Company Description
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.
Job Description
Targeted Hourly Pay: $25.99
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Position Purpose:
Responsible for safely transporting Regulated Medical Waste from the customer site to the Veolia Colton, CA location straight trucks. Ensures that the condition of the material packaging meets the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications, inspects shipping paperwork for accuracy. Abides by all regulations set forth by DOT, EPA, state and local governments, and Veolia policies and procedures.
Primary Duties/responsibilities:
- Perform daily inspections of vehicle prior to driving to ensure safety and integrity of equipment going to designated sites.
- Prior to transporting materials reviews shipment records, container labeling, and integrity of loaded drums.
- Consults with customers pertaining to load conditions, drum counts, or paperwork inconsistencies to ensure that materials can be properly transported to designated site(s).
- Notify immediate supervisor of any moving violations and/or accidents in route to and/or from sites.
- Loading containers of RMW waste into a vehicle and securing containers for safe transportation
- Properly completing all RMW manifests
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education / Experience / Background:
- High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred
- Prior commercial driving experience required
- RMW transportation experience preferred
- Experience driving a bobtail truck Required
- Experience using air brake required
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Strong team player
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple tasks
- Strong customer service focused
Required Certification / Licenses / Training:
- Class C valid license
Additional Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
