Route Driver - Automated & Commercial Driver (Weekend) – Position Duties
 
Seeking dependable, responsible team player with good work ethic and communication skills for a full time Route Driver position for a customer service focused refuse & recycling collection company in Eugene, Oregon. This Route Driver position will haul yard debris or recycling from residential accounts with a automated side-load truck on weekdays and collect garbage containers from commercial accounts with front load truck on a small weekend route. Class B CDL drivers license is required.

Job Benefits –

• Position is a minimum of 40 hours per week (Wed, Thur, Fri. & partial shift Sat & Sun.)
• Medical, dental, & life insurance coverage for employee - $1000 deductible
• Medical and dental coverage available for dependents – company pays 80% of dependent coverage
• Competitive industry wages
• Uniforms and safety PPE provided
• Annual bonuses possible for meeting performance benchmarks

Essential Functions-

• Safely drive and operate automated garbage truck on regular route to service roll carts located at customer accounts
• Safely drive and operate  front load garbage truck to collect containers from commercial accounts on the weekend routes
• Must ensure accounts are serviced quickly without leaving any messes
• Will unload recycling at company shop
• Will travel to Transfer Station or Landfill to unload contents of truck and perform clean out procedures of refuse body after dumping load.
• Will perform daily inspection of vehicles driven.
• Will perform daily maintenance on dumper of garbage truck.
• Report any vehicle defect needing correction to shop coordinator.
• Ensure recycling storage areas at company shop are kept clean and organized.

 
Required Experience & Abilities-

• Must be able to pass DOT drug screen test
• Valid driver license and clean driving record for past three years
• Meet company driving standards and comply with fleet safety policy
• Work independently in absence of supervision
• Understand and follow work orders and other oral or written instructions
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationship with those contacted in the course of work
• Communicate with all levels of personnel and management using good verbal and written skills
• Knowledge of safe work practices
• Ability to work weekend shifts consistently

 
Physical Demands-

• Work safely at fast pace all day
• Must be able to lift 30-60 lbs load consistently all day
• Must be able to push/ pull containers weighing up to 1,800 lbs.
• Must exit truck at each account to dump garbage cart with dumper and load recycling as needed for rural route
• Must exit truck at each account to move container to be dumped and return to original placement for front load route

 
Education or Equivalent Experience –

• Typically requires high school diploma or equivalent
• At least two years of truck driving experience. Formal training may be substituted for some required experience
• Class B CDL drivers license is required

Salary -  

• Salary Range - $27.60 - $30.00 per hour. Medical, dental and life insurance benefits after complete probationary period.