CDL Local Route Driver* Lexington, NE

Overview

Darling Ingredients is looking to hire a Deadstock Driver in the Palisade, NE area. This position offers competitive pay, depending on experience, with OT available. We offer comprehensive full-time benefits, including full medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, vacation time and more. If this sounds like the right CDL driving opportunity for you, apply today.

About Darling Ingredients

We began as a family business in 1882 and have grown into the world's leading innovative developer and producer of sustainable organic ingredients. Headquartered in Irving, TX with regional offices in Cold Spring, KY and Des Moines, IA as well as production facilities across the U.S., we have over 10,000 employees across the globe. We repurpose and reuse rather than discard what others might consider waste.

We capture valuable ingredients and nutrients to help maximize what nature has to offer, providing components for a wide range of products that include pet food, fertilizer and bio-fuel. Giving nature a second life is our second nature.

Our greatest assets are our employees. Our inclusive global workforce and their wide variety of skills, abilities, experiences and perspectives have been critical in helping us consistently deliver best-in-class results around the world. In order to attract and retain employees who share our values of integrity, transparency and entrepreneurship, we offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, stability and opportunities for career growth.

A Day in the Life of a Deadstock Driver

As a Deadstock Driver, you will be responsible for picking up dead hogs, cattle and meat scraps from farm sites on a daily route. You will drive a straight truck or a tractor-trailer, collecting materials from multiple customers along your route each day. You will be responsible for managing your route with an onboard computer (OBC) and keeping an up-to-date paper log for compliance purposes.

You will take responsibility for your truck, keep it clean and complete a vehicle condition report on a daily basis. You will provide exceptional professional service to all customers while following all laws and regulations. You will enjoy being on the road for a living while still being at home every night.

Minimum Qualifications for a Deadstock Driver

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Good driving record
• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must possess a valid Class A or B CDL driver's license.
• Must be registered on the FMCSA Clearinghouse

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior route experience within a customer oriented environment preferred.
• Experience with truck hydraulics a plus.
• Communicates clearly in verbal and written form.
• Highly organized; superior time management skills.
• Ability to maintain composure in difficult situations; adaptable to changing situations.
• Ability to work well with internal staff and external customers.
• Ability to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.

• Must be able to handle outside elements, summer heat and winter cold.
• Constantly required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods.
• Regularly required reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally push, pull, up to 100 lbs.
• Frequently must push, pull, move or lift up to 75 lbs. repeatedly.
• Ability to work weekends and/or overtime as needed.

We understand your time is valuable and this is why we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this CDL job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights:
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