Waste Management Hiring For Driver – Residential, Recycling at Coquitlam, BC Full Time

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Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

Join our Waste Management team, the industry leader since 1971. With over 41,000 proud employees, Waste Management has the largest trucking fleet in the waste industry – over 18,000 trucks, and leads in CNG advancement with the largest fleet of class 8 Natural Gas Vehicles in North America. We offer opportunities in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada.

When you drive for Waste Management, you join a team of the best drivers in the nation – professional, well trained, and skilled. Our drivers work hard and drive safe. They know they are valued front-line team members who are the key in making Waste Management number one in the industry. They are rewarded with competitive pay, great benefits, opportunity for growth, and they are home at night and on the weekends.

I. Job Summary

Safely operates a heavy-duty truck to perform assigned duties on residential recycling routes.

Hourly Rate: $25.68/hr

Schedule: This is a Spareboard role. There are is no guarantee of 40 hrs per week following training period however lots of work and overtime is available.

Start times: 5:45 am or 6:30 am

Unionized environment

Class 1, Class 3, Air Brakes

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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

• Operates vehicle in accordance with Occupational and Safety Health and Ministry of Transportation requirements as well as all local, provincial and federal requirements and Company expectations for the Fleet; maintains a clean and safe vehicle.
• 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.
• Immediately reports any unsafe situations or service calls to Route Manager or Dispatch before attempting service.
• Participates and cooperates in all scheduled training, briefings, and meetings as required by Route Manager.
• Works closely with Route Managers to improve route efficiencies and identify problem or unsafe accounts.
• Performs all duties as scheduled by Route Manager or Dispatch, assisting other company drivers as directed.
• Notifies Route Manager of any incidents, accidents, injures, or property damage.
• Notifies Dispatch or Route Manager of issues as prescribed by Service Machine protocol, including blocked containers, potential missed pick-ups or problems that arise on the route.
• Communicates customer requests or issues to Dispatch or Route Manager.
• Completely dumps all containers and leaves the customer’s location clean and free of debris.
• Completes and submits customer tickets when excess yardage must be removed.
• Positions containers on the customer’s property in a manner that ensures lids are properly replaced, containers are set in an upright position, and containers do not block driveway entrances or traffic.
• Follows route assignments throughout the day and completes all documentation when checking-in at the end of the route.
• Other jobs as needed if driving not available – deliver toters, swamp, yard work

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Education: None required.

Experience: At least one (1) year of experience within the last seven (7) years operating a vehicle requiring a Class 3 or 1 license, or military equivalent.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age or older.

• Must have a valid Class 3 or 1 license with airbrake endorsement.
• Legally able to work in Canada.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Acceptable driving record required.

• All successful candidates will be required to provide a recent driver’s abstract (within 30 days) during the background check process. This can take 5-10 business days depending on your location.

Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;

Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than _ pounds occasionally; Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.

Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;

Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements most of the work day;

Normal setting for this job is: outdoors and/or driving a vehicle.

Benefits

At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, company pension, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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