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Class 5 Route Driver with Air Brakes
@ Daniels Health
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Overview
Daniels Health is hiring a full-time Class 5 route driver with air brakes in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The role covers pre-trip inspections, loading and delivering products and waste containers on scheduled routes, and occasional out-of-town trips with some overnights. The posting offers a competitive hourly rate and benefits including pension, health and dental, and requires at least 12 months of recent driving experience.
Pay:
$28 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections
- Load, secure and deliver products and waste containers
- Complete logbooks, manifests and shipping documents
- Clean and disinfect commercial vehicle per protocol
- Serve customers and resolve or forward questions
Requirements summary:
- Class 5 licence with air brakes
- Minimum 12 months driving experience within last 36 months
- Clean CVOR and driver's abstract within last 30 days
- Lift, push and pull 60 lbs or more occasionally
- Pass reference, background, medical and road tests
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-12
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Transportation & driving |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | overtime, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Warehouse, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 60 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Class 5, Air brakes, CVOR, Driver's abstract |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, driving record |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan |
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Daniels Health
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Making healthcare safer through clinical waste solutions that prioritize sustainability, safety and infection control
Full company description
MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels' flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical waste.
- LinkedIn followers
- 98,640
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,060
- Reported office locations
- 111 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60604, US
- 111 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1900, Chicago, Illinois 60604, US
- 52 Bramsteele Road, Unit 8, Brampton, Ontario L6W 3M5, CA
- 36 Cahill St, Melbourne, VIC 3175, AU
- Business categories
- Health Diagnostics
- Health Care
- Medical
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Daniels Health
- Specialties
- Reusable Sharps Containers
- Healthcare Education
- Clinical Safety Devices
- Healthcare Waste Expertise
- Infection Control Solutions
- and Sharps and Medical Waste Management
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels' flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1986 |
| Specialties | Reusable Sharps ContainersHealthcare EducationClinical Safety DevicesHealthcare Waste Expertise Infection Control Solutionsand Sharps and Medical Waste Management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
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Our story began with a passionate idea that we could change the world.... And to be honest, we’ve never stopped believing that... In 1986 it was a simple concept that microbiology teamed with innovation and clinical contribution could eliminate an issue that was profoundly impacting the healthcare industry – HIV acquired through needle-stick injuries.
In Australia, we lived out our dream. Investing years into R&D to create the safest containment system in the world and taking on the industry status quo to petition for higher standards in sharps protection, we witnessed an 80+ percent reduction in disposal-related needlestick injuries nationwide. And then we kept going...
Job Description
Daniels Health is a well-established company, whose vision is to "Make Healthcare Safer" through the reduction of needle-stick injuries and cross-contamination throughout healthcare facilities.
We're actively seeking reliable, full-time, permanent Driver based in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
What we offer:
Competitive hourly rate of pay offered. Competitive benefits - pension, health, dental, etc. Stable & growing company with long tenured employees
Responsibilities:
Competently performs pre-trip and post-trips inspections with the intent of identifying and communicating minor and major defects to the Transportation Supervisor, and also completes daily driver log book using HOS application on mobile device.
Loads and unloads truck by placing and securing items in such a manner that prevents damage to the products and truck, regular lifting will be required
Local and occasional out of town routes, may require some overnights as well.
Ensuring all materials are properly packaged, and orders are fully complete and in accordance with the packing slip prior to trip departure.
Deliver and collect products/waste containers in accordance with scheduled route and serves customers by understanding, resolving and/or forwarding customer questions.
Diligently completes Daniels' commercial vehicle cleaning and disinfecting protocol on a daily basis.
Accurately records information on packing slip and manifest, ensuring compliance with TDG Regulations.
Complies with all environmental & health and safety policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Class 5 license with air brakes
- Ability to work flexible hours and overtime as required.
- Occasionally lifting, pushing pulling weights of sixty pounds or more.
- Minimum of 12 months verifiable, related behind the wheel driving experience (within last 36 months).
- Clean CVOR and Driver’s Abstract (dated within last 30 days).
- Ability to pass all pre-employment requirements, such as reference check, background check, pre-employment medical test and a driver's road test or equivalent.
- Ability and knowledge to safely load and properly block, brace, and secure materials.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role.
- Ability to drive the vehicle safely in accordance with all traffic regulations.
- Ability to complete compliance paperwork and all shipping documents/bill of ladings.
Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
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