CDL Driver - Alden, United States - GFL Environmental

Description

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Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee cargo handling and secure loads, including equipment preparation, application of safe practices, compliance with applicable Acts and regulations.

• Familiarity and experience working with government documents such as manifests.

• Perform trip inspections on equipment operated and load, ensuring safety and roadworthiness.

• Comply with applicable legislation including safe operation, carriage of goods, driver's hours of service, occupational health and safety, transportation of dangerous goods, customs and immigration and weights and dimensions.

• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew as needed; check that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned.

• Check vehicles before driving them to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.

• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.

• Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.

• Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.

• Record and maintain required documentation including driver logbook, bills of lading, manifests etc. by manual or electronic means.

• Communicate effectively with the public, customers, and co-workers both verbally and in written form.

• Loading and unloading of trucks

• Deliver to product and proper paperwork to our customers in a courteous and timely manner.

• Provide feedback to supervision regarding customer problems, mechanical problems, or delivery problems.

• Other duties as may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Valid CDL with clean driving record.

• Must have tanker endorsement, hazmat highly desired.

• Must be able to drive manual transmission.

• Demonstrated organizational skills with strong oral and written communication abilities.

• Professional/mature demeanor under stressful situations.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Will be required to work both indoors and outdoors.

• Manual dexterity, ability to lift 75+ lbs required.

• Overtime as required.

• Weekend work may be required, on call schedule in effect on weekly basis.

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We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL Environmental is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. GFL will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.