
Ability to lift 50 pounds independently from ground to waist height 120 to 150 times per day.
Ability to get in and out of the cab of a commercial motor vehicle 120 to 150 times per day.
Ability to bend at the waist and knees 120 to 150 times per day.
Ability to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Nice To Haves

Front load experience.

Responsibilities

Operate a refuse collection vehicle on pre-assigned and special routes, servicing commercial businesses and collecting front-load containers.
Empty containers using truck controls and forks; open corral doors and move containers into position for dumping as needed.
Pick up loose trash and clean spills.
Transport waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area.
Complete route and productivity sheets, record mileage and fuel consumption, maintain required log books and vehicle condition reports, and complete other forms.
Communicate professionally with customers and report customer issues or complaints to appropriate internal contacts.
Provide courteous and expeditious customer service and exhibit a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
Operate the truck safely, conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections, evaluate materials for collection and potential hazardous materials, and use judgment about what can safely be transported.
Help ensure the safety of each employee encountered.
Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each landfill run.
Keep the truck clean and wash its exterior weekly.
Inspect and clean the truck, including checking under the hood and undercarriage, fluid levels, and tire pressure, and fueling the vehicle.
Attend and participate in corporation-sponsored training courses as assigned.
Keep up to date on current job-appropriate technology used by Waste Pro.
Perform additional duties assigned by the Supervisor.