Route Driver - Baltimore, MD/D.C
Baltimore, MD, United States
** Route Driver - Baltimore, MD/D.C**
* **Position #:** 260
Organix Recycling provides our customers with incomparable, reliable Food Waste Recycling solutions. Established in 2009 for the explicit purpose of diverting food waste recyclables from landfills to more environmentally sustainable options we have grown to become the largest collector of supermarket food recyclables in the Unites states, servicing nearly 10,000 unique locations across 45 states and Puerto Rico.
**Job Details:**
* Morning Start/Monday to Friday Home Daily
* 50-55 hours a week
* Competitive Hourly Rate
**Benefit Details:**
* Health Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision after 60 days of employment
* $50,000 in free life insurance
* Company paid Long and Short-Term Disability options available
* 3% employer contribution to your 401k after 6 months of employment
* PTO and Sick Pay
* Eligible for $2,000 annual Safety and Performance bonus (based on meeting safety criteria) that is paid out $500.00 quarterly
* 6 Paid Holidays
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**
* Operate manual and automatic transmission vehicles in accordance with DOT requirements as well as all local, state and federal laws.
* Operate manual or electric pallet jack as needed
* Utilize a pressure washer to rinse bins and containers and leave all client locations clean and free of debris.
* Perform pre- and post-trip inspections.
* General use of hand tools for basic repairs of company bins and equipment.
* Maintenance of basic truck equipment overall cleanliness of equipment.
* Utilize electronic logging system for DOT driver logs and as otherwise required
* Maintain paperwork (contamination and service tickets, truck maintenance, etc.) and submit all documentation to the appropriate party.
* Regularly communicate with customers and vendors to ensure seamless operations
* Communicate with corporate office/operations team on a regular basis for all service, equipment, customer service-related issues.
* Report all accidents and injuries immediately to the safety manager.
* Ability to work flexible hours based on seasonality, up to 60 hours in a 7-day week or 70 hours in an 8-day period.
* Attend and participate in weekly safety calls, trainings or briefings.
* Basic usage of computer and cell phone for training, communication, and expense management
* Regardless of any regularly scheduled service route assignment, drivers may at any time be scheduled to work a different assignment, including interstate routes. All drivers should have an expectation of operating in interstate commerce as needed.
**Required Skills & Abilities:**
* Time management and ability to maintain route consistency
* Communication and customer service skills
* Proficiency operating Manual and Automatic Transmission vehicles
* Ability to use a manual or electric pallet jack
* Experience using an Electronic Logging System, such as PeopleNet
* Knowledge of hydraulics is a plus
* Basic computer and cell phone knowledge
* All drivers must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
**Physical Requirements:**
* Regularly lifting, pulling and/or pushing up to 70 pounds, bending, stooping, twisting, shoveling or reaching overhead.
* Able to regularly pull/roll up to 300 pounds when working with totes
* Ability to handle unpleasant odors from food waste/farms
* Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
**Required Qualifications:**
* Class A CDL License (self-certified as a Non-Excepted Interstate driver with the state of issuance)
* Clean MVR and PSP
* 4 Years required license or certification
* Minimum of 2 years full-time verifiable tractor trailer experience
* Stable work history