Front Load Driver

Waste Connections has an immediate opening for a **Front Load Garbage Truck Driver** at our site in Dallas, TX. This position is Monday-Saturday with a day off during the week, 4am start time working an 11 hour day. In this position you will be servicing our commercial customers in a Front Load Garbage Truck. Click here to view A Day in the Life of a Waste Connections Driver - YouTube  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Ability to read route Tablet/Sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher. * Perform Daily Pre-trip and Post-Trip DOT inspections on vehicles. Such as checking fluids, safety equipment, lights and tire pressure. * Ability to perform a physically demanding job, loading and unloading, at times with no helpers. * Courteous interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. * A typical schedule for this position is Monday-Friday with an occasional Saturday as needed, with overtime often. WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT: * Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds. * Work environment involves some exposure to physical risks such as moving mechanical parts. Which require following basic safety precautions. * The employee is exposed to outside weather, including frequent wet and/or humid conditions, as well as exposure to fumes and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate. **Requirements:** * **Valid Class A or B CDL license with air brake endorsement Required.** * Clean Driving Record. * Working knowledge of D.O.T. laws * Ability to work 50-55 hours a week * Schedule flexibility to work M-F with (occasional Saturdays but No Sundays!) * Willingness to submit to and pass background check and pre-employment drug screening test * Ability to read, write and comprehend reports to complete daily assignments * Physical demands include: * Ability to function in a wide variety of environments to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments (i.e., rain, heat, sun, cold) * Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and move and maneuver up to 100 pounds * Ability to mount and dismount the truck multiple times every day while on route We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future". _**Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.**_