JOB TITLE: Relief Driver (Commercial license)

LOCATION: Santa Barbara

FLSA EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Relief Driver will be responsible for driving a front-end loader truck for the collection of solid waste, green waste, or recycling, and be flexible in providing support in roll-off. This position ensures that waste collection routes and roll-off deliveries and pickups are completed safely, efficiently, and on schedule. This is accomplished by driving, learning, and maintaining knowledge of multiple routes and operating the different vehicles in limited areas of maneuverability and high-traffic areas and loading waste by hand when necessary.

A TYPICAL DAY: This is not just a job; this is a dedicated team determined to focus on customer satisfaction, which means we provide a level of service that exceeds the norm and maximize diversion of solid waste from landfill disposal. We believe in making a difference every hour, every day. Our positive energy and time are invested for the purpose of a cleaner future for our county, the next generation, and a greener environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE:

• Two years’ experience in driving commercial trucks and willingness to learn multiple lines of business in front-end loader and roll-off.
• Ability to adapt to change and support the commercial and roll-off team.
• Must have a clean driving record.
• Ability to perform a physically demanding job, loading and unloading.
• Must have the ability to understand and complete route sheets and dispatch tickets.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret maps.
• Perform solid waste refuse collection and disposal tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Team player who follows directions.
• Ability to withstand all types of weather conditions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Treating Our People Well: Proactively seeks and finds ways to provide extraordinary service. Fosters respect for all individuals and points of view. Works cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve common goals characterized by pride, trust, and commitment.
• Observant: Ability to identify safety or operational deficiencies and to quickly implement a correction.
• Safety Matters: Actively participates in creating a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and our customers.
• Environmentally Focused: Takes initiative to preserve and improve our local environment for future generations. Makes everyday Earth Day.

NEAT JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

Adaptability, Dependability, Efficient, Customer Service, and Safety Conscious

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and write English, interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. They should also be able to speak English effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS and OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Valid Class A or B license with current medical certificate
• Clean driving record

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee occasionally is required to sit; squat, kneel and/or crawl. The employee frequently must climb, reach above the shoulder level and use fine manipulation of hands. The employee constantly walks, stands, bends at the neck and waist, twists at the neck and waist, grasp (simple and power) and push and pull. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Bins may weigh more than 500 pounds and will require the driver to maneuver wheeled containers into position for truck to lift/service. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

We are a drug free & alcohol-free work environment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Required to put on protective outfits, like gloves, safety footwear, and hardhat.

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