Driver Route Lead CDL

***Starting pay:  $32.52/hr + OT***

About Us:

Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one’s identity.

Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Position Purpose:

The Medical Waste Route Driver Lead is responsible to provide shift leadership with guidance, training, and coaching to enhance the teams service level to our clients, while taking care of all customer needs. The Lead is to serve as an example to other Route Drivers, trains new drivers, and is considered a developmental role for succession planning. The Route Driver Lead maintains Stericycle policies, standards, and practices and ensures adherence to Stericycle’s Vision, Mission and Values.

All Company assigned vehicles are equipped with camera telematics which include inside and outside cameras.  In addition, all vehicles are equipped with ELD (electronic logging device) and GPS (global positioning system).   

Key Job Activities:

•    Manages assigned routes ensuring customers’ waste is picked up in a safe, timely and accurate manner
o    Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations
o    Plans daily schedule based on customers’ needs by reviewing daily paperwork, e.g., manifest, route sheets, previous VCR, etc. provided by the Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher
o    May prepare and load trucks to service select accounts for the day, ensuring enough supplies are added
o    Loading and securing of waste or material or unloading truck at various Stericycle and select customer accounts.  Inventory and load of supplies needed each day
o    Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day.  Ensures customers have packaged and prepared waste according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations before transporting
o    Provide the highest level of customer service to assigned accounts daily, communicating any issues to Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher for resolution.  This includes, but is not limited to re-routes, adjustments in container sizes, training, etc.  
o    Ensures waste, supplies, and material handling equipment are secured prior to operating vehicle on public highway
o    Operates company equipment in a safe and efficient manner in an effort to minimize the risk of injury and equipment damage
•    Provides training, coaching and mentoring to fellow drivers and new hires
•    Ensures assigned paperwork is completed legibly, neatly, accurately, and completely and returned to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for processing.  Ensures DOT Driver Log is completed, if applicable
•    Communicates with Stericycle Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher regarding any change to route pickups, including address changes, customer not having waste ready for pickup, etc.  Ensures that employee covering for specific route is aware of any situations outside the norm in order to provide the highest level of customer service.  Reports any problems/issues with accounts to Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher before the close of business each day
•    Performs pre-trip, post-trip checks, and driver check-in on assigned truck, prior to leaving or closing for the day.  Reports any maintenance problems to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for follow-up.  Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and use of Geotab to log hours per DOT guidelines, when applicable
•    Complies with all local, state and federal laws governing driver fitness and hours of service.  
•    Receives training, coaching and mentoring from Supervisor
•    Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned

Experience:

•    2+Years of Experience, preferably in driving commercial box trucks and route management
•    Must be age 21 or older
•    Current commercial driver’s license (Class B or above) with an excellent driving record
•      All CMV/CDL drivers must be able to obtain a medical card by a certified medical examiner
•    Stericycle welcomes non-native Engli