Transport Jobs

Columbia Basin LLC, located in Pasco, Washington is looking for a dynamic, full time, Transport-

Driver to join their team. We are looking for a safety conscience driver to join our team.

Previous driving experience would be a huge plus! The Transport - Driver is responsible for the

safe operation of their vehicle. The individual will work Monday throughFriday, Dayshift. The

job functions and duties of the position include the following:

Driver Tasks:

• Report to work as scheduled and wear a clean employee uniform
• Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Punch in on time
• Complete a pre-trip inspection
• Remove Key from the key box

• Obtain any special waste paperwork (as applicable)
• Verify trailer is properly tarped
• Scale out when leaving the yard to verify legal weights
• Hook up to a full trailer, grabbing any applicable paperwork
• Air up the trailer brakes

• Travel to Finley Buttes safely
• Scale in at the landfill
• Communicate to the scale house; Truck # and Trailer #
• Un-tarp the trailer
• Special Waste Approval number (if applicable)

• Drive up to the tipper
• Unhook the airlines and trailer
• Verify the load is not getting hung up
• Back the trailer onto the tipper
• Tie the first two and the last two straps together, once undone

• Scale out at the landfill
• Re-hook up the trailer
• Drive down from the tipper
• Re-tarp the trailer
• Communicate to the scale house

• Re-hook to a full trailer if going back and repeat starting with step 5 (bullet 5 above)
• Receive ticket and verify information
• Travel back to the yard
• Unhook empty trailer in the trailer staging area of the yard
• Refuel truck at fuel island

• Park the truck in the designated spot
• Wash off truck or run it through the wash bay
• Clean out garbage from the cab
• Complete a post trip inspection and DVIR
• Plug in the block heater (when needed)

• Turn in all dump slips from the day
• Remove keys from ignition
• Turn in the DVIR for the day
• Return key to the key box
• Communicate any issues with the trucks or trailers directly to the manager

• Punch out

Our Customers - Be courteous with all customers, both internal and external

• Basin Disposal, Ed’s disposal garbage, and recycling customers.
• Residential and Commercial outside customers
• Landfill

Our Safety - Make safety a priority at all times

• Adhere to the safety manuals for the operation and the equipment operation.
• Offer input in the development, updating, and documentation of all safety procedures for all operations and equipment.
• Staff is trained in their group on the proper safety procedures for both the operation and equipment.
• Ensure compliance by all internal and external customers.

Standards: (documented operating work policies, procedures, guides and expectations.)

• Safety Truck Driver Handbook
• Employee Handbook
• Rest at appropriate times; two 15-minute breaks
• Drivers will take 30 minutes per shift for lunch
• Transfer Station Process Guide
• Hazard Response Procedure
• Subject to work holidays

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

• Sit, stand, walk, bend, reach with arms and hands at or above shoulders, kneel and stretch, and the ability to climb into or exit a truck and/or other equipment.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to include repetitive grasping and reaching.
• The noise level is moderate to loud.
• The position involves work outdoors on a year-round basis and is subject to extreme weather conditions.
• Typically performed in the field, which requires travel daily from site to site
• May be exposed to waste, including blood-borne pathogens, insects, animals and other exterior hazards.
• Lift, push, carry and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 lbs. on a routine basis, and up to 90 lbs. as needed using proper lifting techniques.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

Trucking route:

• Local

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Experience:

• Driving: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CDL A or B (A Preferred)