CDL Driver - Front Load

Benefits

The company offers a range of benefits, including:

• 15 days of paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Health Savings Account with employer match option
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with an employer match up to 4%
• Supplemental health plans through Aflac
• Employer-paid basic life insurance
• Employee-paid short-term disability option
• Employer-paid long-term disability
• Mental health support through Employee Assistance Program
• 7 paid holidays annually

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Driving commercial frontload or ancillary equipment along designated routes to mechanically collect solid waste and take to post-collection facilities
• Opening container enclosures or gates to access cans
• Rolling 3-4-yard cans on castors into position for dumping as needed
• Performing daily pre- and post-trip inspections and completing and submitting a vehicle condition report at the end of the shift
• Courteously interacting with customers and/or the general public along the route to answer questions or respond to requests
• Notifying supervisor of issues requiring management action
• Cleaning loose trash off of truck and/or ground around truck and container that spills during dumping process
• Maintaining and submitting a logbook, daily route/productivity sheet, and vehicle condition report as required by law or company policy
• Maneuvering truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces, using mirrors to back up
• Using a key map and GPS to locate service addresses
• Following safe operating practices, including lock out/tag out procedures to ensure proper operation of the truck
• Monitoring operations to detect loose debris and visually scanning customer site before and after dumping
• Following all safety standards, equipment checks, and precautions in performance of all duties

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must:

• Possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
• Have a minimum of one (1) year commercial truck driving experience OR a CDL school certificate
• Meet relevant criteria for safety sensitive functions according to Company standards
• Demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate the equipment

Skills and Abilities

The ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge of the truck and its components and the basic maintenance requirements for safe operation
• Ability to control operations of equipment and maneuvering truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces
• Ability to recognize unacceptable waste
• Effective communication skills to interact with internal and external customers
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend associated documents and maps
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Flexibility to accept and adapt to change and commitment to seek continuous improvement
• Physical ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry objects up to 50 pounds repetitively

Physical and Mental Demands

The role requires:

• Ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, and smell
• Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Ability to regularly lift/move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds
• Ability to enter and exit truck to open doors to corrals multiple times during a shift
• Ability to climb to top of truck to verify that the load is secured prior to transporting the load to the landfill
• Sitting is required 75% of the time due to the primary function of driving
• Ability to work in usually loud conditions

Working Conditions

The role involves:

• Frequent exposure to loud noise, humidity, rainy/stormy, extreme hot and cold weather conditions
• Working in outdoor environment up to 100% of the time
• Working route away from branch location on a continuous basis throughout the day
• Occasional work in high precarious places
• Working in motor vehicle traffic conditions constantly