Residential Driver- Kansas City & St Joe

Summary:

Drives and picks up residential trash.  The Driver will drive a packer truck equipped with hydraulic lifting device to collect garbage and recyclable materials.

Responsibilities and Duties

This position is a Residential Trash Truck driver.  The person will have 1 helper on the truck with them while picking up trash from 400-700 houses per day.  Drives Garbage Collectors on designated route within municipality to pick up and load garbage and recyclable materials onto truck.  Transports load to disposal area.  Assists in unloading garbage or dumps garbage from truck.  Records mileage, house count and fuel consumption.

Shift:                 6am- Route is complete

To Apply for Kansas City: Come to our new corporate office at 2601 Midwest Dr. Kansas City, KS 66111.  Call 913-667-8735 for directions. 

To Apply for St Joe: Come to our St Joe location at 5310 St. Joseph Avenue, St Joe MO 64501.  Call 816-901-9247 for more information/ directions.

To Apply for Omaha: Come to our Omaha location at 5902 N. 16th Street, Omaha, NE 68110.  Or call 402-731-3333 for more information/ directions.

Requirements:

The ability to get in and out of the truck to throw trash 400+ times per day.  A Class A or B CDL with 1 year driving experience within the last 2 years with a CMV with a GVWR over 26,001 pounds and a manual transmission.  All applicants must be 21 and older.  All Driver applicants must complete application with accurate 10 year history and present a CDL with a 2^nd form of ID (birth certificate, social security card, passport etc).  

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:
No skills needed.

Certificates and Licenses:
Class A or B CDL with Airbrake Endorsement.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather);work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (non-weather);extreme heat (non-weather) and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.

*All candidates are subject to Human Performance Exam, Physical, background checks and drug testing.  EOE/AAP/MF