CDL A - Route Driver

About Us:

Liberty Tire Recycling is a high-growth company and the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America with operations throughout the United States and Canada. Liberty Tire annually transforms more than 210 million tires into raw materials for smart, sustainable products that improve our environment and people’s lives. The Company is private equity owned, has approximately 60 sites in the US and Canada, and nearly 4,000 employees. With innovative tools, technologies and processes, Liberty Tire is a revolutionary American conservation enterprise – from coast to coast, and from whole tire to end products. The company’s commitment to finding new and better ways to RECLAIM, RECYCLE and REUSE bridges the sustainability goals of scrap tire generators nationwide with those of local scrap rubber consumers.

Job Summary:

Dispatched daily from the Marion KY Liberty Tire Recycling facility, each assigned Route Driver and Driver Helper team is responsible for the collection of used tires from multiple customer facilities and transportation of these tires back to the site. In addition to the tire collections, the driver also functions as the main point of customer interaction and records all transactions in accordance with company standards. This position is extremely physical, both the CDL Driver and the Driver Helper will be getting out of the truck at customer sites and manually loading tires into the 53' trailers all day long, through various weather conditions. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must meet all FMCSA driver qualification requirements
• Perform routine inspections on assigned equipment and report defects to dispatch through the completion of DVIR's; maintain clean, safe equipment.
• Upholding a high standard of customer service.
• Ensuring the load is correctly placed and secure.
• Understand safe lifting techniques to lift and load tires of all sizes (passenger vehicle, and truck tires).
• Lace passenger tires in a safe manner to reduce injury and optimize load.
• Must be capable of lifting 50 lbs. on a routine basis and 75 lbs. with assistance.
• Willingness to work in various weather conditions.
• Maintain documents per DOT guidelines, ELD compliant.
• Attend monthly Transportation Safety Meetings.
• Must be capable of lifting 50 lbs. on a routine basis and 75 lbs. with assistance.

Skills and Abilities:

• CDL Class A License required
• 22 years of age with clean driving record
• Must have and maintain acceptable MVR in compliance with DOT
• Must pass post-offer background, DOT physical and drug test

Education and Experience:

• Prior experience in the tire recycling or manufacturing industry is a plus.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

EEO Statement:

Liberty Tire Recycling is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association with a protected veteran (spouses or other family members), genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.