Driver Trainee

**Driver Trainee*** 10 Bethpage Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801, USA* Full-time**Company Description**Youll be joining a leading, growing team with over 30 years in the waste industry.Here at Clean Earth, we believe that close-knit teams deliver the best results. Together we succeed through industry know-how, safety, and sustainable growth and we were recently named by Newsweek as one of **Americas Most Loved Workplaces**.One of our core values is Employee Care. For you, this means we take great effort to ensure your safety. We follow all safety protocols and provide the best equipment for your protection.We have a strong track record in providing opportunities for internal advancement.Youll have benefits that include medical, wellness, dental, vision, 401k with match, accident, life, and many other optional plans to protect you and your family.**Job Description****Overview/General Summary:**This role will work alongside an Environmental Driver Specialist to learn the role. Role will also act as a DEA regulated waste collection witness at customer locations where DEA controlled substances are involved. Responsible for completions of HazWoper training and DOT certification within first 90 days.**Essential Functions and Responsibilities:*** Ride with other Environmental Driver Specialists to pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.* Act as a witness at customer locations where DEA controlled substances are involved.* Ride along with a CDL Driver to assist with duties at their stops.* Video the destruction process of DEA controlled substances and upload video into employer system.* This position may require some overnight travel (with paid hotel expenses and a nightly per Diem).* Load containers and supplies to truck for daily service stops* Learn how to label containers, complete pre-printed manifests / work orders and schedule shipments into or off site.* Performs warehouse work related to receipt, shipment, storage, distribution, or delivery of waste materials. Loads, unloads, moves, or stores items according to delivery or routing documents, or supervisor instructions and performing general housekeeping duties.* Operates a hand truck, forklift, or other heavy equipment depending on location.* Learn how to properly classify, segregate, and inventory waste containers in storage for shipment as well as pack small laboratory containers of chemical waste into larger containers for shipment.* Performs various regulatory compliance and safety tasks including, but not limited to:* Pre-trip inspections of vehicle* Report all losses, spills, accidents, and safety violations to supervisor immediately.* Resolve leaking containers/containers in non-DOT shippable condition.* Occasional contact with all levels of Customers while learning role.* Drive non-DOT regulated vehicle to customer sites to witness regulated waste collection as needed.**Qualifications**In order to work at Clean Earth, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If there is a medical or religious reason preventing you from receiving an available COVID-19 vaccination, and you are selected as a candidate for consideration, we have an accommodations process in place to evaluate those requests.**Experience, Knowledge, and Education Requirements***Education and Technical Requirements** Education equivalent to High School diploma or the equivalent in related work experience preferred.* May require mandatory immunizations and credentialing based on customer requirements.* Must complete CDL (A or B) as well as HazWoper training within 90 days of entry to position.* Demonstrates competency in placard placement, container labeling and shipping/receiving duties.* Demonstrates the ability to observe safety and security procedures; determine appropriate action beyond guidelines; report potentially unsafe conditions; use equipment and materials properly.* May require forklift driver certification and six or more months of relevant experience.*Key Competencies** Demonstrates the ability to identify and understand customer needs; takes appropriate actions to ensure customer needs are met and proactively searches of ways to increase customer satisfaction.* Ability to operate a laptop-Tablet and digital phones with customer applications* Demonstrates the ability to manage own time, activities, and resources. Identify specific activities required to accomplish objectives, rank them in order of importance, and coordinate and take action to achieve desired results.* Demonstrates the ability to present ideas and information in a clear, concise, organized and diplomatic manner; listen to others to respond effectively to ideas and questions.* Demonstrates the ability to create and maintain a high level of professionalism, confidence and accountability with customer* Demonstrates the highest level of Company ethics and values at all times.* Demonstrates the ability to promote Company services and values in a positive, professional manner at all times.* Demonstrates the ability to persist with a specific course of action. Must be willing to commit the necessary time and effort to complete work assignments and do a quality job.**Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:*** This position may require some overnight travel (with paid hotel expenses and a nightly per Diem).* Balancing ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium frequently* Climbing occasionally ascend or descend ladders, stairs, ramps and the like using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized* Crawling occasionally move body along the floor on all fours (using hands and knees)* Crouching frequently bend the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine* Fingering constantly type with the fingers, and/or separate pages of documents, etc,* Grasping constantly apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm* Hearing constantly perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction* Kneeling frequently bend legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees* Lifting frequently raise objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position* Pulling frequently use upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion* Pushing frequently use upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward* Reaching constantly extend hand (s) and arm (s) in any direction* Repetitive motion occasional substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers* Seeing constantly use visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations* Sitting occasionally sit for sustained periods of time* Standing frequently stand for sustained periods of time* Stooping occasionally bend body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist* Talking frequently expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word* Walking frequently move about on foot to accomplish tasks* Visual acuity - Must have close visual acuity to perform activities such as, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, filing papers, operating a vehicle, etc.* Position requires extensive lifting, walking, bending, and pushing. Must be able to lift up to 55 pounds and push and/or pull carts weighing as much as 500 pounds.* The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside. The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving vehicles, electrical current, and exposure to chemicals. Use of company-provided personal protective equipment is required.**Additional Information**Disclaimer:This job description has been desig