Driver Helper—Apprenticeship for Class B Driver

Terms: Regular full-time, non-exempt, overtime occasionally available

Compensation: $16.46/hour, increases throughout progress towards receiving Class B license

Benefits: Health insurance, long-term disability, and life insurance premiums paid 100%, dental and vision insurance premium shared. Access to 403(b) retirement plan, FSA/HSA health savings accounts, and various ancillary insurance plans.

Hours: 5:30am-3:30pm (approximate), 4 10-hour shifts. Occasional evenings and weekend hours required.

Location: This is a LOCAL driving job! (primarily in the St Paul area)

Reports to: Fleet Manager

About Eureka Recycling

Eureka Recycling is a nonprofit, social enterprise organization that understands that unique and diverse perspectives are essential to be able to achieve our mission and live our values of —Visionary Leadership, Strong Teams and Community, Respect, Caring and Wholeness, Sustaining and Enduring and Honesty and Integrity.

Eureka Recycling’s mission is to demonstrate that waste is completely preventable, not inevitable. Our work bridges the gap between our vision for a zero-waste future and the realities of today with tangible, real-world solutions.

If you are interested in working with highly committed team members to change systems that perpetuate waste and the problems it causes for our health, economy and communities; participating in organizational leadership in a collaborative setting; and supporting our initiative to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do, Eureka Recycling may be the right place for you!

Purpose

The Driver Helper will assist the Recycling Collections Driver with moving recycling carts on an as needed basis and moving larger containers at multi-family units and businesses in the Minneapolis-St Paul metro area, while riding along on the recycling truck. This position is intended to be a temporary apprenticeship where the employee learns skills needed to be able to navigate routes and also gains driving experience while working towards a Class B license with air brake endorsement. Eureka Recycling will support and invest in their training and will offer access to our equipment in order to make this transition from the position of Driver Helper to Recycling Collections Driver. The expectation is that the Driver Helper would become a regular route driver within one year’s time and would make steady progress towards this goal, taking any necessary training, obtaining the Class B drivers permit, and taking the behind-the-wheel tests according to the recommended timing of the Fleet Manager/Director.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Assist Recycling Collections Driver with moving recycling carts and dumpsters as needed.

2. Assist Recycling Collections Driver at stops where there are multiple carts or dumpsters that require a dual lift/drag.

3. “Hang” on the back of a truck and get on and off to connect bins to the truck for tipping.

4. Appropriately communicate with residents in person and/or by providing informational materials regarding issues involving which materials can be recycled, and which cannot be.

5. Assist Recycling Collections Driver with reporting tasks as directed.

6. Work courteously and tactfully with drivers and other employees.

7. Demonstrate a thorough grasp of and commitment to the organization’s mission.

8. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Preferred: High school diploma or G.E.D

2. Must have a Class D (standard) Driver’s License

3. Manual dexterity

4. Positive attitude

5. Punctual and dependable

6. Flexibility of work schedule

8. Ability and interest in working outdoors in all weather conditions.

9. Ability and willingness to be regularly exposed to noise, fumes, dust and odors typical of commercial vehicles which transport recyclable materials.

10. Ability to walk, lift and carry heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.) repeatedly for extended periods of time.

11. Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

12. Physically capable of frequently and repeatedly performing the following physical movements: climb in and out of recycling collection truck; bend at the waist and at the knees; reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; push and pull; twist and turn.

13. Ability to utilize hand and finger dexterity in order to operate a variety of buttons and levers.

Effective communication skills and ability to read and write in English, bilingual candidates welcome.

Apply Online at http://eurekarecycling.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=1647877&&#job

Affirmative Action Policy Statement:

Eureka Recycling will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, familial status, age, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or affectional orientation.