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Stericycle

Route Driver - Med - Midfield Alabama

Stericycle, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35275


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Manages assigned routes ensuring customers' waste is picked up in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.

* Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.

* Plans daily schedule based on customers' needs by reviewing daily paperwork, e.g., manifest, route sheets, previous VCR, etc. provided by the Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher.

* Follows routing software route schedule.

* May prepare and load trucks to service select accounts for the day ensuring enough supplies are added.

* Required to unload trucks at various Stericycle and customer sites; including ensure securing of waste.

* Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day.

* Ensures that customers have packaged and prepared the waste according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations before transporting.

* Provide the highest level of customer service to assigned accounts daily, communicating any issues to the Transportation Manager/Supervisor or Dispatcher for resolution. This includes, but is not limited to re-routes, adjustments in container sizes, training, etc.

* Ensures waste, supplies, and material handling equipment are secured prior to operating the vehicle on a public highway.* Ensures that assigned paperwork is completed legibly, neatly, accurately, and completely and returned to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for processing.

* Ensures DOT Driver Log is completed, if applicable

* Communicates with Stericycle Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher regarding any change to route pickups, including address changes, customer not having waste ready for pickup, etc.

* Ensures that employee covering for specific route is aware of any situations outside the norm in order to provide the highest level of customer service.

* Reports any problems/issues with accounts to Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher before the close of business each day.

* Performs pre-trip and post-trip maintenance on assigned trucks prior to leaving or closing for the day.

* Reports any maintenance problems to Transportation/Dispatcher for follow-up.

* Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and Geotab to log hours in accordance with DOT guidelines, if applicable.

* Performs other duties and responsibilities, as needed.