Stericycle Inc. is looking to fill a Medical Waste Route Driver position in Abilene, Texas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manages assigned routes ensuring customers' waste is picked up in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.
- Pick up and transport medical waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
- 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.
- Follows routing software route schedule.
- May require loading and secure of material and waste or unloading truck at various customer sites or Stericycle locations
- May prepare and load/secure waste in trucks to service select accounts for the day, ensuring enough supplies are added.
- Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day.
- Ensures that customers have packaged and prepared the waste according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations before transporting.
- Provide the highest level of customer service to assigned accounts on a daily basis, communicating any issues to the Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher for resolution. This includes, but is not limited to re-routes, adjustments in container sizes, training, etc.
- Ensures waste, supplies, and material handling equipment are secured prior to operating the vehicle on a public highway.
- Ensures that 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 the Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher before the close of business each day.
- Performs documented pre-trip and post-trip maintenance on the assigned truck prior to leaving or closing for the day.
- Reports any maintenance problems to Transportation/Dispatcher for follow-up.
- Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and Geotab to log hours in accordance with DOT guidelines.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
Experience:
- 1+ Years of Experience, preferably in driving a Tractor Trailer GVW 80K lbs. and able to pull a towed weight exceeding 10,000 lbs.
- Driver's License Required: Current driver's license Class A with an excellent driving record.
- All CMV/CDL drivers must be able to obtain a medical card from a certified medical examiner.
- Must be 21 years of age or older
Salary:
- $24 per hour starting salary
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