Robert Hickman

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Paterson, NJ ****2

201-***-****

acxc4f@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Licensed, trained and certified Sanitation Worker with over 10 years of experience serving the community.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Suburban Disposal

Fairfield, NJ

6/2007 - Current

Garbage Truck Driver

• Responsible to operate sanitation vehicle to collect waste materials from industrial and residential locations

• Maintain garbage vehicle in a proper manner

• Responsible to maintain accurate record of the quantity of trash collected

• Assures that neighborhoods, streets, and public areas stay clean, and the disposal of trash in a safe, effective, and environmentally friendly way

• Maintain physical fitness to quickly climb in and out of large trucks and life heavy containers

• Obtained driving certifications in order to drive commercial vehicles

• Able to maneuver through tight neighborhood street and crowed parking lots

• Able to work in all types of weather conditions

• Responsible to transport and dump trash at an designated approved dump site

• Follows protocol to dumping trash avoid fines for improper disposal

East Coast Sanitation

East Hanover, NJ

3/2005-6/2007

Supervisor/Roll off Driver

• Perform pre-and post trip maintenance checks. Perform operator services, and record on VIR status of items checked and accomplished, as well as items requiring higher echelon maintenance.

• Maintain the clean, safe operating condition of fleet vehicles to DOT regulations and standards

• Safely securing and caring for material on truck to allow for minimal damage

• Know and be familiar with job safety rules, as well as abide by them

• Work safe. Work smart. Conduct self professionally and courteously at all times

• Communicate effectively with Dispatch and Supervisory personnel via land-line, cell phone or radio

• Process and Manage required paperwork accurately, completely and neatly recording times, fuel, oils, mileages and weights. Driver’s Daily Logs as required

• Service 4-8 boxes per shift, depending on distances and disposition of material

• Level and tarp boxes for safe travel prior to transporting

• Annotate paperwork regarding out of ordinary events, i.e., DOT stops, flat tires

• Maintenance of customer relations in the field, on jobsites, at mills/processors, and within the team structure of the company, acting in the best interest of the company at all times

Interstate Waste Service

Jersey City, NJ

2/2005-5/2006

• Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.

• Fill out defective equipment reports

• Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operation condition.

• Drive to disposal sites to empty trucks that have been filled.

• Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.

• Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.

• Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.

• Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems

• Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas

• Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Certified Welder

• Possess Class A, CDL License

• Hazmat Endorsement

• Diesel Certification

• Auto Body Tech/ Welding Certification

• Associate Degree in Science

Education

Passaic County Technical High School 1995 – Wayne, NJ

Nashville Auto Diesel College 1998-1999

Farleigh Dickerson University 1999-2001

References upon request

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