Utility Driver

Utility Driver position with a 4am-6am start time Monday through Friday. Occasional overnight travel to Santa Barbara or Palm Springs area once per month.

Responsibilities

• Determine safest approach to access each customer job site, secure vehicle, and place safety cones around vehicle.
• Select and attach adequate number of hoses, proper tools for removing manhole covers/internal grease trap covers, and locking UCO containers.
• Engage Power Take Off Pump (PTO) and/or external pump to extract material.
• Execute all stop documentation on service technician app.
• Safely operate commercial vehicles pursuant to DOT and FMSCA regulations and maintain accurate records of Hours of Service (HOS).
• Perform pre- and post-trip/DVIR inspection utilizing current electronic logging device (ELD).
• Interface professionally with customers and provide excellent customer service.
• Proactively communicate issues or problems with customer, dispatch, and/or site managers as needed.
• Safely complete additional tasks assigned by dispatch or Depot Management, including:
  • Cleaning dirty containers with degreaser and a scraper
  • Spill cleanup
  • Refurbishing containers at the depot
  • Assisting partners with loads in/out at the depot
  • Taking on extra stops
• Communicate daily with dispatch/management to share important route, customer, truck, and equipment information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Valid CDL B license with Tanker Endorsement (or willingness to obtain prior to first day). Class A accepted but Class B preferred.
• 3 years of commercial driving experience with your CDL.
• Air Brake Endorsement.
• Good driving record with a safety risk rating within Mahoney acceptable standards.
• DOT certified medical card.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull 100 lbs. on a repetitive basis.

Working Conditions

• Work outdoors in different weather conditions.
• Exposure to used cooking oil odors.
• Possible exposure to high traffic conditions and/or tight driving areas.
• Handling grease-coated equipment.

Pay

Starting hourly rate of $29–32 per hour, paid weekly.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits available on the first of the month following your date of hire.
• Company-provided uniforms and safety shoes.
• Paid vacation on your 90-day anniversary.
• Paid holidays, paid birthday, and personal time.
• 401k retirement plan.

About the Company

• Work for a successful, expanding company that prides itself in developing its people—room for growth.
• Stable and safe work environment with over 70 years in business.