Garbage Truck Driver

General Accountabilities

• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from route helper and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
• Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes. Finding job sites and communicating with on-site personnel.
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
• Obtain receipts or signatures for services and collect payment for services when required.
• Operate equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers. This includes on-board computing equipment.
• Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs.
• Check conditions of bed after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
• Read work orders or route sheets to determine assignment details.
Check all work related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate
• -both electronic and paper entry are sometimes necessary.
• Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
• Load and unload trucks, or help others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
• Communicate with dispatch personnel to coordinate additional assignments or route changes.
• Driving trucks with 10-speed or automatic transmission, air-brakes, and top heavy loads.
• • The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time

Job Qualifications

• Experience: At least 3 years' experience as truck driver.
• License: Valid Commercial Drivers' License required.
• Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) shows no major infractions.

Skills

• Judgment and Decision Making
• Operation Monitoring
• Time Management
• Troubleshooting
• Equipment Maintenance
• Comfortable using on-board computing technology

Physical Demands

• Drivers enter and exit the truck many times throughout the day. They also may be required to assist route helpers in loading, unloading, securing loads, and moving bins.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $17.00 - $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Light Truck & Delivery Drivers: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person