Driver Lead

Summary

The Driver Lead assists and reports to the Transportation Manager/Production Manager. The Driver Lead assists in the management of everything that has to do with routing, collection and bin placements. The Driver Lead is a seasoned and proven responsible driver, who does all jobs assigned by the Manager to help make the collection run smoothly and maximize the pounds.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Check drivers in and out, including: truck assignment, vehicle inspection, ensuring that drivers have correct paperwork and promptly leave for their routes
• Sign bin keys in and out
• Run collection routes and pick up overflows as needed
• May have a few regular routes assigned on a weekly basis, or may just run routes that are uncovered due to driver call out
• Training of drivers as described in Planet Aid's Driver Training Manual
• Audit drivers and routes
• Investigate theft and conduct internal/external investigations
• Verify that routes are being run as planned
• Verify bins fully emptied
• Verify drivers are driving responsibly
• Fix bin issues in the field: replace locks and barcodes and perform other minor bin maintenance
• Replace bins on sites
• Attend to dumping and trash issues
• Assist the manager with routing and reroute collection routes and territories
• Monitor the truck tracking applications
• Ensure that the collection database is updated in a timely manner

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma/GED and 3-5 years of truck driving
• Additional experience being a team leader is preferred
• Or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to walk
• Occasionally required to stand and sit
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds repetitively
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, depth perception, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus

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