Class A Shuttle Driver

Daniels Sharpsmart; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Daniels Health & Sharpsmart in Des Moines is seeking a Class A driver to move medical waste between Des Moines and Shakopee. The role offers autonomy, stable hours and benefits, with a competitive $29.00 per hour rate for full-time work.

Responsibilities include safely collecting and delivering waste containers, maintaining DOT-compliant logs, and ensuring on-time deliveries. Expect a 40-hour week with potential overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Class A HazCert driver.
• Clean driving record and DOT compliance experience.
• Experience delivering with 53ft tractor trailers.
• Ability to load/unload safely.
• High integrity and strong customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Safely collecting, delivering and storing medical waste containers at designated locations.
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships.
• Operating 53ft tractor trailers in a safe manner.
• Completing deliveries to time schedule and communicating changes.
• Loading/unloading and organizing truck per schedule.
• Managing route per leadership direction and providing timely service.
• Complying with DOT regs, logging hours and roadside inspections.
• Heavy lifting and manual handling as required.
• Pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations.
• On-time delivery practices and consistent work hours.

Skills

Customer service

Safety conscious

Heavy lifting

On-time delivery

Flexible attitude

DOT compliance

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer focused CLASS A driver for our Des Moines/Shakopee location. The driver will be transporting sharps and medical waste containers between our locations for disposal.This role offers a high degree of autonomy, stable hours, access to some OT and good benefits.

1087 Park Pl #150,

Shakopee, MN 55379

Class A Haz Certified driver. Full time. Schedule below.

Monday AM - Depart Des Moines, IA
Monday PM - Arrive Sturtevant, WI. Unload reload.
Monday PM - Arrive Tomah, WI. 10 hour break in hotel
Tuesday AM - Depart Tomah, WI
Tuesday PM - Arrive Shakopee, MN Unload reload
Tuesday PM - Arrive Des Moines, IA
Wednesday AM - Depart Des Moines, IA
Wednesday PM - Arrive Shakopee, MN Unload Reload
Wednesday PM - Arrive Des Moines, IA
Thursday AM - Depart Des Moines, IA
Thursday PM - Arrive Shakopee, MN Unload Reload
Thursday PM - Arrive Des Moines, IA

The above schedule would provide a driver with a 42–45-hour work week. Friday could run on an as needed basis on pure overtime but would be another round trip from DSM to Shakopee and returning if it was needed.

• Safely collecting, delivering and storing our medical waste containers at designated locations
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
• Operating vehicles in a safe manner (as large as 53ft tractor trailers)
• 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
• Managing a route per leaderships direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
• Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
• Heavy lifting!
• Delivery experience within a 53ft tractor trailer
• Driving within any industry where you have dealt with manual handling
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
• Clean driving record
• A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
• Experience with DOT compliance, logging hours, roadside inspections
• Confident in a road check level 1 through level 3
• Proven longevity in past employment
• On time delivery practices
• Job stability – as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business
• Consistent work hours – Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (7AM Start/flexible)
• Benefits – Full time roles are provided benefits, sick leave and vacation leave from day one!!
• Permanent position – This is a Full-time permanent role of 40 hours per week
• Competitive salary – This position is offering a rate of $29.00 per 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.