Front Load Driver

Waste Pro USA•Jackson, MS

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 emptying front-load containers. The driver uses controls inside the truck cab to empty containers, may open corral doors and position wheeled containers for dumping, picks up loose trash, cleans spills, and transports waste to a designated local landfill or disposal area. Work is performed under supervision and reviewed during and after route completion through direct observation and discussion of problems. The position includes completing route and productivity sheets, recording mileage and fuel consumption, maintaining required logbooks and vehicle condition reports, and communicating professionally with customers. Drivers are expected to provide courteous, timely service, report customer issues to appropriate internal contacts, and support company and municipal goals. The driver is responsible for safe truck operation, including pre-trip and post-trip inspections; evaluating collected materials for potential hazards; deciding whether materials can be safely transported; and helping ensure the safety of employees encountered. Drivers clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on landfill runs, keep the truck clean, wash its exterior weekly, and inspect and maintain vehicle items such as fluid levels, tires, and fuel. Employees must attend assigned company training, keep up to date with job-appropriate technology, and perform other duties assigned by a supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Requirements

Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state in which 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.
Hear within the normal audio range, with or without correction.
See within the normal visual range, with or without correction.
Exhibit a normal range of body motion.
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 where applicable, while following legal and defensive driving practices.
Ability to manipulate heavy equipment control levers.
Ability to follow a designated refuse collection route or work schedule.
Ability to 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.
Ability to push or pull 50 pounds independently 120–150 times per day.
Ability to lift 50 pounds independently from ground to waist height 120–150 times per day.
Ability to get into and out of a commercial motor vehicle cab 120–150 times per day.
Ability to bend at the waist and knees 120–150 times per day.
Ability to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Responsibilities

Operate refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage.
Service commercial businesses by picking up front-load containers and emptying them using truck controls and forks.
Open corral doors and position wheeled containers 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 logbooks, and complete vehicle condition reports and other forms.
Communicate professionally with customers, report customer issues and complaints to appropriate internal contacts, and provide courteous and expeditious service.
Safely operate the truck, conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections, assess collected materials for hazards, and determine whether materials can be safely transported.
Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each landfill run.
Keep the truck clean, wash its exterior weekly, and inspect the engine compartment, undercarriage, fluids, tires, and fuel.
Attend assigned company training, keep current with job-appropriate technology, and perform other duties assigned by a supervisor.