Residential Waste Collector

Job Title: Residential ASL Driver

The Residential ASL Driver will be responsible for safely and efficiently collecting and transporting waste and recyclables to post-collection facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate a fully automated side loading truck and ancillary equipment to collect solid waste on specified collection routes.
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections and reports, daily truck reports, and other documentation requested by supervisors.
• Maintain route quality standards as predetermined by management.
• Follow all safety and equipment checks and precautions in performance of all duties.
• Comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to safety and vehicle operation.
• Maintain accurate records of services performed.
• Work independently with minimal in-field supervision.
• Collaborate with supervisors to improve routing efficiencies.
• May be required to work overtime.
• Attend safety and branch meetings.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired.
• Possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Minimum two (2) years of commercial driving experience or CDL school certificate.
• Must be able to meet relevant criteria for safety-sensitive functions according to Company standards.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate the equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the truck and its components and basic maintenance.
• Ability to control operations of equipment and maneuver the truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces.
• Ability to recognize unacceptable waste and communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend associated documents and maps.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Flexibility to accept and adapt to change and commitment to seeking continuous improvement.
• Ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 pounds repetitively using proper lifting techniques.
• Ability to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting or standing.
• Ability to follow all company safety policies and procedures.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell.
• Visual abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to operate all controls from inside the vehicle.
• Ability to regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds.
• Sitting is required 75% of the time due to the primary function of driving.
• Ability to work in usually loud conditions.

Working Conditions:

• Frequently exposed to loud noise, humidity, hot and cold weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes, and airborne particles.
• Occasionally work in high precarious places.
• Work in motor vehicle traffic conditions constantly.
• Work environment is usually loud.

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