Lead, Driver Non-CDL Med (WMHS), RWCS-2352412 Job
Employer: Waste Management
SpiderID: 14230611
Location: Kent, Washington
Posted: 8/27/2026
Wage:
Priority Review Date: 11/25/2026
Job Code / NOC / SOC: 2352412
Category: Trucking
Job Description:
Stericycle is now part of WM. To learn more about WM's acquisition of Stericycle, CLICK HERE to read the press release.
Pay Rate: $38.59
Shift: Day Shift, Flexible on start and end times
What is the value of a WM Job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It's a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career.
We Are Always Working For A Sustainable Tomorrow®: Our mission is to leave the world a better place than we found it by helping its inhabitants find purpose in becoming its caretakers.
We Are People First: The members of the WM family are the foundation for our success. We foster an environment where all teammates feel welcomed, valued and seen.
We Are Committed to Your Growth: Your Tomorrow Education Assistance Program, paid on-the-job training, and established career progression.
We Are Stable: From the front line to the corporate offices, our team members perform essential and meaningful work.
We Are a Family: At WM we are over 60,000 people - from many places and many backgrounds, and it is our amazing differences that make us stronger.
We Are Investing in You: Amazing Medical, Dental & Vision, 401K with match, discounted stock options, dependent day care, and more!
Ready to roll with us? Click Apply to join the WM team today.
I. Job Summary
The WMHS Route Driver Lead is responsible to provide shift leadership with guidance, training and coaching to ensure industry leading levels of service to our clients while taking care of all customer document destruction needs. The integrity of every Route Driver Lead is essential to maintaining goodwill and building new bonds of trust with our clients and serves as an example to other Route Drivers and is considered a developmental role for succession planning. The Route Driver Lead is a member of the Operations team and plays an integral role as the face of WMHS. The Route Driver Lead maintains WMHS policies, standards, and practices and ensures adherence to WMHS's Vision, Mission and Values.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manages assigned routes ensuring customers’ waste is picked up in a safe, timely and accurate manner
Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations
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
May prepare and load trucks to service select accounts for the day, ensuring enough supplies are added
Loading and securing of waste or material or unloading truck at various WMHS and select customer accounts. Inventory and load of supplies needed each day
Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day. Ensures customers have packaged and prepared 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 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 prior to operating vehicle on public highway
Operates company equipment in a safe and efficient manner in an effort to minimize the risk of injury and equipment damage
Provides training, coaching and mentoring to fellow drivers and new hires
Ensures assigned paperwork is completed legibly, neatly, accurately, and completely and returned to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for processing. Ensures DOT Driver Log is completed, if applicable
Communicates with WMHS Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher regarding any change to route pickups, including address changes, customer not having waste ready for pickup, etc. Ensures that employee covering for specific route is aware of any situations outside the norm in order to provide the highest level of customer service. Reports any problems/issues with accounts to Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher before the close of business each day
Performs pre-trip, post-trip checks, and driver check-in on assigned truck, prior to leaving or closing for the day. Reports any maintenance problems to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for follow-up. Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and use of Geotab to log hours per DOT guidelines, when applicable
Complies with all local, state and federal laws governing driver fitness and hours of service.
Receives training, coaching and mentoring from Supervisor
Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
III. Qualifications
A. Required Qualifications
2 years of experience, preferably in driving commercial box trucks and route management
Must be age 21 or older
Valid Driver's License
All CMV/CDL drivers must be able to obtain a medical card by a certified medical examiner
B. Preferred Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED (accredited)
IV. Physical Requirements
Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Standing
Walking
Lifting
Pushing
Pulling
Crouching
Reaching
Handling
Sitting
Talking
Hearing
? Field: This job operates in both inside garage, shop or gas plant conditions as well as in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity.
This role is designated as safety sensitive and will require the successful candidate to strictly comply with all safety rules and protocols. As part of the ongoing employment requirements, the successful candidate may be subject to drug and alcohol testing—including pre-employment screening, post-incident evaluations, reasonable suspicion checks, and random testing—in accordance with government regulations and company policies.
