Front Load Driver

Waste Connections has an immediate opening for a Front Load Garbage Truck Driver at our site in Dallas, TX. This position is Monday-Saturday with day off during the week, 4am start time working an 11-hour day. In this position you will be servicing our commercial customers in a Front Load Garbage Truck.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to read route Tablet/Sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.

• Perform Daily Pre-trip and Post-Trip DOT inspections on vehicles. Such as checking fluids, safety equipment, lights and tire pressure.

• Ability to perform a physically demanding job, loading and unloading, at times with no helpers.

• Courteous interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

• A typical schedule for this position is Monday-Friday with an occasional Saturday as needed, with overtime often.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:

• Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds.

• Work environment involves some exposure to physical risks such as moving mechanical parts. Which require following basic safety precautions.

• The employee is exposed to outside weather, including frequent wet and/or humid conditions, as well as exposure to fumes and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate.

Requirements:

• Valid Class A or B CDL license with air brake endorsement Required.

• Clean Driving Record.

• Working knowledge of D.O.T. laws

• Ability to work 50-55 hours a week

• Schedule flexibility to work M-F with (occasional Saturdays but No Sundays!)

• Willingness to submit to and pass background check and pre-employment drug screening test

• Ability to read, write and comprehend reports to complete daily assignments

• Physical demands include:

• Ability to function in a wide variety of environments to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments (i.e., rain, heat, sun, cold)

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and move and maneuver up to 100 pounds

• Ability to mount and dismount the truck multiple times every day while on route

We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future".