Medical Waste/Sharps Class A Driver - 1st Shift 5AM to 3PM

Daniels Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Medical Waste/Sharps Class A Driver - 1st Shift 5AM to 3PM

This position is for a Medical Waste/Sharps Class A Driver at our Orlando, FL Plant. We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer-focused driver with a Class A license and experience driving large trucks to collect sharps and medical waste containers from our healthcare customer locations while delivering a high level of customer service daily. This role offers a high degree of autonomy, stable hours, access to some OT, and good benefits.

Base pay range: $24.00/hr - $26.00/hr

Location: 10705 Rocket Blvd Suite 111, Orlando, FL 32824

What will your job involve?

• Safely collecting, delivering, and storing our medical waste containers at customer locations.
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships.
• Operating vehicles in a safe manner (straight trucks and tractor trailers as large as 26 and 53 feet long).
• 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 leadership's direction; delivering timely, efficient, and effective service.
• Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours, and roadside inspections.
• Heavy lifting required.

What are we looking for?

• Class A license with a clean driving record and valid medical card.
• Willingness to work full-time hours, approx. 45 hours a week.
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations.
• Six months of driving experience with tractor trailers and/or straight trucks.
• A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus.
• Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner.
• 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.

Why work for us?

• Job stability: as an essential service to healthcare, we are a non-seasonal and stable business.
• Opportunities for overtime.
• Consistent work hours: Monday-Friday position, 1st Shift (5AM to 3PM).
• 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 45 hours per week.
• Competitive salary: This position is offering a $24.00-$26.00 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.

If this sounds like the role for you, or somebody you know, then we look forward to speaking with you!