CDL Rear Load Driver: Overnight Shift - Jersey City (Driving in Manhattan)

Overview

 

Action Carting Environmental Services/ Interstate Waste Services is Hiring CDL Class A/B Rear Load Drivers dispatching out of our Jersey City Depot

 

***  This is an overnight possition driving from Jersey City to Manhattan 

 

 

 

 

Position Highlights:

• Hourly pay: $30.62/hour
• OVERNIGHT Schedule
• Start time:  between 7pm & 9pm
• Average 10-12 hours per night until route is complete
• Year Round-Steady work
•  Benefits packet with Paid Time Off
• 1 Year verifiable CDL driving experience within the last 7 years required

 

• General Responsibilities: CDL Waste collection driver works alongside a Helper. The driver’s main responsibility is to safely operate a rear-loading truck, for the pick-up service of bags or containers filled with waste or recyclable material. Drivers transport the material to a disposal, transfer or recycle facility, and may make one or more trips throughout the shift.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action Carting Environmental Services/ Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. We cater to a diverse range of industrial, medical, and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling, and environmental services, while keeping focus on employee, customer, and environmental safety.

 

What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture.

 

We are seeking a Waste Collection CDL Driver who will be working out of our Jersey City Depot (264 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306) servicing NYC Routes and reporting to the Site Manager but is also subject to supervision by Route Supervisors and Dispatchers. This is a full time, Union, non-exempt, hourly position with an overnight schedule starting anywhere between 7pm and 9pm but may vary depending on business needs. Shifts may vary from 10 to 12 hours per evening or until the route is complete. This Depot will be servicing our NYC routes.

 

Working alongside a Helper, our Waste Collection CDL Driver’s main responsibility is to safely operate a rear-loading truck, for the pick-up service of bags or containers filled with waste or recyclable material. Drivers transport the material to a disposal, transfer or recycle facility, and may make one or more trips throughout the shift.

Essential Job Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• The driver is responsible for safely operating the truck in compliance with IWS’s safety standards as well as OSHA and DOT regulations, and local traffic laws.
• Performs pre- and post-trip inspections of assigned vehicle using utilizing standard DVIR (Driver Vehicle Inspection Report); notes all issues on DVIR form for corrective review/repair.
• Ensuring that the container and its content are always secure. This includes periodically checking tarps and ties, and may require the driver to climb onto containers and/or reach overhead.
• Perform pre- and post-route inspections of assigned truck and document any safety issues on standard reports.
• Continuously monitor for safety and service-related issues, as well as containers of other equipment in need of repair, and report any issues to the Route Supervisor or Dispatch.
• All IWS employees are expected to be responsible and accountable for the safety for themselves, their colleagues, the trucks, and other equipment and property. Drivers must immediately notify Route Supervisor or Dispatch of any incidents, accidents, injuries, or property damage.
• Communicate professionally with customers and Dispatchers at all times. This includes receiving complaints about schedules and quality of service. Our Drivers must make note of and report on any such complaints and respond in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Attend all required training, operational meetings, and mandatory monthly Safety Meetings
• Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate / OSHA Standards
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and legally eligible t