CDL B Driver

Veolia | North America; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus: $5,000

Job summary

Veolia North America is seeking experienced CDL B drivers to join our Waste Management team in the Des Moines, IA area. The role involves traveling to customer locations on an assigned route, loading and transporting waste materials, and ensuring compliance with all safety and environmental regulations.

Overnight travel up to three nights per week is required, with weekends potential and paid hotel expenses plus a per diem.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License required.
• Hazmat and Tanker endorsements preferred; company may cover endorsement costs.

Responsibilities

• Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
• Perform regulatory compliance and safety tasks including pre-trip inspections and reporting incidents.
• Maintain ongoing contact with customers to deliver, promote, and collect waste containers.
• Prepare manifests, bills of lading, and LDRs for hazardous waste shipments.
• Load and transport waste safely in tankers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

English fluency

Safety mindset

Education

High school diploma or GED

Class B CDL

Hazmat/Tanker endorsements

Job description

$5,000 Sign On Bonus

Company Description

Veolia has acquired Clean Earth. As Clean Earth completes its integration into Veolia, recruiting and hiring for this role is being managed in partnership with the Clean Earth talent acquisition team. Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

We’re looking for experienced, professional CDL B drivers that will share our commitment to our people, partners and planet. Traveling to locations on your assigned route, you will be responsible for packing, transporting and properly disposing of waste material in accordance with our environmentally responsible policies and procedures. This position requires up 3 overnights per week andoccasionalweekends (with paid hotel expenses and a nightly per diem).

Primary Responsibilities

• Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations. Label containers and complete pre-printed manifests / work orders. Schedule shipments into or off site.
• Performs various regulatory compliance and safety tasks including, but not limited to: Pre-trip inspections of vehicle, report all losses, spills, accidents, and safety violations to supervisor immediately and resolve leaking containers/containers in non-D
• Ongoing contact with all levels of Customers on a daily basis in delivering, promoting, and collecting waste containers. Regular contact with many different levels of personnel.
• Process and prepare Universal Hazardous Waste manifests, bills of lading and Land Disposal Restrictions (LDRs) for hazardous waste shipment according to state, EPA and DOT regulations.
• Provide services related to hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal from customer sites.
• Completepre-printed manifests / work orders.
• Load, and transport waste safely in tankers according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
• Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must have a high school diploma or GED and possess a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License. By law, you must be at least 21 years of age.

Preferred qualifications are Hazmat and Tanker endorsements. If you do not have the endorsements, once you are hired, you will be required to obtain them at company expense as a condition of employment. TWIC Card and any experience driving box trucks is also preferred. As you will interact with customers and internal staff. Fluency in English (verbal and written) will be important.

The successful candidate will be required to pass a DOT physical, drug test and DEA background check.

Additional Information

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, commencing no later than January 1, 2027, benefits package will include participation in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.