CDL Residential Rear load Driver, Baton Rouge , LA

Waste Pro USA•Baton Rouge, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Waste Pro Residential Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special residential routes to collect garbage, yard waste, and recycling. The driver safely operates the truck, unloads refuse at a landfill, transfer station, or similar facility, and oversees helpers working on the assigned route. The role includes courteous customer service, collection and transfer of waste and recyclables, handling improper containers, daily vehicle inspections, truck cleaning and maintenance checks, and completing required reports and documents. Work is supervised, with performance reviewed during and after route completion. Drivers may be required to work during emergency situations and attend assigned company training.

Requirements

Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state in which the position works.
Clean driving record.
At least 21 years of age.
Understand refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices, as well as DOT and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Ability 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.
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.
Speak and read English well enough to communicate with customers, coworkers, dispatch, and supervisors; understand highway and traffic signals; and make legible paperwork entries.
Hear in the normal audio range and see in the normal visual range, with or without correction; exhibit a normal range of body motion.
Able to push or pull 50 pounds independently 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Able to lift 50 pounds independently from the ground to waist height 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Able to get in and out of a commercial motor vehicle cab 800 to 1,000 times per day and bend at the waist and knees 800 to 1,000 times per day.
Able to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Responsibilities

Safely drive the truck on established routes within prescribed time and in accordance with Decision Driving principles; collect and unload refuse at designated facilities.
Provide courteous and expeditious service to customers and the general public, and maintain a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
Ensure garbage and recyclables are picked up and transferred properly, including using back doors when required; tag improper containers and waste.
Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections in accordance with Waste Pro procedures and DOT guidelines; complete Safety Lane activity and DVIR, including checking under the hood and carriage, fluid levels, and tire pressure.
Keep the truck clean, wash its exterior weekly, and perform specified vehicle checks and tasks such as fueling and checking fluid levels and tires.
Clean up scattered refuse and move and empty large trash bins using truck hydraulics.
Prepare, maintain, and submit required company and regulation-mandated 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 current on job-appropriate technology; perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.
Work during emergency situations when required.