Box Truck Driver

Job Description

Job Description

Company Info

Circular Services is a leading developer and operator of circular economy infrastructure and services and the largest private recycling company in the U.S. with operations across the country. We help businesses and municipalities reduce and divert waste, lowering disposal costs and fueling local supply chains by ensuring materials are recovered, recycled, and reused.

About the Role:

The Class B Box Truck Driver operates a truck that collects and transports recyclable materials to and from specified destinations.

Shift: 1st (Job Type: Full-time) | Location: Little Rock, AR

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• FSA
• Vacation Time
• 401k Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Operates a Front-End Load (FEL)/Roll Off commercial recycling collection truck and ancillary equipment on assigned route/s to commercial container customers, while providing excellent customer service
• Deliver recyclables to designated recycling/drop-off facility
• Load recyclables using automated FEL/Roll Off to service 2 yard to 8-yard commercial containers
• Properly operates joystick to control front loading arms and forks to connect to container, watching for unintended contact with obstructions around the FEL container
• Safely raise the container to unload into the truck hopper, makes sure adequate overhead clearance ensures no contact with structures, power lines, date lines or trees that may cause damage or injury
• Practice proper backing procedures after servicing the container using cameras making sure back up alarms are working properly
• Prepares, receives, and provides appropriate documentation for the delivery and pickup of containers to ensure timely service
• Loads, secures, and unloads truck and follows all safety procedures at recycling facility
• Maintains radio or telephone communications with dispatcher and supervisor to receive instructions or notice of changes concerning deliveries or pickups
• Complies with all mandatory safety meetings & briefings, operational standards & policies, and maintains a valid Texas CDL and DOT medical card
• Maintains route sheets, completes pre-trip/post trip inspections and reports vehicle inspection records, and follows all federal and state DOT regulations daily
• Maintains route quality safety and service standards
• Maintains clean vehicle interior and exterior
• Communicates vehicle mechanical problems immediately
• Operates truck and equipment using prescribed techniques to eliminate Driver induced mechanical failures
• Responsible for completing daily pre & post trip inspections
• Reports all safety and service incidents to the Supervisor immediately

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of satisfactory driving experience of Class A or B vehicles preferred
• Excellent communication skills and ability to deal professionally with customers, dispatchers, mechanics, and other drivers
• Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations
• Excellent driving skills
• Computer Skills: Basic use of Tablets and Applications
• Pass drug screen and criminal background check
• Successfully complete and pass a written and road test
• Meet all Federal & State DOT requirements

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
• High school Diploma or GED Equivalent

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Must be able to pass a DOT physical

• Must be able to climb into and out of truck several times per day using three points of contact
• Must be able to sit for extended periods as well as walk for short periods
• Must be able to bend, stoop, crawl, and squat to perform a full inspection of the underside of the truck and inspect tires for adequate inflation and potential damage
• Must be able to work outside for short periods of time in all types of weather
• Must be able to see and hear proficiently to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a safe manner
• Must be able to work in a moderately noisy environment

EEOC: Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.