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Yard Jockey

Daniels Health
Ellenwood, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/15/2026 CLOSED ON 2/15/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Yard Jockey position at Daniels Health?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer focused Yard Jockey and experience driving large trucks to utilize your experience across the Ellenwood, GA Plant. This role offers a high degree of autonomy, stable hours, access to some OT and good benefits.



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What will your job involve?
  • Move trailers and other equipment around the yard using a yard truck
  • Ensure that trailers are properly positioned for loading and unloading
  • Perform daily safety checks on yard truck and report any issues to management
  • Assist with loading and unloading of trailers
  • Maintain a clean and organized yard
  • Communicate with other yard personnel and management to ensure efficient operations
  • Operating vehicles in a safe manner (straight trucks and tractor trailers as large as 26 and 53 feet long)
  • Heavy lifting!!


What are we looking for?
  • Clean driving record and valid medical card
  • Willingness to work full time hours, approx. 45 hours a week
  • Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
  • Six months of driving experience with tractor trailers and/or straight trucks
  • A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
  • Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner (straight trucks and tractor trailers as large as 26 and 53 feet long)
  • Experience with DOT compliance, logging hours, roadside inspections
  • Confident in a road check level 1 through level 3
  • Proven longevity in past employment


Why work for us?
  • Job stability – as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business
  • Opportunities for overtime
  • Consistent work hours – Monday- Friday position 1st Shift (6AM to 3PM)
  • Benefits – Full time roles are provided benefits, sick leave and vacation leave from day one!
  • Permanent position – This is a Full-time permanent role of 40-45 hours per week
  • Competitive salary – This position is offering a $20-$22 per hour!



Who are we?

 

We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and regulated waste collections for hospitals and an array of customers within the healthcare industry. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

 

If this sounds like the role for you, or somebody you know then we look forward to speaking with you!

To find out more of what a day in the life of a driver looks like visit - Driving with Daniels!



Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart  conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.


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Salary : $20 - $22

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