Residential Driver NonCDL

Waste Pro USA•Athens, GA

12d

About The Position

The Waste Pro Residential Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage, yard waste, and recycling. The driver oversees helpers working on the assigned route, performs pre-trip and post-trip vehicle checks and cleaning, and completes other related work as assigned. Work is performed under supervision, with performance reviewed during and after route completion through direct observation and discussion of problems. The role involves driving safely along residential routes, collecting and unloading refuse, providing courteous customer service, ensuring waste is handled properly, maintaining the vehicle, and completing required safety checks, reports, and documentation. Drivers must comply with Department of Transportation and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators and may be required to work during emergencies.

Requirements

Valid driver's license for the state in which the position works.
Clean driving record.
Must be at least 21 years old.
Understand refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices, as well as DOT and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Ability to hear and see within the normal range, with or without correction, and exhibit a normal range of body motion.
Ability to drive front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off loading refuse trucks, including equipment with a right-hand driver's position, while observing legal and defensive driving practices.
Ability to manipulate heavy equipment control levers and follow a designated refuse collection route or work schedule.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, maintain written records, and document 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 entries on paperwork.
Physically able to push or pull 50 pounds independently 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Physically able to lift 50 pounds independently from ground to waist height 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Physically able to get up and down from a commercial motor vehicle cab 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Physically able to bend at the waist and knees 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Physically able to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Responsibilities

Safely drive a truck on pre-established routes within prescribed time, collect and dump garbage and refuse, and unload trucks at a landfill, transfer station, or similar facility.
Provide courteous and expeditious customer service and exhibit a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
Ensure garbage and recyclables at residences are picked up and transferred properly; pickup may require using a back door. Tag improper refuse containers and waste.
Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections in accordance with company procedures and DOT guidelines, including Safety Lane activity and completion of a DVIR.
Inspect, clean, and maintain the truck, including weekly exterior washing, checking under the hood and carriage, checking fluid levels and tire pressure, and pumping gas.
Perform manual cleanup of scattered refuse and move and empty large trash bins using truck hydraulics.
Prepare, maintain, and submit required company and regulatory reports and documents.
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-sponsored training.
Keep up to date on current technology used by Waste Pro, as appropriate to the job.
Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.
May be required to work during emergency situations.