CDL Driver

Opdenaker Trash & Recycling is a family-owned and
-operated company that has been providing trash and recycling removal services in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware for over 55 years. Our company is seeking full-time, reliable, and hard-working professional truck drivers to collect commercial and residential wastes and recyclables and transport them to the appropriate disposal facility. Start time is 5:15 am, Monday through Friday, with some Saturday work. There is the potential for overtime.

A qualified candidate will have a valid driver's license, a safe driving record, and an excellent attitude.

• Maintain a valid PA or DE Commercial Driver License (CDL Class B or equipvalent) with air brake endorsement
• Ability to meet all requied DOT physical and medical requirements
• Ability to safely operate truck in accordance with DOT Regulations, Company Procedures and Policies, and Best Management Practices
• Ability to use designated electronic system that delineates the route/pickups/work orders
• Commuincate with Dispatch to enusre all stops are picked up, to receive any special instructions, and to communicate any questions about a pickup to Dispatch
• Transport municipal wastes or recyclables to the approved disposal facility
• Obtain load weight tickets and sign for loads at the apporved disposal facility
• Perform daily pre- and post-trip inspections and document them in Opdenaker's electronic record system
• Pass a pre-hire drug and alcohol screen test per DOT regulations and company policy
• Pass random drug and alcohol est per DOT regulations and company policy
• Adhere to company's operating procedures and safety policies and practices
• Attend and participate in Company traning and safety meetings
• Ability to deal with customers and co-workers in an effective and courtesy manner
• Maintain a vehicle which is clean inside and out and presents a positive public image of Opdenaker

• Minimum of 1-year commerical driving experience
• Able to start at 5:15 am, Monday through Friday as well as some Saturdays; typically work 8 hours per day
• Ability to arrive at Opdenaker's Aston, PA facility on time each scheduled workday
• Flexibility to work another route or handle additional stops when needed
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to push/pull wheeled containers of trash/recylcables that require a heavy pushing/pulling force for up to several hundred feet and up and down inclines, depending on the customer's location
• Manually assist helpers with the collection of trash as well as large or heavy objects
• Ability and flexibility to climb in and out of the truck as well as stoop or bend unassisted as needed mulitple times a day
• Ability to work outside in all types of weather

• $25 - $30 per hour
• Overtime eligible at 1.5X over 40 hours in a work week

• Company-paid Health and Vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Employer-sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
• Group Life Insurance Policy
• Additional voluntary life, critical illness, accident, and short-term disablity policies
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• 401(K) Plan with employer matching up to 6%
• Company-proivded safety equipment including boot allowance, shirts, and sweatshirts
• Bonus pay
• Company-sponsored events such as Employee Appreciation Day, Christmas Party

• Aston, PA 19014:
  Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

• Commercial driving: 1 year (Required)

• CDL (Required)

Candidates must pass pre-employment drug test and submit to criminal background check.