Residential ASL Driver (Urgently Hiring)

Waste Pro USA•Doraville, GA

About The Position

Waste Pro’s Automated Side Load Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage, yard waste, or recycling. The driver follows designated residential routes, unloads refuse at a landfill, transfer station, or similar facility, and oversees helpers working on the assigned route. The role also includes vehicle inspections and cleaning, route-related cleanup, customer service, documentation, and compliance with commercial motor vehicle regulations. The driver is expected to provide courteous and efficient service to the public and customers, support company and municipal goals, and ensure refuse and recyclables are collected and transferred properly. The position involves frequent physical activity and working 8 to 12 hours in varying and sometimes extreme weather conditions.

Requirements

Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state where the position works.
Clean 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.
Be able to drive front-end, side-loading, rear-end, or roll-off refuse trucks, including equipment with a right-hand driver’s position, while observing legal and defensive driving practices.
Be able to manipulate heavy-equipment control levers and follow a designated collection route or work schedule.
Be able to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, maintain written records, and record service responses.
Speak and read English sufficiently to communicate with customers, coworkers, dispatch, and supervisors; understand highway and traffic signals; and make legible entries on paperwork.
Have hearing and vision in the normal range, with or without correction, and a normal range of body motion.
Be physically able to push or pull 50 pounds independently 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Be physically able to lift 50 pounds independently from ground to waist height 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Be physically able to get in and out of a commercial motor vehicle cab 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Be physically able to bend at the waist and knees 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Be physically able to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions.

Responsibilities

Safely drive a refuse truck on pre-established routes within prescribed times, following defensive driving principles.
Collect and dump garbage and refuse along residential routes, and unload trucks at a landfill, transfer station, or similar facility.
Provide courteous, expeditious customer service to the public and customers.
Ensure garbage and recyclables are picked up and transferred properly; use back-door pickup when required and tag improper containers or waste.
Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections in accordance with company procedures and Department of Transportation guidelines, including Safety Lane activities and DVIR documentation.
Maintain and clean the truck, including washing its exterior weekly, inspecting under the hood and carriage, checking fluid levels and tire pressure, and fueling the vehicle.
Clean up scattered refuse and move and empty large trash bins using truck hydraulics.
Prepare, maintain, and submit required company and regulatory reports and documents.
Oversee and be responsible for all persons working on the vehicle during the designated route.
Comply with Department of Transportation and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Attend and participate in assigned company training and keep up to date with job-appropriate technology.
Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.