Swing Driver Houston ,TX

Waste Pro • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Waste Pro of Texas is hiring a Swing Driver to operate refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes. The role involves collecting garbage, yard waste, commercial containers, or recycling and unloading refuse at a landfill, transfer station, or similar facility. The driver may oversee helpers on the assigned route and is responsible for everyone working on the vehicle during that route. Work is supervised, with performance reviewed during and after route completion.

The driver performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections, maintains and cleans the truck, operates compaction and lift equipment, completes required safety and vehicle reports, and provides courteous service to residents and customers. The position may also involve assisting other routes, attending community events, delivering bins or carts, and working during emergency situations. Employees must attend assigned company training and keep up to date with job-related technology.

Requirements

• Valid Class A or Class B CDL for the state in which the position works.
• Safe driving record.
• Two years of waste industry driving experience within the past seven years.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Knowledge of refuse collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and practices, and of DOT and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
• Ability to drive front-end, side, rear-end, or roll-off 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 designated routes or work schedules.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and maintain written records and 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 paperwork entries.
• Ability to hear and see in the normal range, with or without correction, and exhibit a normal range of body motion.
• Ability to push or pull 50 pounds independently between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds independently from ground to waist height between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Ability to get into and out of a commercial motor vehicle cab between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Ability to bend at the waist and knees between 800 and 1,000 times per day.
• Ability to work 8 to 12 hours in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive refuse trucks on pre-established routes within prescribed time and in accordance with defensive driving principles.
• Collect and dump garbage and refuse on residential or commercial routes, including ensuring garbage and recyclables are properly picked up and transferred.
• Unload refuse trucks at landfills, transfer stations, or similar facilities.
• Operate compaction and lift equipment on roll-off, side-loading, front-loading, recycling, and rear-loading trucks.
• Provide courteous and timely customer service, respond to residents’ questions, and direct them to Customer Service or the appropriate government office when needed.
• Tag improper refuse containers and waste.
• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections and complete Safety Lane activity and DVIR documentation in accordance with company procedures and DOT guidelines.
• Inspect and clean the truck, including checking under the hood and undercarriage, checking fluid levels and tire pressure, fueling, and washing the exterior weekly.
• Perform manual cleanup of scattered refuse and move or empty large trash bins using truck hydraulics.
• Prepare, maintain, and submit required company and regulatory reports and documents.
• Oversee helpers and be responsible for all persons working on the vehicle during the designated route.
• Assist other routes, attend community events, deliver bins or carts, and perform other assigned duties.
• Attend assigned company training and keep up to date on job-related technology.
• Comply with Department of Transportation and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
• Work during emergency situations when required.

What This Job Offers

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