Front Load Drivers for the Waste Industry

Waste Pro USA•Concord, NC

About The Position

The Front Load Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage, primarily servicing commercial businesses and picking up front-load containers. The driver empties containers using controls inside the truck cab and forks, may open corral doors, and may roll 3–4-yard containers weighing up to 600 pounds into position for dumping. The role includes picking up loose trash, cleaning spills, and transporting waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area. Work is performed under supervision and reviewed through route observation and discussion of problems. The driver completes route and productivity sheets, records mileage and fuel consumption, maintains required logbooks and vehicle condition reports, and completes other paperwork. The position requires professional communication with customers and reporting customer issues to appropriate internal contacts. Drivers are responsible for safe truck operation, including vehicle inspections, evaluating materials for collection and potential hazardous contents, and determining what materials can be safely transported. They clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on landfill runs and maintain the truck, including weekly exterior washing and checking under the hood, undercarriage, fluids, tires, and fuel. The position requires a valid state Class A or B CDL, a safe driving record, and the ability to perform frequent physical tasks and work 8 to 12 hours in varying weather conditions. Drivers must communicate effectively with customers, coworkers, dispatch, and supervisors, follow routes and instructions, maintain records, and attend assigned company training.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Front-load driving experience.

Responsibilities

Service commercial businesses by collecting front-load containers.
Operate truck controls and forks to empty containers; open corral doors and position containers for dumping when 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 logbooks 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 maintain a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
Operate the truck safely, perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections, assess materials for hazardous contents, determine what can be safely transported, and help ensure the safety of employees encountered.
Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each landfill run.
Maintain and clean the truck, wash its exterior weekly, inspect under the hood and undercarriage, check fluid levels and tire pressure, and refuel.
Attend and participate in assigned company-sponsored training.
Keep up to date on job-appropriate technology used by Waste Pro.
Perform additional duties assigned by the Supervisor.