Residential Driver

Meridian Waste; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Holidays

Overtime Available

Consistent Schedule

Weekends Off

Minimum 40‑Hour Work Week

Job summary

Richland Hauling in Columbia, SC seeks a Residential Driver to safely operate a collection truck on assigned routes and ensure vehicle compliance with safety standards and regulations. The role emphasizes prompt, courteous service and strict adherence to safety policies.

You will perform pre- and post-trip inspections, interact with customers and dispatchers, and complete reports to maintain productivity and safety on every trip.

Qualifications

• CDL Class B with air brakes endorsement.
• 2+ years of experience driving heavy commercial trucks.
• Excellent reading and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre- and post-operation vehicle inspections.
• Safely operate truck on designated routes and service customers.
• Load refuse, operate the compactor, and dispose of materials.
• Interact courteously with customers and dispatchers daily.
• Maintain and report vehicle condition and route productivity.

Skills

CDL light truck

Customer service

Attention to detail

Safety-conscious

Multi-tasking

Education

CDL Class B w/ air brakes

2+ years heavy truck experience

Tools

Vehicle inspection

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Richland Hauling - Columbia, SC 29201

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $25.00 Hourly

Summary: The Residential Driver is responsible for safely operating a collection truck, and providing prompt, courteous and complete waste removal services for customers. In addition, the Residential Driver is responsible for ensuring his or her vehicle is in compliance with the Company’s safety standards prior to operating the vehicle, ensures that all Company, state and federal regulations are adhered to at all times while operating the vehicle, and completes vehicle condition reports on a daily basis to ensure that any vehicle defects are repaired in a timely manner.

Essential Duties and 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 truck along 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.
• Operate manual and/or automatic controls in accordance with Company safety policies and procedures to lift and load refuse, operate compactor and dispose of collected material at the designated facility.
• 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 (where appropriate) on each disposal trip.
• Complete required route/productivity sheets, Vehicle Condition Reports 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.
• Good customer services skills to meet and exceed customer expectations; acts in a professional, courteous and cooperative manner toward customers and co-workers; works with a sense of honesty and trustworthiness.
• Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are completed in an efficient and safe manner.
• Good follow through ability; adheres to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.
• Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules set forth; promotes the Company’s safety standards; does not take inappropriate risks.
• Maintains a feeling of pride in work; strives to achieve all goals.
• Follow and comply with all safety policies.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/ and or Experience:

• Class B or higher Commercial Driver’s license with air brakes endorsement.
• Two years of prior experience driving heavy commercial trucks.
• Excellent reading and writing skills

Specialized Knowledge Required – Including any required certificates, licenses, and registrations

• Excellent Customer Service skills.
• Must be able to multi-task and have an attention to detail.
• Must have the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Great attention to detail.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Light lifting (50-100 pounds), Shop Environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Warehouse/ Shop Environment

In addition to the above, the performance of other related duties may be required.

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Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• 401(k) Company Match
• Paid Holidays
• Overtime Available
• Consistent Schedule
• Weekends Off
• Minimum 40‑Hour Work Week