CDL A Truck Driver – Grease Route

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits (80% premium covered)

Dental

Vision

401k with company contribution

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. in Kansas City, KS is hiring CDL A Grease Route Truck Drivers. Be home daily with overtime, earning competitive hourly wages and weekly pay.

This stable, long‑standing company offers excellent benefits and opportunities for career advancement in a safety‑driven environment. Requirements include a Class A CDL, at least 1 year of driving experience, no automatic restriction, and a tanker endorsement or ability to obtain one.

Qualifications

• Have Class A CDL with at least 1 year of driving experience.
• No automatic restriction and a clean MVR record.
• Tanker endorsement or the ability to obtain one.
• Stable job history and at least 21 years old.
• Willing to work overtime and be home daily.

Responsibilities

• Collect and inspect raw material at pickup for hazards and quality.
• Maintain Electronic DOT log and proper route paperwork daily.
• Operate vehicle per safety rules and company policies.
• Provide professional customer service and maintain vehicle condition.
• Complete all required safety checks and reports as assigned.
• Adhere to established routes and attendance at safety meetings.

Skills

CDL A license

1 year experience

Clean MVR

Tanker endorsement

Overtime eligibility

Job description

Are you a CDL-A Driver looking for a lucrative role with built in overtime where you can be home daily? Earn up to $96,000 or more in your first year (paid hourly, including overtime), excellent benefits, and opportunities for career advancement while working for a company working to keep waste out of landfills and producing incredible products for a variety of industries.

Darling Ingredients is looking to hire CDL A Grease Route Truck Drivers to join our team in Kansas City, KS. Are you ready to take your Class A CDL driving career to the next level with a stable worldwide company?

If you have your Class A CDL, at least 1 year of driving experience, no automatic restriction, your tanker endorsement or the ability to obtain your tanker endorsement, a stable job history, and are at least 21 years old with a clean MVR, Darling Ingredients wants to hear from you!

Why CDL A Truck Drivers enjoy being a part of our team:

• Daily Home Time – Our drivers experience excellent home time, getting home daily!
• Very attractive compensation – Starting at $29.80/hr and you’ll get paid each week! Most drivers are averaging $1,400 – $1,800/weekly including overtime!
  • Each route is an average of 10-12 hours, and anything over 8 hours per day is overtime where you’ll earn time and a half!
• Overnight Driver and Relief Driver schedules are both available. Overnight schedules typically start around midnight and finish around 10am or 11am. Relief drivers will fill in as needed, with 40 hours/week guaranteed.
• Predictable local routes and at least 40 hours/week are always guaranteed for drivers.
• Excellent Benefits – Including medical (with Darling covering 80% of your monthly premium for you and your whole family!), dental, vision, 401k plan with company contribution, paid time off, paid holidays, and more!
• Modern tractors, and a well-maintained fleet
• Topflight safety program because we value you
• Low Turnover – Most drivers have been with the company for many years.
• Training – You will receive paid training on the job to help prepare you for your role with our company, but you will most likely be up and running in no time!
• Incredible Stability: Having been in the business for over 140 years, Darling Ingredients is the global leader in rendering services and continues to grow. Enjoy a bright, stable future in a recession proof industry.

Essential duties/responsibilities:

• Collects and inspects raw material at time of pick up for any foreign or hazardous material at customer location
• Dependent on plant location, may pump or load grease containers; ensure cleanliness of container and surrounding area; returns container with screen and lock secured; notes any damages to container or corral area; properly completes route ticket with customer signature
• Required tomaintainan Electronic DOT log
• Provides customer with receipt of pick-up and obtains signature of management at location.
• Responsible for company vehicle;maintainsvehicle in cleanestpossible manner; operates vehiclein accordance withCompany, federal,stateand local regulations
• Conducts all safety checks and inspections of vehicle;operatesvehicle under state, federal, local regulations andin accordance withcompany policy and procedures;observesall company safety rules
• Completes vehicle condition reporton a daily basis;operatesunder all Company safety standards
• Maintains excellent customer relations by providing quality, professional serviceat all times
• Responsible for completing all company required paperworkin accordance withcompany policies (route tickets, driver vehicle inspection reports, accident reports, mileage reports, service forms, etc.)on a daily basis
• Responsible for established route as assigned
• Attendance at all safety meetingsrequired; may be asked to serve on Safety Committee
• Maintain and update vehicle condition reporton a daily basis
• Other duties as assigned

About the Company:

We began as a family business in 1882 and have continued to grow into the world’s leading innovative developer and producer of sustainable organic ingredients for a growing population. Headquartered in Irving, TX with regional offices in Cold Spring, KY and Des Moines, IA as well as production facilities across the U.S., we have over 15,000 employees across the globe. We repurpose and reuse rather than discarding what others might consider waste. We capture valuable ingredients and nutrients to help maximize what nature has to offer, providing components for a wide range of products that include pet food, fertilizer, and biofuel. Giving nature a second life is our second nature.

Our greatest assets are our employees. Our inclusive global workforce and their wide variety of skills, abilities, experiences, and perspectives have been critical in helping us consistently deliver best-in-class results around the world. In order to attract and retain employees who share our values of integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship, we offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, stability, and opportunities for career growth.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster