About this opportunity
GFL Environmental lists this Container Cart Delivery Driver opportunity in elmwood, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Driver will operate a small cube truck or other ancillary equipment on assigned route to service customers by safely delivering and removing residential roll-out carts to old and new customers within productivity guidelines established by management.
***CDL REQUIRED***
Pay:
$23-25/hour
Benefits:
• 15 days of paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Health Savings Account with employer match option
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with an employer match up to 4%
• Supplemental health plans through Aflac
• Employer paid basic life insurance
• Employee paid short-term disability option
• Employer-paid long-term disability
• Mental health support through Employee Assistance Program
• 7 paid holidays annually
Key Responsibilities
Route Operations & Delivery: Drives a pickup truck with a trailer or ancillary equipment along designated routes to deliver, swap, or retrieve residential roll-out carts at curbside or back doors.
Site Evaluation: Inspects carts and evaluates customer sites to ensure locations are safe for proper servicing per company standards and service agreements.
Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance: Performs daily pre- and post-trip inspections. Maintains and submits logbooks, daily route/productivity sheets, and vehicle condition reports as required by law or company policy.
Loading & Unloading: Manually loads and unloads carts to and from trailers, or utilizes a forklift as needed.
Navigation & Driving: Maneuvers the truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces using mirrors to back up distances of approximately 120 feet or more. Uses key maps and GPS to locate service addresses.
Safety & Cleanliness: Follows safe operating practices, including lockout/tagout procedures. Cleans loose trash off the truck and ground around container spillages to keep customer sites clean and roads safe.
Customer Service: Courteously interacts with customers and the public along routes to answer questions or escalate management issues.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education:
High school diploma or GED desired.
Licensing & Driving: Possess or have the ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a satisfactory driving record. Must demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate equipment.
Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Ability to meet criteria for safety-sensitive functions and follow all company safety policies and procedures.
Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of truck components and basic maintenance requirements. Ability to recognize unacceptable waste (e.g., gasoline or other flammable materials).
Communication & Comprehension: Ability to effectively communicate with internal/external customers. Ability to read, write, comprehend documents/maps, and follow oral and written instructions.
Physical & Environmental Requirements
Physical Capability: Ability to exert muscle force to repetitively lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 lbs using proper lifting techniques. Ability to coordinate limbs while sitting (sitting required ~75% of the time) or standing.
Mobility & Vision: Capability to stand, walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, and smell. Good close, distance, peripheral, color, and depth vision.
Working Conditions: Works outdoors up to 100% of the time exposed to traffic, extreme weather, loud noise, fumes, vibrations, and moving mechanical parts.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Please note that GFL does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required. Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.
This hiring process may utilize machine-based systems to assist in screening and assessing applicants. Final selection decisions are made by our recruitment team.
Worksite address
elmwood, IL, 61529, US
Who can apply
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