Driver - Residential Waste Driver - (No CDL Required)

Matter Management Enterprises, LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A waste management company in Birmingham is looking for a Residential Truck Driver to operate a small garbage truck and provide waste removal services. Responsibilities include conducting vehicle inspections, ensuring safety compliance, interacting with customers courteously, and maintaining productivity standards. Preferred qualifications include being at least 21 years of age and having a clean motor vehicle record. Experience as a professional driver is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Good customer service skills.
• Time management skills.
• Ability to work well with a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre- and post-operation inspection of the vehicle.
• Safely operate the truck along designated route.
• Interact courteously with all customers.
• Identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag them.
• Monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste.
• Clean area around any waste spill.
• Monitor the vehicle's condition for operational readiness.
• Complete required route/productivity sheets.
• Maintain adherence to productivity standards.
• Follow all required safety policies.

Job description

Description

Amwaste has a number of openings for residential route drivers for a new contract in the Birmingham area.

A Residential Truck Driver is responsible for safely operating a small rear load garbage truck and providing courteous waste removal services for customers who reside on a designated route. The driver is responsible for following all safety rules in the course of business. In addition, a Residential Truck Driver is responsible for ensuring his or her vehicle is in compliance with the Company’s safety standards and state and federal regulations. Driver must complete vehicle inspections daily. The driver must have good customer service skills, time management skills, and the ability to work well with a team.

Principal Responsibilities

• Perform complete pre- and post-operation inspection of the vehicle in accordance with Company policy to ensure tire pressure, fluid levels, safety equipment, gauges, and controls are in proper working order. Report any safety issues on standard reports.
• Safely operate his or her heavy truck along his or her designated route and to the disposal site; read route sheet, follow map and service each customer as identified on the route sheet or as assigned by the dispatcher and/or supervisor.
• Courteously interact with all customers, dispatchers and others on a daily basis to ensure all customer routes are serviced in a timely and professional manner.
• Identify unsatisfactory waste containers and tag containers in accordance with applicable departmental procedures.
• Continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste.
• Clean area around an accidental waste spill, ensuring adherence to all applicable safety standards and policies.
• Continuously monitor the condition of the vehicle to ensure it is operationally ready at all times to minimize down time; clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each disposal trip.
• Complete required route/productivity sheets, vehicle inspection forms, and other reports, as required.
• Maintain adherence to required productivity standards for the department to ensure all customers are serviced in a timely and efficient manner.
• Follow all required safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by this position and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

Preferred Qualifications

• 21 years of age
• Experience as a professional driver preferred but not required
• Clean MVR