Residential Driver

About the role

Waste Pro has immediate openings for energetic CDL drivers. Every day thousands of Waste Pro trucks serve millions of customers, and it takes professional, experienced, hardworking, and dedicated people working together to accomplish this. Work with the brightest people in the industry while driving some of the finest trucks built. Waste Pro offers a $10,000 driver award attainable every 3 years when the driver meets specific criteria.

The Waste Pro Residential Driver operates refuse collection vehicles on pre-assigned and special routes to pick up garbage, yard waste, or recycling. Oversees work of helpers assisting on assigned route; performs pre-trip and post-trip truck check and cleaning; and performs other related work as assigned. Work is performed under supervision and performance is reviewed while in progress and upon completion through direct observation of routes and discussion of problems.

Responsibilities

• Safely drives truck on pre-established route in accordance with Decision Driving principles within prescribed time.
• Collects and dumps garbage and refuse into refuse trucks while covering a designated route in a residential zone.
• Unloads refuse trucks at the landfill, transfer station, or similar facility.
• Provides a Distinguishably Different level of service through courteous and expeditious customer service in all aspects of refuse operation to the general public and customers.
• Exhibits a positive attitude towards company, customer, and municipal goals.
• Ensures garbage and recyclables at residences are picked up and transferred properly; pick up may require using back door.
• Tags improper refuse containers and waste.
• Performs daily pre- and post-trip inspections as set forth by Waste Pro procedures and D.O.T. guidelines.
• Completes Safety Lane activity and DVIR daily in accordance with Waste Pro safety lane guidelines.
• Inspects under hood, checks under carriage, checks fluid levels and air tires.
• Maintains clean truck and washes exterior weekly.
• Inspects/cleans truck: lifts hood, inspects under the hood, walks around and checks under carriage; pumps gas, checks fluid levels and air tires using air gauge, dipstick for levels, and gas pump nozzle for gas fill.
• Performs a variety of manual duties in the clean-up of scattered refuse; moves and empties large trash bins using truck hydraulics.
• Prepares, maintains, and submits required company and regulation-mandated reports and documents.
• Responsible for all persons working on vehicle during the designated route.
• Must comply with all Department of Transportation and State requirements for operators of commercial motor vehicles.
• May be required to work during emergency situations.
• Attends and participates in corporation-sponsored training courses as assigned.
• Keeps up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by Waste Pro.
• Performs any additional job duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Work environment

• Works in a variety of environmental conditions, including wide temperature and weather variations (heat, cold, snow, rain, wind).
• Exposure to noise and vibrations, fumes, odors, and dust.

Benefits

• $10,000 driver award attainable every 3 years when specific criteria are met.