Yard Truck Driver

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities/Essential Job Functions

• Follows appropriate safety procedures (e.g., DOT, OSHA, EPA, RIS, etc.) when transporting waste materials over the road and in the plant.
• Checks vehicle after driving to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Performs vehicle inspection in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations.
• Communicates need for service or repair.
• Establishes and maintains customer focused working relationship with all company customers (internal and external).
• Obtains receipts or signatures when loads are delivered.
• Checks all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Maneuvers truck into loading or unloading positions, follows signals from loading crew as needed, checks that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned.
• Drives trucks with capacities greater than 26,000 lbs, including tankers, rolloffs and vans, in order to transport and deliver waste or other materials.
• Secures cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, and/or covers.
• Reads shipping paperwork (i.e., bills of lading and manifests) to determine assignment details.
• Reports vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations or damage to vehicles in accordance with company policy.
• Maintains truck interior and safety of equipment and personal protective equipment.
• Maintains a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) with no at-fault accidents for the past three years and no major convictions.
• Completes all required safety training, operational procedures training, RCRA training (initial and current), equipment and machine training, and other training as provided and required by RIS. (Required training is subject to change over time due to regulatory changes, changes in operational requirements/needs and as subject to management discretion.)
• While not transporting material, performs the following Receiving Operator II (minimum) duties successfully:

1. Manage TSL accuracy
2. Responsible for mobile equipment and container scanning accuracy
3. Compliance optimization of non-CSF locations (Holding, Staging, North and South sides of CSF, OSB pad)
4. Weigh, rack and set up containers.
5. Load empty drums, lids and rings.
6. Load drums onto flatbeds.
7. Prepare trans-shipment containers per DOT regulations.
8. Perform minor maintenance.
9. Perform housekeeping duties as required.
10. Performs other Receiving Operator tasks as appropriate.

• Operates off-road equipment (e.g., rubber-tired, front-end loader with bucket and drum clamps, tow motors and other front-end loaders).
• Performs all duties with the highest regard for safety and compliance, following all safety and operations policies, directive, rules and guidelines.
• Works outdoors in a plant environment with exposure to noise and dust.
• Works 12-hour shifts and overtime, as customer and business needs require.
• Wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as needed and in accordance with safety policies and procedures.
• Understands both RIS’ OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, and assists with executing their objectives.
• Performs other job-related duties assigned.

• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts on a regular basis and additional hours as required for overtime.
• Ability to operate a front-end loader, forklift or tow motor is a plus.
• Must be able to use personal protective equipment (PPE), including a respirator and chemical protective equipment.
• Must have functional capacity to safely work under and on-top of large equipment on a regular basis.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Must have the ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a vehicle to exact positions.
• Must have the ability to coordinate two or more limbs (i.e., two arms, two legs or one leg and one arm) while sitting or standing.
• Must have the ability to see details at a distance.
• Must have the ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Must have the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Must have the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet the observer).
• Must have the ability to time movement or the movements of a vehicle in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. Must have the ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Must have the ability to choose quickly between two or move movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot or other body part.
• Must have the ability to know a location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are located.
• Must be fluent in English with the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and instructions, operating and handling instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Must be able to write efficiently and effectively to prepare and maintain sufficient documentation of work related activities.
• Must have functional capacity to meet physical demands required to successfully and safely perform the essential functions of the job. This position is subject to a post job-offer or return to work functional capacity evaluation by a certified provider for the essential functions of the position, to ensure ability to safely perform essential job functions and provide guidance for training, in compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act and Workers’ Compensation. For informational purposes, the test parameters utilized for this job description are attached as Exhibit A. Parameters of the exam may be changed at any time to meet needs and changes in the job description.
• Physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential function of the job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to safely perform the essential functions of the job.