Medical Waste/Sharps Class B Driver Lead (6510)
About The Position
We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer-focused driver with a Class B license and experience driving large trucks to utilize your experience across the Shakopee, MN area. The Driver Lead will help to lead a team of drivers. 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. This is 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 B license with a clean driving record and valid medical card
- Willingness to pursue Class A license
- Hazmat endorsement preferred
- 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!
Responsibilities
- 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 (26ft straight trucks)
- 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!
Benefits
- Sick leave
- Vacation leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
