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Veolia North America, LLC; Escondido (CA); Presencial; USD 41.000 - 44.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

Veolia North America is seeking a Transport Driver to safely move hazardous and non-hazardous materials from customer sites to designated facilities. The role requires adherence to DOT specifications, accurate manifests, and maintaining transport permits across multiple areas.

The position emphasizes pre-trip vehicle inspections, load verification, regulatory compliance, and coordination with customers to ensure safe and compliant transportation.

Formación

• Familiarity with U.S. DOT regulations for hazardous and non-hazardous materials transportation.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Customer service orientation and professional demeanor.

Responsabilidades

• Perform daily vehicle/trailer inspections prior to driving to ensure safety and equipment integrity.
• Review shipment records, manifests, labeling, and container integrity before transport.
• Ensure DOT requirements for weight limits, logs, permits, insurance, and related paperwork are current.
• Communicate with customers regarding load conditions and paperwork to ensure proper transport.
• Notify supervisor of any violations or accidents en route or at sites.
• Assist with loading/unloading of materials at designated sites using appropriate equipment.
• Support housekeeping duties as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

DOT regulations knowledge

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Customer service orientation

Educación

High School diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

Responsible for safely transporting hazardous and non-hazardous materials from the customer site to the appropriate designated sites using van trailers, straight trucks, flatbeds, tankers, roll-off frames, or other waste carrying equipment. Ensures that the condition of the material packaging meets the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications, inspects manifests and shipping paperwork for accuracy, and maintains current transportation permits for all areas traveled. Abides by all regulations set forth by DOT, EPA, state and local governments, and VES-TS policies and procedures.

Primary Duties /Responsibilities:

• Perform daily inspections of vehicle and/or trailer prior to driving to ensure the safety and integrity of equipment going to designated sites.

• Prior to transporting materials reviews shipment records, manifests, container labeling, vehicle placards, and integrity of loaded drums, roll-off boxes or bulk tankers.

• Driving within the local market, ensures that DOT requirements such as load weight limits, driver log books, Vehicle Inspection Records, transportation permits, insurance cards, fuel trip reports, IFTA fuel stickers, or other paperwork is up to date and valid.

• Consults with customers pertaining to load conditions, drum counts or paperwork inconsistencies to ensure that materials can be properly transported to designated site(s).

• Notify immediate supervisor of any moving violations and/or accidents in-route to and/or from sites.

• Assist in the loading/unloading of materials at designated sites utilizing appropriate equipment.

• Responsible for assisting with housekeeping as required.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background:

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required

• Prior commercial driving experience required

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Familiarity with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations pertaining to the transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous materials

• Strong team player

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple tasks

• Strong customer service orientation

Required Certification / Licenses / Training:

• Valid Commercial B License minimum

• Hazmat (H) & Tanker endorsement required

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred

Additional Information

Pay Range:

$30 to $32 per hour

Benefits:

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

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.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.