County - Heavy Truck Driver Job Snohomish area,Washington USA,Transportation

Position: COUNTY ONLY - HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER

Overview

Open to current Snohomish County Government Employees Only.

If you’re a licensed CDL Driver looking to advance your career with a public agency, Snohomish County Solid Waste offers professional driving opportunities that allow you to do what you love every day and still be home every night. Drive local in Snohomish County, no overnight travel required!

As a Heavy Truck Driver, you will be responsible for safely transporting solid waste or recyclables and performing routine maintenance. This work is performed at our modern Solid Waste facilities, and you will be provided with everything you need including well maintained and regularly serviced trucks with access to on road support services.

Responsibilities

Statement of Essential Job Duties

Drives a tractor-trailer or a truck-trailer combination to efficiently and safely transport solid waste or recyclables.

Ensures positive engagement between the tractor or truck and the trailer; inspects rig before driving to ensure all equipment and accessories, including transport containers, are in good working condition and can be driven safely on roadway without endangering self or others.

Safely and efficiently maneuvers truck/trailer in tight quarters around customers, other equipment, along retaining walls, and into top loading and compactor receiving tunnels/bays.

Performs routine maintenance on assigned vehicle by checking fluid levels and lubricating equipment as necessary; maintains vehicle mileage, daily inspection reports, service records, and other paperwork, as required.

Coordinates with Transfer Station Operators to efficiently and effectively schedule service where and when needed, including but not limited to ensuring an adequate number of empty containers are delivered and available at each site as needed.

Communicates with supervisors and other division staff and is pro-active to identify and resolve operational related problems.

Statement of Other Job Duties

May perform Laborer type duties when not engaged in operating assigned equipment.

May drive a tractor-tanker combination to haul leachate as assigned.

May drive a truck with or without equipment trailer combination to haul heavy equipment and/or other materials, as assigned.

Performs related duties to optimize recycling and support Solid Waste operations as required.

About Solid Waste

The Solid Waste Division oversees the disposal of garbage, hazardous materials, and recycling throughout Snohomish County. With three full-service facilities and an additional four neighborhood and special items facilities, the Division is focused on reducing waste, promoting reuse and recycling, handling household hazardous waste, and providing facilities for County residents.

About Snohomish County Public Works Department

Snohomish County Public Works is responsible for more than 1,650 miles of county roads, 201 bridges and 202 traffic control signals, as well as processing nearly 600,000 tons of garbage per year. Its mission is safety and mobility while practicing fiscal responsibility and preserving the environment. Public Works has won state and national honors and is the largest department within Snohomish County government with approximately 550 employees plus seasonal staff.

When joining Public Works, you will work in an environment where innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement are encouraged and supported. We strive to provide a meaningful job and a lifelong career at Snohomish County.

Qualifications

Requirements

Class A CDL with medical card
Two years’ experience operating a tractor-trailer or truck-trailer combination

Two (2) years experience operating a tractor-trailer or truck-trailer combination; OR any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. Must pass job related tests.

Special Requirements

A valid Class "A" CDL, with medical card
A valid First Aid/CPR card is required within six (6) months of employment
A Full Record of your Driving Abstract obtained through the Department of Licensing is required to apply
A pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
Register in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). will be placed on the County Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
Forty (40) hours of riding plus forty (40) hours of driving with a current driver trainer will be required
Successful completion of a driving test with a Solid Waste Operations Third Party Evaluator
Must attend the County s defensive driving course within six (6) months of employment; OR a external heavy truck driver defensive driving course certificate
A tanker endorsement may be required

Because this job is considered safety sensitive, a drug screen test may be required prior to employment.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge

Federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations governing the safe operation of a truck-trailer or tractor-trailer combination
Operation of trucks, truck-trailer and tractor-trailer…


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