Driver Trainee - Train for CDL

About the Role

A Driver Trainee will be trained by Republic Services to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and then assume the responsibility of a Driver. The program includes comprehensive training and resources to take the CDL examination. Upon completion and obtaining a CDL, the trainee will transition into a Driver position in one of the Company’s lines of business, such as Residential, Commercial, Industrial, or Roll-Off.

Responsibilities

• Successfully complete Republic Services’ CDL training program, including classroom study, on-route training, driving experience, and resources to pass the state CDL examination.
• Complete twelve (12) full months of employment with Republic Services after obtaining a CDL.
• Learn to perform complete pre- and post-operation inspections of the assigned vehicle to ensure tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls are in proper working order. Report any safety issues on standard reports.
• Learn to safely operate a heavy or commercial truck along a designated route, read route sheets, follow maps, and service each customer as identified on the route sheet or as assigned by the dispatcher and/or supervisor.
• Learn to 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.
• Learn to identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag containers in accordance with applicable departmental procedures.
• Learn to continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste.
• Continuously monitor the condition of any assigned vehicle to ensure operational readiness and minimize downtime; clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each disposal trip.
• Follow all required safety policies and procedures.
• After obtaining a CDL, perform all responsibilities of a Driver in one of the Company’s lines of business (e.g., Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Roll-Off).
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• No prohibitions to acquiring a commercial driver’s license.
• Must be able to travel to Dallas, TX for 1-week of company-paid training at the Technical Institute.
• Must sign a 1-year contractual agreement.

Shift: Monday - Friday; start time between 5-6am.

Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, 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.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).

More details: Republic Services Benefits.

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, partnering with customers to create a more sustainable world. In 2025, Republic’s total company revenue was $16.6 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was $5.3 billion. The company serves 13 million customers and operates over 1,000 locations, including 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 day-to-day decisions 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 the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants.

Strategy

Republic Services’ strategy focuses on generating profitable growth through acquisitions and industry advancements, managing customers’ waste streams via a North American footprint of vertically integrated assets. The company emphasizes three growth areas:

• Recycling and Waste: Expanding footprint through organic growth and acquisitions, aggregating materials at scale to unlock advanced recycling opportunities and cross-selling new products and services.
• Environmental Solutions: Expanding capabilities and geographic footprint to help customers manage technical waste streams, including PFAS remediation.
• Sustainability Innovation: Advancing circularity and decarbonization through initiatives like the Republic Services Polymer Center (the nation’s first integrated plastics recycling facility) and the Blue Polymers joint venture. The company is also leveraging its landfill network to convert landfill gas into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), with a goal to beneficially reuse 50% more biogas by 2030 (2017 baseline).

Recent Recognition

• Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies
• CDP Discloser
• Dow Jones Best-In-Class Indices
• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies
• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies
• Great Place to Work
• Sustainability Yearbook S&P Global