HazMat Class A Driver

Maine Oxy; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Home weekends

Overtime available

Paid holidays

401K with match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Safety training

Job summary

Maine Oxy in Rochester, NY seeks a Class A CDL HazMat driver for full-time regional routes. You will deliver gas cylinders, perform pre-trip inspections, and maintain safety standards while staying on a schedule that keeps you home weekends.

The role offers an hourly wage of $35, a $3,000 sign-on bonus, overtime when available, paid holidays, benefits, and room to grow within a safety‑minded team.

Qualifications

• Class A CDL with HazMat endorsement required.
• Minimum 21 years old and clean driving record.
• 1 year driving experience or driving school training in the past 4 years.
• Able to read and speak English sufficiently; basic computer order entry.

Responsibilities

• Run scheduled regional routes delivering cylinders and hard goods, return empties for refilling.
• Safely deliver helium compressed gas cylinders to scheduled customers.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections; document issues.
• Keep load manifests and vehicle paperwork accurate.

Skills

HazMat endorsement

Clean driving record

English communication

DOT regulations knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Rochester, NY - Rochester, NY, Position Type: Full-Time, Salary Range: $35.00 - $35.00 Hourly, Maine Oxy has an immediate opening for a Class A HazMat Driver!!

$35 hourly pay, plus jump in with a $3,000 sign on bonus! Full time, regional routes, home weekends, steady work, and overtime typically available!

About Us

What does Maine Oxy do? We’re more than propane! Maine Oxy is on a life-saving mission to provide the high-quality specialty gases that already make a daily impact on your life! We provide and transport oxygen for local veterinary and medical offices, carbon dioxide for local breweries, acetylene for our local welders and metal fabricators and helium for everyone’s birthday parties!

Our 300-person team is made up of kind individuals who appreciate collaboration, integrity, and constant attention to detail and safety. The work is both challenging and rewarding; and, the science behind it is really cool, too!

If you’re ready to be part of a company where your contributions directly impact lives daily, you want the opportunity to make a real difference in your community, please apply to be a part of the Maine Oxy team!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Run a scheduled regional route delivering cylinders and hard goods, and return empties for refilling
• Safely deliver helium compressed gas cylinders to scheduled, repeat customers
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections and document any issues
• Keep load manifests and vehicle paperwork accurate and balanced with truck counts
• Build good customer relationships and help them stay ahead of their cylinder needs
• Follow all DOT and OSHA regulations and keep the truck clean and professional

Schedule

• Depart Monday morning
• On the road Monday through Thursday/Friday; overnights 3 to 4 nights per week, depending on the zone
• Territory is divided into 4 zones, one zone per week, so you cover the same general area all week.
• You stay in a hotel, not a sleeper

The Truck

• Brand new trailer and tractor

Benefits and Perks

• $3,000 sign on bonus
• Home weekends
• Consistent, regional routes
• Hourly pay
• Steady, full-time,day shift position with overtime available
• Paid holidays (seven) plus two floating/flexible holidays
• Year-round position - no seasonal layoffs
• Up to $2,000 (annual) Safe Driving bonus
• Up to $400 (annual) reimbursements for boots and pants
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insuranceoptions available
• Company paid short term disability
• Paid Time Off accrual of up to 120 hours per year, with up to 40 hours that carry over
• 401-K with a 50% match up to 6%
• HSA contribution match up to $50/pay period
• Six weeks of paid parental leave
• Driving incentives

Qualifications

• Class A CDL with HazMat endorsement
• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least 21 years old
• 1 year of driving experience or driving school training in the past 4 years
• A clean record: no at-fault accidents or moving violations in the past 3 years
• Able to meet DOT physical qualification standards
• Able to read Safety Data Sheets and comfortable with basic computer order entry
• Experience handling compressed gases is a plus, not a requirement
• Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public, read highway signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and complete reports
• Routinely lift 25 to 75 lbs, occasionally 76 to 100+ lbs
• Frequent bending, standing, walking, reaching, and handling
• Outdoor work in temperatures from -10 to over 100 degrees
• Ability to detect leaking gas from cylinders by sound or smell

Maine Oxy is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. A full list of physical requirements and essential functions is available on request.