Truck Driver

Central Park Conservancy; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Holiday pay

Job summary

Central Park Conservancy, Inc. wastes hauler and truck driver role in Manhattan's Central Park involves operating heavy-duty vehicles to collect waste and recycling, with a strong emphasis on safety.

You will perform routine vehicle inspections, maintain pickup records, and support park maintenance operations within the park's grounds. The position is full-time with a 1:30p–10:00p shift (Thursday-Monday or Friday-Tuesday) and offers overtime and holiday pay where applicable.

Qualifications

• Valid Class B CDL required.
• Experience driving heavy-duty trucks.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
• Maintain route and pickup records.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy-duty vehicles to collect solid waste and recycling.
• Drive waste and recycling to designated dump locations.
• Perform pre-trip/post-trip inspections and address vehicle issues.
• Maintain logs of pickups and routes for Central Park service.

Skills

CDL Class B

Safety awareness

Record-keeping

Vehicle inspections

Job description

Working under the general supervision of the Manager of Park Maintenance, the Waste Hauler and Truck Driver has a strong commitment to worker and driver safety and is responsible for operating a variety of heavy duty vehicles and motorized equipment to collect and transport waste and recycling and perform other duties that support park and vehicle maintenance in Central Park in Manhattan. . . Experience driving vehicles that require a Valid Class B Commercial Drivers' License: full sized packer truck, mini packer trucks, and pickup trucks in a safe and efficient manner to provide park maintenance services such as picking up solid waste and recycling from designated drop spots within Central Park and other locations as needed. Drive waste and recycling to designated dump locations and maintain accurate records. Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles, conduct pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections, and address or report any vehicle issues that may affect safe operation.

Experience: Not required
Employment: Full-time
Schedule: 1:30p-10:00p, Thursday-Monday OR Friday-Tuesday
Salary: $55,000 - $69,000 yearly
Benefits: Position is eligible for overtime and holiday pay when applicable.

About Central Park Conservancy:

Central Park is one of the world's most famous and beloved urban public spaces. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1858, the 843-acre Park was the country's first purpose-built public park and is a National Historic Landmark and a New York Scenic Landmark. The Central Park Conservancy, a private, not-for-profit organization, was founded in 1980 to rescue the Park which had fallen into serious disrepair. Since then, the Conservancy has overseen the investment of close to $2 billion in the restoration and management of the Park which now hosts over 40 million visitors a year.. . The Conservancy's mission is to preserve and celebrate Central Park as a sanctuary from urban life. The City of New York has formally entrusted the care of the Park to the Conservancy which is responsible for every aspect of its care, including landscape maintenance, capital improvements, and the visitor experience. The Conservancy employs roughly 400 people and has an annual operating budget of $120 million.. . Central Park Conservancy offers a competitive benefits package.