Residential Driver

Waste Pro USA • Southaven, MS

6d

About The Position

The Residential Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to collect garbage, yard waste, and recycling. The driver oversees helpers on the assigned route, conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections and truck cleaning, and performs related duties as assigned. Work is performed under supervision and reviewed during and after route completion through direct observation and discussion of problems.

The role involves safely driving and unloading refuse trucks, providing courteous customer service, ensuring residential waste and recyclables are collected appropriately, maintaining vehicle condition and required records, and complying with Department of Transportation and state commercial vehicle requirements. Drivers may be required to work during emergencies and attend company-sponsored training.

The work environment includes varying temperatures and weather, noise, vibration, fumes, odors, and dust. The job requires frequent heavy physical activity and the ability to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions.

Waste Pro advertises a $2,500 retention bonus paid quarterly over the first 12 months of employment and a $10,000 driver award available every three years when specified criteria are met.

Requirements

• Hold a valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state where the position works.
• Have a clean driving record.
• 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.
• Hear within the normal audio range and see within the normal visual range, with or without correction; exhibit a normal range of body motion.
• Be able to drive front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off loading refuse trucks, including equipment with a right-hand driver position, while following 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 and maintain written records and service responses.
• Speak and read English well enough to communicate with customers, coworkers, dispatch, and supervisors; understand highway and traffic signals; and make legible paperwork entries.
• Be able to push or pull 50 pounds independently between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Be able to lift 50 pounds independently from ground to waist height between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Be able to get up and down from a commercial motor vehicle cab between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Be able to bend at the waist and knees between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Be able to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive a refuse truck on pre-established routes within prescribed time and collect and unload refuse at a landfill, transfer station, or similar facility.
• Provide courteous and expeditious customer service and maintain a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
• Ensure garbage and recyclables are properly picked up and transferred; pickup may require using a back door, and improper containers or waste must be tagged.
• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections in accordance with company procedures and DOT guidelines, complete Safety Lane activity and DVIR, and inspect vehicle components and fluid levels.
• Keep the truck clean, wash its exterior weekly, and perform vehicle checks and refueling.
• 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.
• 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.
• Work during emergency situations when required.
• Attend assigned company-sponsored training and keep up to date with job-appropriate technology.
• Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

• $2,500 retention bonus paid quarterly over the first 12 months of employment.
• $10,000 driver award available every three years when specified criteria are met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed