Residential ASL Driver - Gulfport

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, perform pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections, and maintain a high level of courteous, expeditious customer service.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive the truck on pre‑established routes in accordance with Decision Driving principles and prescribed time frames.
• Collect and dump garbage and refuse into refuse trucks while covering designated residential zones.
• Unload refuse trucks at landfills, transfer stations, or similar facilities.
• Provide distinguished service through courteous and expeditious customer interactions.
• Maintain a positive attitude toward company, customer, and municipal goals.
• Ensure proper pickup and transfer of garbage and recyclables, including use of 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, including hood inspection, under‑carriage check, fluid levels, and tire pressure.
• Complete Safety Lane activity and DVIR daily according to Waste Pro safety lane guidelines.
• Maintain a clean truck and wash the exterior weekly.
• Inspect and clean the truck: lift hood, inspect under hood, walk around, check under carriage, pump gas, check fluid levels and air tires using appropriate gauges and tools.
• Perform manual duties to clean up 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.
• Supervise all persons working on the vehicle during the designated route.
• Comply with all Department of Transportation and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.

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 practices.
• Knowledge of DOT and state requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.
• Ability to hear in the normal audio range (with or without correction).
• Ability to see in the normal visual range (with or without correction).
• Normal range of body motion.
• Capability to drive front‑end, side, rear‑end, or roll‑off loading refuse trucks, including right‑hand driver positions on certain equipment, while observing legal and defensive driving practices.
• Skill in manipulating heavy‑equipment control levers.
• Ability to follow designated refuse collection routes or work schedules and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Proficiency in maintaining written records and service responses.
• Fluency in spoken and written English sufficient for communication with customers, co‑workers, dispatch, supervisors, understanding highway and traffic signals, and making legible paperwork entries.

Benefits

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