What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resource Driver position at Somerset County?
RECYCLING CENTER
Performs truck driving duties, pick-up recyclables, and acts as crew leader.
Essential Functions
- Drives a truck and operates hydraulic systems.
- Activates hydraulic systems, pushes, pulls, and holds proper buttons and levers.
- Climbs on and off trucks.
- Watch for oncoming traffic and obey motor vehicle traffic rules.
- Identifies, sorts, discards, asides, lifts, moves recyclable materials from curbside to truck.
- Quality controls (visually inspects material to see if it qualifies as material to be recycled) to assure that recyclable materials are identified, sorted, and placed in proper truck bins.
- Prepares and issues quality control reject tags after identifying rejected materials: circles appropriate reason for rejection.
- Lifts recycling buckets, places materials above shoulder height to truck bins.Lifts truck doors 3 feet to 5 feet, closes doors and latches.
- Maintains curbside pick-up of recyclables at various vehicle speeds to complete designated areas and maintain productivity levels.
- Monitors safety.
- Wear proper safety equipment, work attire, and other clothing such as rain gear, boots, safety vests, etc.
- Maintains consistent daily attendance.
- Consistently arrives at worksite and is prepared to start work at the established starting time.
- Maintains various records.
- Reports malfunction of truck.
- Performs proper daily inspection of vehicles per C.D.L. requirements.
- Performs Resource Recovery Worker Outside duties as necessary.
- Must have the ability to properly move and hook dumpsters to trucks and operate all controls.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Recycling and the Assistant Director of Recycling.
Essential Qualifications
- Ability to read maps.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
- Must be able to work outdoors in inclement weather.
- High School Graduate
- New Jersey Driver’s License
- Minimum One year driving Class B vehicles
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $49,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Trucking Route:
- Local
Application Question(s):
- Are you a resident of New Jersey?
License/Certification:
- CDL B (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $49,000