Pay: The expected base pay rate for this position is $38.59 Per Hour Plus Overtime. This rate represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location
Please apply now on the site below, or call 877.220.5627, to speak with a Waste Management recruiter today
https://emcm.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/WMCareers/job/2352412
Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Pay Rate: $38.59
Shift: Day Shift, Flexible on start and end times
What is the value of a WM Job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It's a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career.
We Are Always Working For A Sustainable Tomorrow®: Our mission is to leave the world a better place than we found it by helping its inhabitants find purpose in becoming its caretakers.
We Are People First: The members of the WM family are the foundation for our success. We foster an environment where all teammates feel welcomed, valued and seen.
We Are Committed to Your Growth: Your Tomorrow Education Assistance Program, paid on-the-job training, and established career progression.
We Are Stable: From the front line to the corporate offices, our team members perform essential and meaningful work.
We Are a Family: At WM we are over 60,000 people - from many places and many backgrounds, and it is our amazing differences that make us stronger.
We Are Investing in You: Amazing Medical, Dental & Vision, 401K with match, discounted stock options, dependent day care, and more!
Ready to roll with us? Click Apply to join the WM team today.
I. Job Summary
The WMHS Route Driver Lead is responsible to provide shift leadership with guidance, training and coaching to ensure industry leading levels of service to our clients while taking care of all customer document destruction needs. The integrity of every Route Driver Lead is essential to maintaining goodwill and building new bonds of trust with our clients and serves as an example to other Route Drivers and is considered a developmental role for succession planning. The Route Driver Lead is a member of the Operations team and plays an integral role as the face of WMHS. The Route Driver Lead maintains WMHS policies, standards, and practices and ensures adherence to WMHS's Vision, Mission and Values.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manages assigned routes ensuring customers’ waste is picked up in a safe, timely and accurate manner
Pick up and transport waste safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations
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
May prepare and load trucks to service select accounts for the day, ensuring enough supplies are added
Loading and securing of waste or material or unloading truck at various WMHS and select customer accounts. Inventory and load of supplies needed each day
Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day. Ensures customers have packaged and prepared 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 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 prior to operating vehicle on public highway
Operates company equipment in a safe and efficient manner in an effort to minimize the risk of injury and equipment damage
Provides training, coaching and mentoring to fellow drivers and new hires
Ensures assigned paperwork is completed legibly, neatly, accurately, and completely and returned to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for processing. Ensures DOT Driver Log is completed, if applicable
Communicates with WMHS Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher regarding any change to route pickups, including address changes, customer not having waste ready for pickup, etc. Ensures that employee covering for specific route is aware of any situations outside the norm in order to provide the highest level of customer service. Reports any problems/issues with accounts to Transportation Supervisor and/or Dispatcher before the close of business each day
Performs pre-trip, post-trip checks, and driver check-in on assigned truck, prior to leaving or closing for the day. Reports any maintenance problems to Transportation Supervisor or Dispatcher for follow-up. Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and use of Geotab to log hours per DOT guidelines, when applicable
Complies with all local, state and federal laws governing driver fitness and hours of service.
Receives training, coaching and mentoring from Supervisor
Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
III. Qualifications
A. Required Qualifications
2 years of experience, preferably in driving commercial box trucks and route management
Must be age 21 or older
Valid Driver's License
All CMV/CDL drivers must be able to obtain a medical card by a certified medical examiner
B. Preferred Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED (accredited)
IV. Physical Requirements
Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Standing
Walking
Lifting
Pushing
Pulling
Crouching
Reaching
Handling
Sitting
Talking
Hearing
? Field: This job operates in both inside garage, shop or gas plant conditions as well as in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity.
This role is designated as safety sensitive and will require the successful candidate to strictly comply with all safety rules and protocols. As part of the ongoing employment requirements, the successful candidate may be subject to drug and alcohol testing—including pre-employment screening, post-incident evaluations, reasonable suspicion checks, and random testing—in accordance with government regulations and company policies.
Pay: The expected base pay rate for this position is $38.59 Per Hour Plus Overtime. This rate represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location
Please apply now on the site below, or call 877.220.5627, to speak with a Waste Management recruiter today
https://emcm.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/WMCareers/job/2352412
Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Job Benefits:
Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave
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