Driver - CDL (B)
Responsible for safely operating a collection truck and providing prompt, courteous, and complete waste removal services for customers. Ensures the vehicle is in compliance with the Company’s safety standards, adheres to all Company, state, and federal regulations, and completes daily vehicle condition reports (VCRs) to address any defects promptly.
Responsibilities
- Perform complete pre- and post-operation inspection of the vehicle to ensure tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls are in proper working order. Report any safety issues on standard reports.
- Safely operate a heavy truck along the designated route and to the disposal site; read route sheets, follow maps, and service each customer as identified on the route sheet or as assigned by the dispatcher/supervisor.
- Operate manual and/or automatic controls in accordance with Company safety policies and procedures to lift and load refuse, operate compactor, and dispose of collected material at the designated facility.
- Courteously interact with customers, dispatchers, and others daily to ensure timely and professional service of all customer routes.
- Identify and tag unsatisfactory waste containers in accordance with applicable departmental procedures.
- Continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste and clean accidental spills while adhering to safety standards.
- Monitor the vehicle’s condition to ensure operational readiness, minimize downtime, and clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each disposal trip.
- Complete required route/productivity sheets, VCRs, and other reports as needed.
- Maintain adherence to productivity standards to ensure all customers are serviced in a timely and efficient manner.
- Follow all required safety policies and procedures and actively participate in the Company’s ReSOP program.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Good customer service skills to meet and exceed customer expectations; acts professionally, courteously, and cooperatively toward customers and co-workers.
- Good time management skills to complete responsibilities efficiently and safely.
- Strong follow-through ability; adheres to work schedule and addresses challenges as they arise.
- Ability to adhere to Company policies, promote safety standards, and avoid inappropriate risks.
- Maintains pride in work and strives to achieve all goals.
Qualifications
- Class B or higher Commercial Driver’s license with air brakes endorsement.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
About the Company
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing customers with recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste, and field services. The company is committed to advancing circularity and supporting decarbonization to create a more sustainable world. In 2025, Republic’s total revenue was $16.6 billion, with adjusted EBITDA of $5.3 billion. The company serves 13 million customers across North America through a network of collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills.
Republic Services combines local operational management with standardized business practices to drive efficiencies while maintaining decision-making at the local level. The company’s 42,000 team members are guided by core values: Safe, Committed to Serve, Environmentally Responsible, Driven, and Human-Centered. The company has an employee engagement score of 86 and positively impacted 5.1 million people in 2024 through charitable initiatives.
The company’s strategy focuses on recycling and waste, environmental solutions, and sustainability innovation. Key initiatives include the Republic Services Polymer Center, the nation’s first integrated plastics recycling facility, and partnerships to develop Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plants at landfills. Republic Services has received recognition for its sustainability efforts, including being named to Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies and Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies.