Medical Waste/Sharps Class A Driver Lead (6060)

Daniels Health•Tempe, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer focused driver with a Class A license and experience driving large trucks to utilize your experience across the Tempe, AZ area. The Driver Lead will help to establish and lead a team of drivers in our NEW Tempe location. This is an excellent opportunity for a driver looking to expand their skillset and further their career. This role offers a high degree of autonomy, stable hours, access to some OT and good benefits. Our vehicle fleet is modern and well-maintained. We supply above and beyond the standard PPE for safe handling of medical waste and take training of our staff seriously. We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and regulated waste collections for hospitals and an array of customers within the healthcare industry. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

Requirements

Class A license with a clean driving record and valid medical card
Willingness to work full time hours, approx. 40 hours a week
Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
3 years of driving experience with tractor trailers and/or straight trucks
Registered with DACH
A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
Experience with DOT compliance, logging hours, roadside inspections
Confident in a road check level 1 through level 3
Proven longevity in past employment
On time delivery practices!

Nice To Haves

HAZMAT ENDORSED drivers

Responsibilities

Helping to establish and lead a team of drivers in our NEW Tempe location!
Assist Transport Supervisor with daily operations and oversight of driving team
Train new drivers
Safely collecting, delivering and storing our medical waste containers at customer locations
Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
Operating vehicles in a safe manner (straight trucks and tractor trailers as large as 26 and 53 feet long)
Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
Loading and unloading | Prioritizing and organizing your truck per schedule and needs
Managing a route per leaderships direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
Heavy lifting!