Rollback Driver

Company:
Foss Recycling

Location:

Jacksonville, North Carolina
Job Type: Full-Time

Foss Recycling, North Carolina's largest recycler and one of the East Coast's fastest-growing metal recycling companies, is seeking a safe and dependable Rollback Driver to transport vehicles, recyclable materials, equipment, and other assigned loads.

The Rollback Driver is responsible for safely loading, securing, transporting, and unloading assigned vehicles and materials while supporting timely pickups and deliveries, maintaining required documentation, inspecting assigned equipment, and communicating effectively with customers, coworkers, dispatch personnel, and management.

Our Mission is "Excellence in Recycling," and we work toward that goal through our Core Values. To succeed in this position, employees are expected to demonstrate these values in their daily work:

Honesty:
Maintaining accurate transportation, inspection, pickup, delivery, and load records and promptly reporting accidents, damage, delays, or safety concerns.

Accountability:
Taking responsibility for assigned vehicles, equipment, loads, inspections, and transportation activities.

Customer Service:
Providing courteous and professional service during pickups and deliveries and handling customer property carefully.

Hard Work:
Completing assigned transportation responsibilities efficiently and safely while maintaining assigned vehicles and equipment.

Teamwork:
Working effectively with transportation personnel, yard employees, scale personnel, customers, dispatch, and management.

Pick up and transport vehicles, recyclable materials, equipment, and other assigned loads to designated locations.

Complete assigned pickups and deliveries safely and within established schedules.

Operate rollback trucks and related equipment in accordance with company procedures and applicable requirements.

Maintain awareness of vehicle dimensions, load placement, traffic, road conditions, pedestrians, and surrounding hazards.

Safely operate when transported loads partially restrict rear visibility by properly using mirrors and other available vehicle-safety equipment.

Follow assigned transportation instructions and communicate delays or operational concerns promptly.

Safely load vehicles and materials onto assigned rollback equipment.

Position loads appropriately to support safe weight distribution and transportation.

Secure loads using approved chains, straps, binders, tie-downs, winches, or other authorized equipment.

Verify that loads are properly secured before beginning transportation.

Inspect load securement during transportation and make adjustments when required.

Safely unload vehicles and materials at designated locations.

Take reasonable precautions to minimize damage to vehicles, materials, equipment, customer property, and company property.

Use authorized equipment to assist with moving heavier vehicles or materials when properly trained and qualified.

Plan routes to reduce unnecessary delays and support efficient transportation.

Consider traffic, road conditions, distance, customer requirements, and delivery schedules when planning routes.

Follow established routes or management instructions when provided.

Communicate significant delays, road closures, equipment problems, or other issues that may affect assigned pickups or deliveries.

Ensure vehicles and materials are delivered to the correct destination safely and timely.

Complete required pre-trip and post-trip inspections of assigned vehicles and equipment.

Inspect tires, lights, mirrors, brakes, securement equipment, fluid levels, and other applicable vehicle components.

Report vehicle defects, mechanical concerns, damage, or unsafe conditions promptly.

Maintain assigned vehicles and equipment in a reasonably clean and orderly condition.

Maintain chains, straps, tie-downs, winches, and other load-securement equipment in appropriate working condition and storage.

Do not operate equipment determined to be unsafe until appropriately addressed in accordance with company procedures.

Follow all Foss Recycling safety policies, procedures, training requirements, and work instructions.

Operate company vehicles safely and responsibly.

Comply with applicable federal, state, and local motor vehicle and transportation requirements.

Follow applicable load-securement requirements and…