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Title : Driver Long haul Class 1 Medwaste

Requisition Id : 36747 Job Function : Field Services Operations Career Area : Drivers Work Location : Dartmouth (Wright Ave.)

About Us :

Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one’s identity.

Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Position Purpose :

Responsible for transporting waste from either a Stericycle location or customer location, to a transfer location or processing location.

Schedule : 4-day week schedule (with the day off to be determined)

Overnight 2 nights a week

Key Job Activities :

• Manages assigned routes ensuring customers’ waste is picked up in a safe, timely, efficient, and accurate manner
• Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations
• Follows routing software route schedule
• Plans daily schedule based on customers’ needs by reviewing daily paperwork, e.g., manifest, route sheets, previous VCR, etc. provided by the Transportation Manager / Supervisor or Dispatcher
• Prepares paperwork, loads supplies, loads, and secures waste, and loads / unloads trucks while servicing customer accounts
• Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day. Ensures that customers have packaged and prepared the waste according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations before transporting
• Provide the highest level of customer service to assigned accounts daily, communicating any issues to the Transportation Manager / Supervisor or Dispatcher for resolution. This includes, but is not limited to re-routes, adjustments in container sizes, training, etc.
• Ensures waste, supplies, and material handling equipment are secured before operating vehicles on the public highway
• Ensures that assigned paperwork is completed legibly, neatly, accurately, and completely and returned to the Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for processing. Ensures DOT Driver Log is completed, if applicable
• Communicate with the Stericycle Transportation Supervisor and / or Dispatcher regarding any change to route pickups, including address changes, customer not having waste ready for pickup, etc. Ensures that employees covering for the specific route are aware of any situations outside the norm to provide the highest level of customer service. Report any problems / issues with accounts to the Transportation Supervisor and / or Dispatcher before the close of business each day
• Performs pre-trip and post-trip maintenance on assigned trucks before leaving or closing for the day. Reports any maintenance problems to Transportation / Dispatcher for follow-up. Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and Geotab to log hours per guidelines provided
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned

Experience (North America & LATAM) :

Benefits :

Stericycle currently offers its employees the option to participate in a full range of benefits, including a health care program which includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, RRSP matching. Participation in some programs requires that employees be regularly scheduled to work a minimum number of hours and / or to have fulfilled a waiting period after they begin employment with Stericycle.

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Our Promise :

Stericycle is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce, and to valuing unique perspectives and identities. We foster a culture of belonging that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It fuels our innovation and strengthens our connection to our customers and the communities we serve. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and it does not constitute any right or guarantee of employment condition. This position is open to people with disabilities. Stericycle will consider requests for workplace accommodations for protected physical or mental limitations in accordance with its human resources and risks prevention policies and local laws. To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Stericycle reserves the right to modify the content formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.