Commerical Driver - Front Load Truck

Summary

The Commercial Driver is responsible for safely operating a collection truck, and providing prompt, courteous and complete waste removal services for customers. In addition, the Commercial 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.

• 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 heavy 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.
• M sustains a feeling of pride in work; strives to achieve all goals.
• Follow and comply with all safety policies.
• Additional duties as assigned.

The successful candidate for this position may report to either Greer, or Powdersville, SC according to their preference.

Qualified candidates may be eligible for a performance-based sign-on and retention bonus totaling up to $3,000:

• $500 after successful completion of the first week
• $1,000 after successful completion of the first 30 days
• $1,500 after successful completion of the first 90 days

Bonus payments are contingent upon satisfactory job performance, attendance, safety record, adherence to company policies, and overall employment standing as determined solely by management. Meridian Waste reserves the right to modify, withdraw, or discontinue bonus payments at its discretion.

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

• 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.

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

Warehouse/ Shop Environment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.