Route Class B Driver - 6AM Start

Daniels Sharpsmart; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Daniels Health & Sharpsmart in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a driver to operate a 26-foot box truck delivering and picking up medical waste containers across the area. You will provide strong customer service, maintain safe driving practices, and follow DOT regulations.

This full-time role offers consistent daytime hours, overtime opportunities, and a competitive hourly rate of $25 with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must have valid Class B license.
• Experience with DOT regulations and vehicle inspections.
• Ability to lift heavy items and perform loading/unloading tasks.
• Delivery experience in any industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Safely collecting, delivering and storing medical waste containers at customer locations.
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships.
• Operating 26-ft and 53-ft vehicles safely.
• Completing deliveries to scheduled times and communicating delays or changes.
• Managing routing per leadership guidance and ensuring timely service.
• Complying with DOT regulations and logging hours.
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations.
• Maintaining a professional, can-do attitude.

Skills

Class B license

Customer service

Safety awareness

DOT compliance

Heavy lifting

Route planning

Time management

Delivery experience

Pre-trip inspections

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer focused driver who can operate a box truck (26 feet) across the Grand Rapids, MI area starting at (4081 36th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 48512). You will be collecting sharps and medical waste containers from our healthcare customer locations and 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. Our vehicle fleet is modern and well-maintained. We supply above and beyond the standard PPE for safe handling of medical waste and take training of our staff seriously– find out more about how we protect you at https://www.danielshealth.com/covid-19-employees.

This position is offering a $3k sign-on bonus for new hires. $1k paid after 30 days of employment and $2k paid after 90 days of employment!

• 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 leaderships direction, delivering timely, efficient and effective service
• Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
• Heavy lifting
• Class B license required
• Delivery experience within any industry where you have dealt with manual handling (advantageous not mandatory)
• Willingness to work full time hours, approx. 40 hours a week
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
• Passing our 7 Year FADV review in the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
• A flexible, can‑do attitude with a strong customer focus
• Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner (as large as 26 ft box trucks)
• 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

Job stability – as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business

Opportunities for overtime

Consistent work hours – Monday-Friday 6 AM till finish

Benefits – Full time roles are provided benefits, sick leave and vacation leave from day one!

Permanent position – This is a Full-time permanent role.

Competitive salary – This position is offering a non‑negotiable rate of $25/hr

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. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post‑offer hiring process.