Commercial Waste Driver- Roll Off

Adams Sanitation; Milton (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company based in Milton, Georgia is seeking motivated individuals to drive commercial waste collection trucks. Responsibilities include servicing commercial businesses, ensuring truck cleanliness, and maintaining safe routes. Applicants must be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted and withstand outdoor conditions. This role requires a clean driving record and the ability to pass a drug test.

Qualifications

• Must be able to stand for long hours and stoop or bend with ease.
• Capable of lifting, pushing, and pulling 50 pounds without assistance.
• Must pass a drug test and have a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Drive a commercial waste collection truck to empty dumpsters.
• Clean up loose trash or spills that may occur.
• Communicate with dispatchers regarding operational issues.

Skills

Driving Roll Off vehicles

Operating automated hoisting devices

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Job description

Adams Sanitation is a fast-growing waste hauler serving residents and businesses in Northwest Florida providing a full range of waste and recycling collection and disposal services. At Adams, safely exceeding customer expectations while supporting the communities that we serve is what drives us every day. Our fast-growth and team focused environment makes us a great place to work for dynamic, self-motivated people.

Job Purpose

• Drive a commercial waste collection truck to empty dumpsters from commercial sites.

Tasks

• Using Front-Load, Roll-Off, or Grapple vehicles to service commercial businesses, picking up Dumpsters
• Clean up loose trash or spills that may occur.
• Clean trucks or compactor bodies after landfill trips and/or routes have been completed.
• Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.
• Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
• Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
• Fill out defective equipment reports, as well as route/productivity sheets.
• Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
• Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
• Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
• Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
• Read route sheet or app, follow map, and service each stop as assigned

Requirements

• This position requires the employee:
• To be able to stand for long hours
• To stoop and bend with ease
• To be able to push, pull, and lift 50 pounds (to waist height) unassisted
• To be able to step up into a truck repeatedly
• To work in an environment that often smells musty, putrid, or rancid
• To potentially work in an environment that has seasonally high heat or low temperatures due to being outdoors
• To potentially work in an environment that has wet or humid conditions due to be being outdoors
• To work near moving mechanical parts
• Must be able to pass a drug test and have a clean driving record
• Offer contingent on a background check

Qualifications

• No major traffic violations or at-fault accidents in previous three (3) years time frame.
• Must be registered with the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and provide consent for pre-employment queries.
• Minimum one (1) year experience driving Roll Off vehicles preferred.
• Must have a current Certified Medical Exam Card