CDL - Residential Rear Load Driver

About the role

GFL Environmental is one of North America’s leading waste management companies, dedicated to providing sustainable solutions to make communities cleaner, safer, and happier. Working for GFL offers opportunities for growth, friendship, and a positive impact every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive a rear-load, split body, Curotto, or automated-side load truck along designated routes to collect waste and transport it to post-collection facilities.
• Assist helpers in loading solid waste into the truck hopper as needed.
• Operate the mechanical packer to load and compact trash from the hopper into the truck body.
• Perform daily pre- and post-trip inspections and submit the vehicle condition report at the end of the shift.
• Courteously interact with customers and/or the general public, answering questions and responding to requests.
• Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body after each landfill or transfer station run.
• Maintain and submit necessary logs and reports as required by law or company policy.
• Maneuver the truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces, using mirrors to back up.
• Use a key map and GPS to locate service addresses.
• Follow safe operating practices, including lock out/tag out procedures.
• Monitor operations to detect loose debris and visually scan customer sites before and after dumping.
• Adhere to all DOT, OSHA, FMCSA, and EPA regulations and standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Class A or B.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Minimum one (1) year of commercial driving experience OR CDL school certificate.
• Able to meet relevant criteria for safety-sensitive functions according to Company standards.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to safely operate the truck and equipment.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of the truck and its components and basic maintenance requirements for safe operation.
• Ability to control operations of equipment and maneuver the truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces using mirrors.
• Ability to recognize unacceptable waste and communicate effectively 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 continuous improvement.
• Ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 pounds repetitively using proper lifting techniques.
• Ability to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting or standing.
• Ability to follow all company safety policies and procedures.

Physical/Mental Demands

• Ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, and smell.
• Regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds.
• Sitting may be required up to 75% of the time due to the primary function of driving.
• Ability to work in usually loud conditions.

Working Conditions

• Frequently exposed to loud noise, humidity, rainy/stormy, extreme hot and cold weather conditions (depending on season).
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes, and airborne particles.
• Work in an outdoor environment up to 100% of the time.
• Works route away from branch location on a continuous basis throughout the day.
• Occasionally works in high precarious places.
• Works in motor vehicle traffic conditions constantly.
• Work environment is usually loud.