Automated Side Load Residential Driver

TITLE: Residential Automated Side Load Driver

DEPARTMENT: Operations

REPORTS TO: Residential Supervisor

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

The Residential Automated Side Load Driver, under direction of the Residential Supervisor, empties company issued residential waste receptacles for Tiger Sanitation customers, utilizing an automated side load vehicle.

Education and Experience

Possess a valid Class A or B Driver’s License

• 1 year minimum of professional commercial driving experience within the sanitation industry required
• 1-year Automated Side Load driving experience required
• Must have participated in Tiger Sanitation's Residential Driver Apprentice Program or have a minimum of one (1) year's experience.

Essential Functions:

· Performs and documents pre-trip and post-trip inspections of company issued vehicles

· Empties residential waste receptacles indicated on daily route sheet using an automated side load vehicle and other approved waste that may not be able to be serviced with the vehicles automated arm

· Actively communicates all changes to daily route sheet to the dispatch team

· Notifies supervisor immediately of any incidents, accidents, injuries, or property damage that may occur while completing activities on route

· Reviews and completes daily work orders

· Ensures accurate completion of route sheet and VCR by the end of each day

· Occasionally operate a conventional rear load vehicle, when needed

· Other duties as assigned

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to safely operate a DOT vehicle from both right and left side driving positions
• Ability to operate joystick controls with precision
• Ability to proficiently navigate, in forward and reverse motion, driveways, alleyways high traffic roadways with potential limited overhead and compact areas
• Ability to operate vehicles in accordance with OSHA (Occupational and Safety Health Act) and DOT (Department of Transportation) requirements as well as all local, state, and federal law
• Ability to push, pull, and lift 50 pounds, with or without assistance
• Ability to convey Tiger Sanitation as the obvious choice for our customers, employees, and community.
• Actively demonstrates Tiger Sanitation’s core values in daily tasks and communications: Professionalism, Respect, Accountability and Communication
• Ability to demonstrate decision making skills that align with Tiger Sanitation’s 4 Step Decision Making Process
• Ability to collaborate with coworkers.
• Ability to prioritize activities to achieve, individual and team, expectations, and goals

Working Conditions

This position will be based in an outdoor environment, exposed to the elements, with extended periods of standing, sitting, squatting, climbing, reaching, and lifting.

An Equal Opportunity Employer disability/veteran

Driver Sign on Bonus

Drivers who are hired from March 26, 2026, through September 26, 2026, who meet the qualifications listed below, will be eligible for a $3,000.00 sign on bonus.

Driver Sign on Bonus Qualifications:

- Must be hired as a Residential Automated Side Load Driver or Residential Rear Load Driver.

- Must have minimum 2 years verified experience in the role they were hired for. EX: A Residential Automated Side Load or Rear Load driver must have minimum 2 years of previous experience operating an Automated Side Load or Rear Load vehicle, in the waste/recycle industry.

- Must not receive any disciplinary action during the bonus pay out period.

- Driver will be eligible for a sign on bonus or referral bonus, not both. Employees who refer a qualified applicant who qualifies for the sign on bonus, will be eligible for a referral bonus but the employee must be listed on the application under "Referred By".

Rehires do not qualify for the sign on bonus.

- Other terms and conditions apply.