Employer: Waste Connections
Location: Ketchikan, AK, 99901
Date Posted: 2025-07-02
Job Description:
Now Hiring a CDL Driver Trainee in Ketchikan, AK!
💼 Get Paid to Earn Your CDL — No Experience Needed!
Dreaming of a CDL career but can’t afford training? We’ve got you covered.
Alaska Waste, a Waste Connections company, is now hiring a CDL Driver Trainee in Ketchikan, AK.
If you’re a hard worker with a great attitude and a clean driving record, this is your chance to get paid $25.00 per hour while you train and then transition into a $27.00 per hour full-time CDL driving role.
No CDL? No problem. We’ll pay you to get it!
🎓 Here’s How It Works
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💵 $25.00 per hour during your training phase
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🏫 Complete a weeklong classroom course, behind-the-wheel training, and road test
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🪪 Earn your Class B CDL with air brakes endorsement
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🚚 Step into a full-time Local Driver role at $27.00 per hour
🗓 Training Timeline
You can complete the full process and start your driving career in as little as 3 weeks! Most individuals can get it within a few months!
🚛 Once You’re a CDL Driver, You’ll:
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Operate a garbage truck safely on local routes
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Collect solid waste and recyclables from residential and commercial customers
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Follow route sheets and work independently
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Perform daily vehicle inspections and basic maintenance
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Provide friendly, professional service to customers
🛠 What You’ll Need
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✅ A valid Class D license and ability to obtain a CDL permit within 90 days of start date
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🧾 A clean driving record
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💪 Physically able to lift 50+ lbs and work in all weather conditions
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🗣 Strong communication + basic reading/writing skills (English required)
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🎓 High school diploma or GED preferred
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💼 1+ year of general work experience (related experience is a plus)
🌟 Why Work for Alaska Waste?
We’re part of the Waste Connections family — one of the most respected, stable companies in the State of Alaska.
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🏠 Local routes — home every night
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💪 Job security in an essential service
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🚀 Career advancement opportunities
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👥 Team-first, safety-focused environment
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🛠 Ongoing support to help you grow
💼 Your Benefits Package Includes:
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🏥 Medical, dental, and vision insurance
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💳 Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
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🛡 Short- & long-term disability
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🧾 Life insurance
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💰 401(k) with company match
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🎉 Paid holidays and vacation
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🔄 Unlimited opportunities to “Connect with Your Future”
📍 How to Apply
👉 Visit www.wasteconnections.com
🔍 Search for CDL Trainee – Ketchikan
📝 Complete your application today!
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
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