Front Load Garbage Truck Driver

Job Title Front Load Garbage Truck Driver Primary Location Vernon, Texas Employee Type Employee Job Description Waste Connections of Vernon, TX is looking for a safety conscience CDL Route Driver to join the team in Vernon, TX! The ideal driver will have a self-motivated, go getting attitude, that is looking to excel and grow with our GROWING company! Why work for Waste Connections? Click here to view A Day in the Life of a Waste Connections Driver - YouTube ~Competitive Compensations~ ~Safety Bonuses – Get rewarded for your safe habits~ ~Yearly Boot Stipend – Get your boots covered~ ~Benefits Plans – Keep yourself healthy~ ~Matching 401(K) – Connect to your future~ Pay! This position pays 19 dollars an hour working 48 to 52 hours a week. everything after 40 hours is paid overtime. What we do: We provide trash and disposal services to the local community. You, a vital piece of the team, would be responsible for safely operating a Commercial CDL Truck delivering dumpster containers to customers, while providing the best service in the industry. This includes duties such: Safely driving a Commercial CDL Truck into a variety of environments (Residential, Construction, Commercial, etc.). Determine the best, convenient drop off location for dumpster, to avoid property damage. Cautiously operate hydraulic hand controls to lift/load Dumpster on/off truck. Secure the Dumpster Load, cover appropriately and account for weight shift before departing Ability to read route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher. Perform daily pre and post trip inspections. Interact courteously with your customers Other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. What we work with: Trash is heavy! Sometimes we have machines aid our efforts. Other times we do not. And this is a service provided year round – Rain, snow or shine. Hot or cold. Be prepared to work in all environments, around heavy diesel equipment. Not to mention dirty ones. Plan for the following labor: Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work with consistent walking; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 75 pounds. Exiting/exiting high set truck. Walking. Moderate noise level. Work environment involves some exposure to physical risks such as moving mechanical parts. Which require following basic safety precautions. Exposure to outside weather, including frequent wet and/or humid conditions, as well as exposure to fumes and vibration. At the end of the day, we go home knowing we leave a smiling customer! Minimum Job Requirements Must be at least 21 years of age with a satisfactory driving record. Class A or B CDL Ability to work Monday – Friday starting at around 5:30 am. Approx. 48-52 hours a week, with overtime. Physically comfortable with demands of the job To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.careers.wasteconnections.com . Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest. 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". Waste Connections is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran) Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.