Commercial Truck Driver

Overview

Operate a collection truck safely, provide waste removal services, and complete reports.

Key Responsibilities

• truck operation
• compactor operation
• vehicle inspection
• route management
• report completion
• spill cleanup

Tasks

-Maintain adherence to required productivity standards for the department to ensure all customers are serviced in a timely and efficient manner. -Operate manual and/or automatic controls in accordance with Company safety policies and procedures to lift and load refuse, operate compactor and dispose of collected material at the designated facility. -Safely operate his or her heavy truck along his or her designated route and to the disposal site; read route sheet, follow map and service each customer as identified on the route sheet or as assigned by the dispatcher and/or supervisor. -Continuously monitor the condition of the vehicle to ensure it is operationally ready at all times to minimize down time; clean waste from the packer blade and truck body (where appropriate) on each disposal trip. -Courteously interact with all customers, dispatchers and others on a daily basis to ensure all customer routes are serviced in a timely and professional manner. -Clean area around an accidental waste spill, ensuring adherence to all applicable safety standards and policies. -Follow all required safety policies and procedures. -Complete required route/productivity sheets, VCRs and other reports, as required. -Perform complete pre- and post-operation inspection of the vehicle in accordance with Company policy to ensure tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls are in proper working order. Report any safety issues on standard reports. -Continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste. -Identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag containers in accordance with applicable departmental procedures. -Actively participate in the Company’s ReSOP program.

Requirements

• customer service
• class b
• air brakes
• safety standards
• time management
• follow through

What You Bring

-Good customer services skills to meet and exceed customer expectations; acts in a professional, courteous and cooperative manner toward customers and co-workers; works with a sense of honesty and trustworthiness. -Class B or higher Commercial Driver’s license with air brakes endorsement. -Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules set forth; promotes the Company’s safety standards; does not take inappropriate risks. -Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are completed in an efficient and safe manner. -Good follow through ability; adheres to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.

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Benefits

-Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). -Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP). -Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage. -Health care and dependent care spending accounts. -401(k) plan with a generous company match. -Short- and long-term disability. -Employee discount programs. -Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. -Great Place to Work

About Republic Services

-It operates collection, transfer, recycling centers, landfills and energy‑from‑waste facilities across the U.S. -Typical projects include curbside residential pickup, commercial/industrial waste hauling, recycling operations and landfill gas‑to‑energy plants. -Specialisms span residential and commercial collection, industrial waste services, recycling processing, hazardous waste treatment, and renewable energy generation.

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