Sanitation Driver I na Star Sanitation

Description

JOB TITLE: Sanitation Driver Level I                                        REPORTS TO: Supervisor

EXEMPT: No                                                                              DEPARTMENT: STAR

SUMMARY:  Services portable sanitation equipment at customer sites in a timely and efficient manner, utilizing pumping hoses and other equipment in a safe and legally compliant manner.  Maintains a DOT clearance, Class A or Class B Commercial driver’s license, ability to operate vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 26,000lbs or less and has current knowledge of disposal of waste procedures at designated Treatment Plants.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Operations:

• Delivers portable sanitation units and other portable equipment to designated customer sites
• Services portable sanitation units by pumping holding tanks
• Services other portable equipment at customer sites as needed
• Maintains a current knowledge of waste disposal procedures at regional Treatment Plants
• Ensure to complete Driver’s Vehicle Inspection Reports on a daily basis
• Maintains pumper truck by checking lights, tires, mirrors, fuel level, water, oil temperatures and clean vacuum pumps etc.

General Labor:

• Assists with work in the yard as needed between service trips
• Maintain facility and yard clean (sweeping, picking up trash, etc.)
• Wash restroom units inside and out with garden hose
• Wash company vehicles as needed

Customer Service:

• Communicates with customers in a clear, professional and efficient manner
• Redirect customer inquiries to appropriate personnel during the delivery of units

General Requirements:

• Accomplishes an appropriate volume of satisfactory work, demonstrating accuracy and dependability; willingly exerts extra effort when necessary to get the job done
• Flexible to work and adjust to job demands
• Establishes and maintains effective channels of communications with management, coworkers, vendors and all other business contacts
• Conducts self in a manner reflecting positively on PAR and STAR and encourages others to do the same

• Is organized, independent and self-motivated, enthusiastic, dependable, detail oriented, flexible in scheduling and prioritization, and driven by excellence

• Prioritize tasks in accordance with changing deadlines and priorities to ensure positive outcomes

• A belief in working as a cohesive team
• Proactively seek and participate in available company sponsored training, in an effort to develop and advance knowledge base and skill set
• Participate in all company/location driven communication efforts, including open book meetings, huddles, department meetings and other related efforts
• Maintain an organized work environment
• Present a neat, professional appearance
• Arrive at work at scheduled time, including being prepared to work on time after breaks and meal periods
• Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with peers, management, and support resources
• Uses equipment and materials in a safe and acceptable manner, follows established safety procedures, uses appropriate safeguards, and observes common sense rules of safety in all on the job activities
• Maintain a DOT clearance and a valid Class A or Class B Commercial driver’s license and a good driving record (if authorized to drive by HR Manager)

• Must be eligible to be added to company insurance

• Perform all other duties as assigned by management in a professional and efficient manner

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education and/or Experience: 

• Provide and maintain a clean driving record.  Maintain DOT clearance and Class A or Class B Commercial driver’s license. Ability to operate vehicles with a (GVWR) of 26,000lbs or less

Computer Skills:  N/A

Language Skills:

• Bilingual English / Spanish preferred

• Ability to respond to basic inquiries and present information effectively to customers, co-workers, and management verbally and in writing

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to apply math concepts to practical situations

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to understand equipment manuals

WORKING CONDITIONS: Working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

ENVIRONMENT:

• Majority of the time is outdoors in a variety of weather
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Frequently: Drive and sit
• Occasionally: Bend, twist, push, pull, climb, squat, crawl, kneel, reach above the shoulder, climb or balance; stand and walk; grasp with hands and fingers, handle tools, see (including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception), hear and speak, lift up to 50lbs

MACHINES, TOOL AND EQUIPMENT:

• Seldom (1–5%):
• Occasionally (6-33%):
• Frequently (34-66%): Machine and tools
• Continuously (67-100%): Telephone, Truck

TRAVEL:

• This job requires flexible routine travel to customer sites