About the role
Description Description
TITLE : Commercial Swing Driver DEPARTMENT : Operations REPORTS TO : Commercial Supervisor FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
Position Summary: The Swing Driver, under direction of the Commercial Supervisor, distributes, collects, and empties the company issued commercial waste receptacles (roll off and front load) for new, current, and former Tiger Sanitation customers.
Essential Functions:
Performs and documents pre-trip and post-trip inspections of company issued vehicles
Runs a commercial sanitation route for roll off or commercial customers, completes container delivery actions and brush collection with a grapple truck as indicated on daily route sheet
Actively communicates all changes to daily route sheet to the dispatch team
Notifies supervisor of any incidents, accidents, injuries, or property damage that may occur while completing activities on route
Reviews and completes daily work orders
Ensures accurate completion of route sheet and VCR by the end of each day
Ability to proficiently navigate, in forward and reverse motion, driveways, alleyways, empty lots, high traffic roadways with potential limited overhead and compact areas.
Ability to operate vehicles in accordance with OSHA (Occupational and Safety Health Act) and DOT (Department of Transportation) requirements as well as all local, state and federal laws
Proficient in operating a vehicle with a manual transmission
Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Ability to safely operate a DOT vehicle
Ability to drive a straight truck and truck and trailer combo.
Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance
Ability to proficiently operate a DOT vehicle in a reverse motion
Ability to convey Tiger Sanitation as the obvious choice for our customers, employees and community
Actively demonstrates Tiger Sanitation’s core values in daily tasks and communications: Professionalism, Respect, Accountability and Communication
Ability to demonstrate decision making skills that align with Tiger Sanitation’s 4 Step Decision Making Process
Ability to collaborate with coworkers.
Ability to prioritize activities in order to achieve, individual and team, expectations and goals.
Education and Experience
Possess a valid Class A or B Driver’s License.
Ability to drive a standard transmission, preferred.
2 years of professional commercial driving experience preferred.
Working Conditions
This position will be based in an outdoor environment, exposed to the elements, with extended periods of standing, sitting, squatting, climbing, reaching, and lifting.
An Equal Opportunity Employer disability/veteran