Residential ASL Driver

About the role

Waste Pro is seeking energetic CDL drivers to operate automated side‑load refuse collection vehicles on pre‑assigned and special routes. Drivers pick up garbage, yard waste, or recycling, oversee helpers on the route, perform pre‑trip and post‑trip truck checks and cleaning, and handle other related duties as assigned. The position offers the opportunity to work with industry‑leading teams and some of the finest trucks on the road.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive the truck on a pre‑established route in accordance with Decision Driving principles and within prescribed time frames.
• Collect and dump garbage and refuse into refuse trucks while covering a designated residential route.
• Unload refuse trucks at a landfill, transfer station, or similar facility.
• Provide a “Distinguishably Different” level of service through courteous and expeditious customer interactions.
• Exhibit a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
• Ensure garbage and recyclables at residences are picked up and transferred properly, including back‑door pickups when required.
• Tag improper refuse containers and waste.
• Perform daily pre‑ and post‑trip inspections per Waste Pro procedures and DOT guidelines.
• Complete Safety Lane activity and DVIR daily in accordance with Waste Pro safety lane guidelines.
• Inspect under the hood, check under the carriage, and verify fluid levels and tire pressure.
• Maintain a clean truck and wash the exterior weekly.
• Inspect/clean the truck: lift hood, walk around, check under carriage, pump gas, check fluid levels and air tires using appropriate gauges and tools.
• Perform manual duties to clean scattered refuse and operate truck hydraulics to move and empty large trash bins.
• Prepare, maintain, and submit required company and regulation‑mandated reports and documents.
• Be responsible for all persons working on the vehicle during the designated route.
• Comply with all Department of Transportation and state requirements for operators of commercial motor vehicles.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A or B CDL for the state of employment.
• Clean driving record.
• Minimum age of 21 years.
• Understanding of refuse‑collection policies, procedures, guidelines, and DOT/state regulations for commercial motor vehicle operators.
• Normal hearing range (with or without correction).
• Normal visual range (with or without correction).
• Normal range of body motion.
• Ability to drive front‑end, side, rear‑end, or roll‑off loading refuse trucks, including right‑hand driver positions, while observing legal and defensive driving practices.
• Proficiency in manipulating heavy‑equipment control levers.
• Ability to follow a designated refuse‑collection route or work schedule.
• Capability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Skill in maintaining written records and service responses.
• Fluency in spoken and written English sufficient for communication with customers, co‑workers, dispatch, and supervisors, as well as for making legible paperwork entries.

Benefits

• Eligibility for Waste Pro’s $10,000 driver award, attainable every three years when specific performance criteria are met.