Class A Hazmat OTR Driver - 7066

Daniels Health; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Day-One Benefits

Full-time position (40–45 hrs/wk)

Job summary

Daniels Health is seeking a driver with a Class A Hazmat license to service our Gardena, CA Plant. You will collect sharps and medical waste containers from healthcare locations, delivering reliable customer service daily with autonomy and stable hours.

The role involves operating large trucks (up to 53 feet), lifting up to 75 lbs, and complying with DOT regulations. The position is full-time, 40–45 hours per week, with a competitive hourly rate of $28–$29.

Qualifications

• Hazmat CDL required and clean driving record.
• Experience with tractor trailers/straight trucks (26–53 ft).
• Knowledge of DOT logging hours and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Safely collecting and delivering medical waste containers.
• Provide high level of customer service and build relationships.
• Manage routes per schedule and communicate changes.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations.

Skills

Hazmat CDL

Customer service

DOT compliance

Truck operations

Out-of-state routes

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer focused driver with a Class A Hazmat license and experience driving large trucks to utilize your experience across the Gardena, CA Plant. You will be collecting sharps and medical waste containers from our healthcare customer locations and delivering a high level of customer service daily. This role offers a high degree of autonomy, stable hours, access to some OT and good benefits. Our vehicle fleet is modern and well-maintained. We supply above and beyond the standard PPE for safe handling of medical waste and take training of our staff seriously– find out more about how we protect you at https://www.danielshealth.com/covid-19-employees

What will your job involve?

• Safely collecting, delivering and storing our medical waste containers at customer locations
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
• Drop and hook (minimal live unload)
• Operating vehicles in a safe manner (straight trucks and tractor trailers as large as 26 and 53 feet long)
• Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
• Loading and unloading | Prioritizing and organizing your truck per schedule and needs
• Heavy Lifting:
• Consistently lifting up to 50 lbs, with occasional lifting of 50-75 lbs.
• Pushing and pulling 100-250 lbs, as appliable to the role.
• Managing a route per leaderships direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
• Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections

What are we looking for?

• Class A Haz license with a CLEAN driving record and VALID medical card required!
• Required to run out of state routes
• Willingness to work full time hours, approx. 40 hours a week
• Passing our 7 Year FADV review in the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
• Heavy lifting
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
• Six months of driving experience with tractor trailers and/or straight trucks
• Customer service skills
• A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
• Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner (straight trucks and tractor trailers as large as 26 and 53 feet long)
• Experience with DOT compliance, logging hours, roadside inspections
• Confident in a road check level 1 through level 3
• Proven longevity in past employmentOn time delivery practices!

Why work for us?

• Job stability – as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business
• Benefits – Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Your Medical, Dental and Vision benefits are effective on DAY ONE. All other benefits are effective 1st of the month following 30 days of employment). Paid Short-term disability ($0 cost to you!). Company sponsored life insurance. Accident Insurance and Voluntary long-term disability options!
• Permanent position – This is a Full-time permanent role of 40-45 hours per week
• Competitive salary – This position is offering a set non-negotiable rate of $28-$29 per hour.

$28 - $29 an hour

Who are we?

We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and regulated waste collections for hospitals and an array of customers within the healthcare industry. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

If this sounds like the role for you, or somebody you know then we look forward to speaking with you!

To find out more of what a day in the life of a driver looks like visit – Driving with Daniels!

Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post‑offer hiring process.