Medical Waste/Sharps Class B Driver 6594

Job Summary

We are seeking a Class B driver with professional box truck driving experience to collect and deliver medical waste and sharps containers across the Des Moines, IA area. The position offers a $3k sign-on bonus for new hires, paid after 30 and 90 days of employment.

What Will Your Job Involve?

• Safely collecting, delivering and storing medical waste containers at customer locations
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
• Operating vehicles in a safe manner (as large as 26 ft box truck)
• Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
• Loading and unloading | Prioritizing and organizing your truck per schedule and needs
• Managing a route per leadership's direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
• Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
• Heavy lifting!

What Are We Looking For?

• Class B license and valid DOT medical card
• Delivery experience within a 26 foot box truck
• Driving within any industry where you have dealt with manual handling
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
• Clean driving record
• A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
• Proven longevity in past employment
• On time delivery practices

Why Work for Us?

• Job stability - as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business
• Opportunities for overtime
• Consistent work hours - M-F position 1st Shift (6AM to 3PM)
• Benefits - Full time roles are provided benefits, sick leave and vacation leave from day one!!
• Permanent position - This is a Full-time permanent role of 40 hours per week
• Competitive salary - This position is offering a SET (non-negotiable) rate of $27.00 ($29.00 for HAZMAT ENDORSED drivers) per hour with a $3k sign-on bonus for new hires!

About the Company

We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and regulated waste collections for hospitals and an array of customers within the healthcare industry. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Daniels Health & Sharpsmart, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and ensuring equal employment opportunities for all individuals. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post-offer hiring process. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.