Front Load Driver

Description

TITLE: Front Load Driver

DEPARTMENT: Operations

REPORTS TO: Front Load Supervisor

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

The Front Load Driver, under direction of the Front Load Supervisor, distributes, collects, and empties company issued commercial waste receptacles for Tiger Sanitation customers. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 6 MONTHS COMMERCIAL FRONT LOAD DRIVING EXPERIENCE to be considered.  

Essential Functions:

• Performs and documents pre-trip and post-trip inspections of company issued vehicles
• Empties commercial waste receptacles as indicated on daily route sheet
• Opens and closes door on receptacles placed inside an enclosure
• Actively communicates any and all changes to daily route sheet to the dispatch team
• Notifies supervisor 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
• Ability to proficiently navigate, in forward and reverse motion, driveways, alleyways, empty lots, 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 laws
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

•  THIS POSITION MUST HAVE MINIMUM 6 MONTHS COMMERCIAL FRONT LOAD DRIVING EXPERIENCE to be considered for this job. 

Driver Sign On Bonus

Drivers who are hired from March 26, 2025, through September 26, 2025, who meet the qualifications listed below, will be eligible for a $3,000.00 sign on bonus

•  Ability to safely operate a DOT vehicle
• Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance
• Ability to maneuver a container, placed on canisters, for service access
• Ability to proficiently operate a DOT vehicle in a reverse motion
• 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 in order to achieve, individual and team, expectations and goals

Education and Experience

• Possess a valid Class A or B Driver’s License
• Must have 6 months to 1 year of professional commercial front load driving experience to be considered for this job.

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, 2025, through September 26, 2025, who meet the qualifications listed below, will be eligible for a $3,000.00 sign on bonus.

Driver Qualifications:

- Must be hired as a Rolloff or Commercial Frontload Driver.

- Must have  minimum 6 Months of verified experience in the role they were hired for. EX: A Commercial Front Load/Roll-Off driver must have  minimum 6 months of previous experience operating a Commercial Front Load/Roll-Off Driver, 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.