What are the responsibilities and job description for the CDL Local Route Driver** Lexington, NE ** New Higher Starting Pay!! position at Darling Ingredients Inc.?
Darling Ingredients is looking to hire a Deadstock Driver in the Palisade, NE area. Are you ready to take your CDL driving career to the next level with a stable worldwide company? This position earns competitive pay, depending on experience, with OT available. We also offer comprehensive full-time benefits, including full medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, vacation time and more. If this sounds like the right CDL driving opportunity for you, apply today.
ABOUT DARLING INGREDIENTS
We began as a family business in 1882 and have continued to grow into the world's leading innovative developer and producer of sustainable organic ingredients for a growing population. Headquartered in Irving, TX with regional offices in Cold Spring, KY and Des Moines, IA as well as production facilities across the U.S., we have over 10,000 employees across the globe. we repurpose and reuse rather than discarding what others might consider waste. We capture valuable ingredients and nutrients to help maximize what nature has to offer, providing components for a wide range of products that include pet food, fertilizer and bio-fuel. Giving nature a second life is our second nature.
Our greatest assets are our employees. Our inclusive global workforce and their wide variety of skills, abilities, experiences and perspectives have been critical in helping us consistently deliver best-in-class results around the world. In order to attract and retain employees who share our values of integrity, transparency and entrepreneurship, we offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, stability and opportunities for career growth.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DEADSTOCK DRIVER
As a Deadstock Driver, you will be responsible for picking up dead hogs, cattle and meat scraps from farm sites on a daily route. As our customers range in size from farmers to feedlots to large-scale slaughterhouses. Driving a straight truck or a tractor-trailer, you will collect materials from multiple customers along your route each day.
You will manage your route with an onboard computer (OBC) and also keep an up-to-date paper log for compliance purposes. Taking responsibility for your truck, you keep it clean and complete a vehicle condition report on a daily basis. You will provide exceptional professional service to all customers while following all laws & regulations. You will love getting to hit the road for a living while still being at home every night.
Minimum Qualifications for a Deadstock Driver
- Must be 21 years of age.
- Good driving record
- Must have a high school diploma or GED.
- Must possess a valid Class A or B CDL driver's license.
- Must be registered on https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior route experience within a customer oriented environment preferred.
- Experience with truck hydraulics a plus.
- Communicates clearly in verbal and written form.
- Highly organized; superior time management skills.
- Ability to maintain composure in difficult situations; adaptable to changing situations.
- Ability to work well with internal staff and external customers.
- Ability to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
Physical Demands
- Must be able to handle outside elements, summer heat and winter cold.
- Constantly required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
- Frequently required to sit for extended periods.
- Regularly required reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally push, pull, up to 100 lbs.
- Frequently must push, pull, move or lift up to 75 lbs. repeatedly.
- Ability to work weekends and/or Overtime as need.
READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?
We understand your time is valuable and this is why we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this CDL job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!
Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or, protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal
Salary : $25 - $26
