CDL Residential Garbage Truck Driver

Overview :

Are you ready to take the wheel and drive change in your community? Coastal Waste & Recycling is on the lookout for dedicated Commercial Drivers to join our team and help us deliver top-notch waste disposal and recycling services to our region.

As a privately owned and locally operated company, we're deeply committed to serving the people and businesses within our community.

Our core values Safety, Integrity, and Customer Service guide everything we do. We prioritize the safety of our employees, customers, and communities, uphold honesty and accountability in all our interactions, and strive to exceed expectations with our exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities : Essential functions

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Safely operate a commercial front end loader vehicle along assigned routes to customers and disposal sites

Safely deliver, transport and / or unload container with materials at designated locations / dump site

Safely return container to original location

Operate electronic devices to log / report information

Communicate with dispatch personnel

Report delays due to road conditions, accidents, or breakdowns to management

Reporting all container related issues and needs to dispatch and management

Keep truck and associated equipment, clean, safe and in good working order

Perform truck inspections pre and post trip

Safely collect commercial waste / recyclable materials from designated locations

Safely operate all vehicle controls for lifting and loading

Safely operate compacters to dispose of material

Follow all applicable traffic laws and regulations

Ensure that all required personal protective equipment (PPE) is worn

Competencies

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Proficiency in tablet use

Safe driving practices

Flexibility and adaptability

Customer service skills

Supervisory responsibilities

Work environment and hours

Shifts may vary Monday-Saturday

40+ hours a week

Physical demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Must be able to safely lift and move 50lbs or more at a time

Extended periods of sitting in a trailer cab for long periods of time

Qualifications :

Required education and experience

Valid Commercial Drivers license

Two years driving experience

Preferred education and experience

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Bilingual (Spanish or Creole)

Waste industry experience

Coastal Waste & Recycling is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Other Assigned duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.