Heavy Truck Driver

If you're a licensed CDL Driver looking to advance your career with a public agency, Snohomish County Solid Waste offers professional driving opportunities that allow you to do what you love every day and still be home every night. You will be responsible for safely transporting solid waste or recyclables and performing routine maintenance.
Join Snohomish County Public Works Solid Waste and enjoy these perks:

• Advancement opportunities for higher level positions
• Security, stability, and a lifelong career
• Regular 4-5 days per week schedule with overtime opportunities
• Top of the line trucks. We invest in equipment and technology to keep you safe
• FULL Benefits for you and your family
• Paid Time Off
• Earn a Pension! Start vesting for a Washington Department of Retirement System (DRS) PERS pension
• No overnight travel is required
• Make a contribution in shaping one of Washington's fastest growing counties
• Join an award winning organization well known for excellence and commitment to high-quality public service

Requirements:

• Class A CDL with medical card
• Two years' experience operating a tractor-trailer or truck-trailer combination.

Apply today! All correspondence to the applicant is by email.
Qualified applicants will be required to pass a:

• Written exam: Qualified applicants will be emailed instructions to take a written exam.
• Interview: After passing the written exam you will be emailed instructions to schedule an in-person interview.
• Reference Check and Credential verification
• Over the Road Drive Test: 4-hour drive
• Criminal Background Check
• Pre-Employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

We are creating a register to fill current and future Heavy Truck Driverpositions.
Benefits
Snohomish County is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family and will be invested in your success and growth. We are proud to offer an outstanding benefit package to employees and their dependents. We offer competitive wages; job flexibility and stability; pension opportunities; and employer paid ORCA cards. Snohomish County will be invested in your success and growth and offers the following benefits to our employees. Your salary is only part of your Total Compensation Package. Our benefits include:

• Retirement: County employees participate in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) administered by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS).
• Medical benefits: The County offers a choice of three comprehensive medical insurance plan with low deductibles. The county's contribution to this benefit is significant.
• Sick leave: You will accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month.
• Vacation Leave: You will start out accruing 8 hours of vacation per month totaling 2.4 weeks of vacation your first year. Your leave accruals increase based on your years of employment with the County.
• Holiday Pay: The County observes 11 paid legal holidays per year and provides employees with two floating holidays annually.
• Other benefits include wellness, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, long term disability, and more.
• Deferred Compensation. If you choose to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), the County will match your contributions up to 1 percent of your base monthly salary.
• Pay Increases: Each year you will be eligible for a step increase until you reach the top step.
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA): County employees typically receive yearly cost of living adjustments.
• Flexible work schedules for some positions.
• Professional training and development.

About Solid Waste
The Solid Waste division oversees the disposal of garbage, hazardous materials, and recycling throughout Snohomish County. With three full-service facilities and an additional four neighborhood and special items facilities, the division is focused on:

• Reducing overall waste from Snohomish County
• Promoting and emphasizing the reuse of items and recycling
• Handling household hazardous waste
• Providing garbage and recycling facilities for county residents
• Transferring garbage to the landfill or partnering with private vendors to handle recycled items

To learn more about the Solid Waste Division please visit: Solid Waste

About Snohomish County Public Works
Public Works is the largest department within Snohomish County government. The department maintains county roads, bridges, traffic and the general transportation system in unincorporated Snohomish County. In addition, the department oversees the disposal of solid waste.
Snohomish County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. This growth presents opportunities and challenges for the Public Works department in maintaining and improving critical infrastructure such as roads and bridges, managing the solid waste and recycling needs of county residents.
To learn more about Snohomish County Public Works, visit Snohomish County Public Works.

For information about this job opportunity and posting, please email:SPW-Recruitment.

STATEMENT OF ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

1. Drives a tractor-trailer or a truck-trailer combination to efficiently and safely transport solid waste or recyclables.
2. Ensures positive engagement between the tractor or truck and the trailer; inspects rig before driving to ensure all equipment and accessories, including transport containers, are in good working condition and can be driven safely on roadway without endangering self or others.
3. Safely and efficiently maneuvers truck/trailer in tight quarters around customers, other equipment, along retaining walls, and into top loading and compactor receiving tunnels/bays.
4. Performs routine maintenance on assigned vehicle by checking fluid levels and lubricating equipment as necessary; maintains vehicle mileage, daily inspection reports, service records, and other paperwork, as required.
5. Coordinates with Transfer Station Operators to efficiently and effectively schedule service where and when needed, including but not limited to ensuring an adequate number of empty containers are delivered and available at each site as needed.
6. Communicates with supervisors and other division staff and is pro-active to identify and resolve operational related problems.

1. May perform Laborer type duties when not engaged in operating as­signed equipment.
2. May drive a tractor-tanker combination to haul leachate as assigned.
3. May drive a truck with or without equipment trailer combination to haul heavy equipment and/or other materials, as assigned.
4. Performs related duties to optimize recycling and support Solid Waste operations as require

• A valid Class "A" CDL, with medical card
• A valid First Aid/CPR card is required within six (6) months of employment
• A FullRecord of your Driving Abstract obtained through the Department of Licensing (www.dol.wa.gov) is required to apply
• A pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
• Register in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) Clearinghouse
• Employee will also be placed on the County Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Program, per Executive Order 04-27B "Commercial Driver License Alcohol & Drug Testing Policy, Sec. 7.1"
• Forty (40) hours of riding plus forty (40) hours of driving with a current driver trainer will be required
• Successful completion of a driving test with a Solid Waste Operations Third Party Evaluator
• Must attend the County's defensive driving course within six (6) months of employment; OR, an external Heavy Truck Driver defensive driving course certificate
• A tanker endorsement may be required

• federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations governing the safe operation of a truck-trailer or tractor-trailer combination
• the operation of trucks, truck-trailer and tractor-trailer combinations
• routine maintenance and troubleshooting procedures relevant to trucks, truck-trailer and tractor-trailer combinations
• safety rules and regulations, and potential hazards associated with the work

• operate assigned vehicle in a professional, courteously, skillful and safe manner in all types of traffic and weather conditions
• establish an maintain effective work relationships with co-workers and superiors
• remain composed and professional in stressful situations
• communicate with supervisors and other division staff and is pro-active to identify and resolve operational related problems
• thoroughly inspect assigned vehicle, trailer, and containers prior to operation to ensure all equipment and accessories are in proper operating condition
• perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on assigned vehicle
• work cooperatively with other employees
• read, understand, and enforce safety rules and regulations
• learn First Aid/CPR methods and procedures
• understand and follow oral and written directions
• maintain accurate paperwork as required
• maintain driving record within county standards
• deal courteously and tactfully with general public

Snohomish County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.
EEO policy and ADA notice

Employment Type: Full-Time