CDL Driver Details

CDL Driver

Trash Away, Inc. - Lorton, VA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Excellent benefits (401k, profit sharing, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance) and PTO (Personal Time Off) hours.

Job Type: Full-time

The Driver is responsible for safely operating a collection truck, and providing prompt, courteous and complete waste removal services for customers. In addition, a Driver is responsible for ensuring his or her vehicle is in compliance with the Company's safety standards prior to operating the vehicle, ensures that all Company, state and federal regulations are adhered to at all times while operating the vehicle, and completes pre- and post-trip reports on a daily basis to ensure that any vehicle defects are repaired in a timely manner.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Safely operate a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste, recycling material, yard waste, and bulk trash items.
• Read route sheets and service each customer identified on the route sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspection and maintenance on vehicle such as checking fluids, safety equipment, and tires.
• Perform a physically demanding job: responsibly loading and unloading of trash and recyclables, at times without helpers.
• Operate hydraulic hand controls to lift/load refuse and dispose of trash at designated facilities.
• Courteously interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Adhere to and follow company's required rules and regulations outlined in company's Driver/Helper Safety Manual.

• Valid Class B CDL with Air Brakes Endorsement
• Valid DOT Medical Card
• Minimum two (2) years of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in English high school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of all related DOT rules and regulations.
• Knowledge and understanding of recycling, hazardous, and municipal waste material.
• Knowledge of truck components in order to complete pre- and post-trip inspections.
• Wear safety attire (high-visibility uniform, steel toe shoes, safety belt, etc.)
• Adhere to safety requirements (drug testing, random drug testing, pre-employment background check, no cellular phone calls, no headphones/earbuds, no smoking, etc.).

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds.
• Work environment involves some exposure to physical risks such as moving mechanical parts which require following basic safety precautions.
• The employee is exposed to outside weather, including frequent cold, hot, wet and/or humid conditions, as well as exposure to fumes and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.