Medical Waste/Sharp Container Loader/Backup Driver - 1st Shift 5AM to 3PM

We are looking to hire a hardworking and motivated Loader/Unloader for our Daniels’ medical waste treatment facility in Hartford, CT area who can also operate a box truck (26 feet). You will be collecting sharps and medical waste containers from our healthcare customer locations and delivering a high level of customer service daily.
88 Tolland Street, East Hartford, CT 06108
Our vehicle fleet is modern and well-maintained. We supply above and beyond the standard PPE for safe handling of medical waste and take training of our staff seriously– find out more about how we protect you at https://www.danielshealth.com/covid-19-employees

What will your job involve?

• Loading and unloading | Prioritizing and organizing your truck per schedule and needs
• Weigh incoming sharps and regulated medical waste containers (using our Weighbridge)
• Safely collecting, delivering and storing our medical waste containers at customer locations
• Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
• Operating box truck in a safe manner (26 ft box truck)
• Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
• Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
• Heavy lifting!!

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience in a labor-intensive job
• Delivery experience within a 26 foot box truck
• Driving within any industry where you have dealt with manual handling
• Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
• Clean driving record
• A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
• Experience with DOT compliance, logging hours, roadside inspections
• Confident in a road check level 1 through level 3
• Proven longevity in past employment
• On time delivery practices

Why work for us?

• Job stability – as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business
• Opportunities for overtime
• Consistent work hours –M-F position 1st Shift (5AM to 3PM)
• Benefits – Full time roles are provided benefits, sick leave and vacation leave from day one!!
• Permanent position – This is a Full-time permanent role of 40 hours per week
• Competitive salary – This position is offering a set rate of $24.00 per hour! 

Who are we?  We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and regulated waste collections for hospitals and an array of customers within the healthcare industry. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S. If this sounds like the role for you, or somebody you know then we look forward to speaking with you!To find out more of what a day in the life of a driver looks like visit - Driving with Daniels!

Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart  conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.