Driver / Operator

Job Summary

The Vacuum Truck Operator must work in compliance with delivering MER’s four core service lines: Emergency Response, Industrial and Marine Services, Facility Decontamination, and Site Remediation.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute field work in remediation and industrial maintenance projects under direct or indirect supervision.
• Drive an average of 30% of the time and work onsite as part of a team. Perform duties of a Field Technician if needed.
• Complete all job-specific, employee-related, and equipment-related MER paperwork including Timesheets, Daily Work Reports, Driver’s Logs, Pre and Post Vehicle Inspection, and Daily Tailgate Safety Meeting Forms.
• Understand and enforce project’s detailed scope-of-work to maintain strict compliance with contract documents, project schedules, and corporate policies and procedures.
• Work safely during all phases of performing job duties in the field.
• Ability to perform work inside areas of varying dimensions, involving squatting and crawling for possible extended periods.
• Ability to follow directions; read/speak and understand English; read and understand common danger placards/labels and hazardous warning literature including site safety plans.
• Operate various vehicles safely, including but not limited to Vacuum Truck, Vacuum Trailer, Turbo-Vac, Roll-Off Truck, and Hydro Vac.
• Project work may require out-of-town travel for two weeks or more.
• Must be able to understand and comply with company and client safety standards.

Qualifications

• Must be able to effectively operate a manual transmission.
• Requires High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent reading, writing, and reasoning skills) and 2-3 years of experience operating vacuum trucks (or similar equipment).
• Additional experience in related work (emergency response, manual labor, industrial cleaning) is preferred.
• A valid Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Hazmat and Tanker endorsements is required.
• Experience with construction equipment and heavy haul/end dump is required.
• TWIC Preferred.
• OSHA 40-HR HAZWOPER and Confined Space Entry certifications are desired but not required.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment background and substance screening process including, but not limited to, employment verifications, criminal search, and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) search as well as continued verifications throughout employment to ensure that all records meet company policy standards.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays