Route Driver - Commercial Front Load– 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 collect garbage and recycling containers from commercial accounts with front load truck. Class B CDL drivers’ license is required.
Who We Are –
We are a local, family-owned business with deep roots in the Eugene community. We have been serving the needs of Eugene for over 43 years and are dedicated to keeping the neighborhoods we serve clean and green so that Eugene remains a special place to live. We believe in taking care of our customers and employees and have built a work culture around providing work-life balance and open communication. Here at Apex, our employees are known by their first name and are valued for their contribution to our mission to serve the community.
Why work for us?
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- A company you can grow with - advancement opportunities
- Great wages and benefits
- Family-owned company that cares about our employees
- Friendly, helpful co-workers
- Work environment of respect and open communication
- Newer equipment
Job Benefits –
- Four-day work week – 40 hours per week; some overtime may apply
- Medical, dental, & life insurance coverage for employee - $500 deductible
- Medical and dental coverage available for dependents – company pays 80% of dependent coverage
- Competitive industry wages & vacation schedule
- Uniforms and safety PPE provided
- Annual bonuses possible for meeting performance benchmarks
Essential Functions-
- Safely Drive and operate front load garbage truck to collect trash and recycle containers from commercial accounts on the weekday routes
- Must ensure accounts are serviced quickly without leaving any messes
- Will travel to Recycle Center or Landfill to unload contents of truck and perform clean out procedures of refuse body after dumping load.
- May occasionally perform minor container maintenance while on route
- Will communicate customer needs and issues to office and sales departments
- Will perform daily inspection of vehicles driven and Report any vehicle defect needing correction to shop coordinator.
- Will perform bi-weekly maintenance on lift arms of front load truck and daily maintenance on dumper of recycle truck.
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 push/ pull containers weighing up to 1,800 lbs.
- Must be able to bend or stoop down to lift extra materials into containers weighing up to 90 lbs at a time.
- Must exit truck at each account to move container to be dumped and return to original placement.
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 - $30.00 - $31.83 per hour. Medical, dental and life insurance benefits after completing probationary period
