Route Driver - 1st Shift 6 AM

Daniels Health; Taylor (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Short-term Disability

Job summary

Daniels Health is seeking a Class B driver to operate a truck in the Taylor, MI area, collecting sharps and medical waste containers from healthcare locations and delivering excellent customer service daily.

The role offers autonomy, stable hours, opportunities for overtime, and a competitive hourly rate of $25 with a full-time schedule of roughly 40–45 hours per week. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, with additional disability and life insurance options.

Qualifications

• CDL B license is required.
• Delivery experience with manual handling is preferred.
• Willing to work full-time (~40 hours/week).
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations.
• Clean Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse record: 7 Year review.

Responsibilities

• Safely collect, deliver and store medical waste containers.
• Provide strong customer service and build relationships.
• Operate vehicles safely and in compliance with DOT.
• Meet schedules and communicate changes clearly.
• Loading and unloading and route management.
• Maintain logs and perform inspections.

Skills

CDL B License

Customer Service

DOT Compliance

Loading/Unloading

Safe Driving

Delivery Experience

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer focused Class B driver operate a truck across the Taylor, MI area. 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

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
• 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

What are we looking for?

• CDL 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

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–M-F position 6 AM till finish
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Your Medical, Dental and Vision benefits are effective on DAY ONE. All other benefits are effective 1st of the month following 30 days of employment). Paid Short-term disability ($0 cost to you!). Company sponsored life insurance. Accident Insurance and Voluntary long-term disability options!
• Permanent position –This is a Full-time permanent role of 40-45 hours per week
• Competitive salary –This position is offering a set rate (non-negotiable) $25 per hour

$25 - $25 an 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. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

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

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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.