Class 5 Recycling Driver

Job Description:

URBAN IMPACT OFFERS FULL TIME HOURS!

We are looking for Class 5 Drivers with Air Brakes endorsement, a strong customer service focus, and great people skills. A passion for the environment is a big plus!

Being a Driver at Urban Impact can be a fun, educational and rewarding experience. Drivers will learn how to safely and efficiently operate Urban Impact vehicles, the logistics of the recycling business and how the whole process works.

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Our drivers go the extra mile! Our drivers interact with customers and members of the public daily and have a heightened responsibility to represent our brand, our team members, and values.

Job Requirements and Qualifications 

• Must have a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License with Air Brakes endorsement


• Additional Driver’s Licenses are an asset


• Must have sound knowledge of Lower Mainland roadways


• Great customer service skills


• Able to demonstrate safe lifting practices of up to 50 lbs


• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Job Responsibilities  

• This position reports directly to the Trucking Manager


• Responsible for daily pre and post trip inspections


• Complete an assigned daily route as assigned


• Ensure safe operation of a truck, while driving, loading and unloading


• Drive and position vehicle safely at customer pick up locations, ensure safe pick up and lifting of containers


• Daily route consists of driving to customer sites, setting, lifting and emptying bins into front-end vehicle, and returning the bin to the original location


• Ensure assigned routes are completed in a timely and safe manner


• Ensure that all protocols are followed while dumping loads at municipal recycling/waste facilities


• Attend all Safety or Tool Box Meetings, comply with Urban Impact policies and Standard Operating Procedures

Competitive Benefits

We offer a superior compensation package including

• Competitive starting hourly rate


• Pay enhancer after probation and for air brake endorsement


• Performance bonus


• Profit Sharing


• RRSP matching


• Enhanced Health Benefits plan including Medical and Dental coverage


• New Health Savings Account


• Incentives for workplace wellness and health


• And even an incentive for getting to work in an environmentally friendly way


• All staff must be fully vaccinated

Please Note:

• All offers of employment are conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-hire background check.


• Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted.

About Urban Impact

Urban Impact is a dynamic workplace with a culture that values and promotes learning opportunities. We promote within and have a referral bonus program.

We are a close-knit group, all motivated to work diligently to meet the high expectations of our customers. We strive to make the company a rewarding place to work, where employees feel that they are doing meaningful work and their contributions make a difference.

We offer an exciting, motivating and challenging team environment to fully develop your individual potential. To support continuing growth, we are looking for people with ideas, people who make a difference and are focused on being the best.

We would like to thank you for your interest in Urban Impact. Please note that only the short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Offers of employment are dependent upon the satisfactory results arising from the required security screening for this position:

• Review of the National Safety code Driver's Abstract (N Print)


• Reference Verification