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Yard Driver jobs with green card sponsorship exist at logistics hubs, distribution centers, and freight terminals across the U.S. Employers sponsor foreign workers through the PERM labor certification process, filing an I-140 petition under EB-3 for skilled workers with at least two years of experience. Per-country priority date backlogs mean your timeline depends on your nationality.
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Get Access To All JobsWe are seeking a detail-oriented and safety-conscious Commercial Driver (Class A) to fill a dual-role position as a Yard Mover and Back-Up Landfill Driver. In this role, you will be responsible for managing yard logistics, maintaining trailer inventory across multiple lots, and providing critical backup support for landfill hauling operations.
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 5:00 AM - 3:00 PM (with flexibility as operational needs require). You will be collecting sharps and medical waste containers from our healthcare customer locations and delivering a high level of customer service daily.
This role offers a high degree of autonomy, stable hours, access to some OT and good benefits. Our vehicle fleet is modern and well-maintained. We supply above and beyond the standard PPE for safe handling of medical waste and take training of our staff seriously.
What will your job involve?
- Safely collecting, delivering and storing our medical waste containers at customer locations
- Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
- Operating vehicles in a safe manner
- Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
- Loading and unloading | Prioritizing and organizing your truck per schedule and needs
- Managing a route per leadership's direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
- Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
- Consistently lifting up to 50 lbs, with occasional lifting of 50-75 lbs
- Pushing/or pulling of 100-250 lbs, as applicable to the role
What are we looking for?
- CDL A License Required
- Delivery experience within any industry where you have dealt with manual handling (advantageous not mandatory)
- Willingness to work full time hours, approx. 40 hours a week
- Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
- Passing our 7 Year FADV review in the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
- A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
- Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner (as large as 26 ft box trucks)
- Experience with DOT compliance, logging hours, roadside inspections
- Confident in a road check level 1 through level 3
- Proven longevity in past employment
- On time delivery practices
Why work for us?
- Job stability – as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business
- Opportunities for overtime
- Consistent work hours – M-F position
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Your Medical, Dental and Vision benefits are effective on DAY ONE. All other benefits are effective 1st of the month following 30 days of employment). Paid Short-term disability ($0 cost to you!). Company sponsored life insurance. Accident Insurance and Voluntary long-term disability options!
- Permanent position – This is a Full-time permanent role of 40-45 hours per week
- Competitive salary – This position is offering a set rate (non-negotiable) $28 per hour ($29 per hour if hazmat endorsed) + a 3K sign on Bonus!
Who are we?
We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and regulated waste collections for hospitals and an array of customers within the healthcare industry. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.
If this sounds like the role for you, or somebody you know then we look forward to speaking with you!
To find out more of what a day in the life of a driver looks like visit - Driving with Daniels!
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. Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post-offer hiring process.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and safety-conscious Commercial Driver (Class A) to fill a dual-role position as a Yard Mover and Back-Up Landfill Driver. In this role, you will be responsible for managing yard logistics, maintaining trailer inventory across multiple lots, and providing critical backup support for landfill hauling operations.
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 5:00 AM - 3:00 PM (with flexibility as operational needs require). You will be collecting sharps and medical waste containers from our healthcare customer locations and delivering a high level of customer service daily.
This role offers a high degree of autonomy, stable hours, access to some OT and good benefits. Our vehicle fleet is modern and well-maintained. We supply above and beyond the standard PPE for safe handling of medical waste and take training of our staff seriously.
What will your job involve?
- Safely collecting, delivering and storing our medical waste containers at customer locations
- Providing strong customer service and building positive customer relationships
- Operating vehicles in a safe manner
- Completing deliveries to time schedule, and clearly communicating changes or challenges as they arise
- Loading and unloading | Prioritizing and organizing your truck per schedule and needs
- Managing a route per leadership's direction | delivering timely, efficient and effective service
- Complying with DOT regulations, logging hours and roadside inspections
- Consistently lifting up to 50 lbs, with occasional lifting of 50-75 lbs
- Pushing/or pulling of 100-250 lbs, as applicable to the role
What are we looking for?
- CDL A License Required
- Delivery experience within any industry where you have dealt with manual handling (advantageous not mandatory)
- Willingness to work full time hours, approx. 40 hours a week
- Experience with pre-trip and post-trip vehicle evaluations
- Passing our 7 Year FADV review in the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
- A flexible, can-do attitude with a strong customer focus
- Experience operating vehicles in a safe manner (as large as 26 ft box trucks)
- Experience with DOT compliance, logging hours, roadside inspections
- Confident in a road check level 1 through level 3
- Proven longevity in past employment
- On time delivery practices
Why work for us?
- Job stability – as an essential service to healthcare we are a non-seasonal and stable business
- Opportunities for overtime
- Consistent work hours – M-F position
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Your Medical, Dental and Vision benefits are effective on DAY ONE. All other benefits are effective 1st of the month following 30 days of employment). Paid Short-term disability ($0 cost to you!). Company sponsored life insurance. Accident Insurance and Voluntary long-term disability options!
- Permanent position – This is a Full-time permanent role of 40-45 hours per week
- Competitive salary – This position is offering a set rate (non-negotiable) $28 per hour ($29 per hour if hazmat endorsed) + a 3K sign on Bonus!
Who are we?
We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and regulated waste collections for hospitals and an array of customers within the healthcare industry. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control and reduce the environmental footprint of our customers. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste at our treatment facilities across the U.S.
If this sounds like the role for you, or somebody you know then we look forward to speaking with you!
To find out more of what a day in the life of a driver looks like visit - Driving with Daniels!
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. Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post-offer hiring process.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Yard Driver
Verify your EB-3 eligibility before applying
Yard Driver roles typically qualify under EB-3 skilled worker, which requires at least two years of verifiable experience. Pull together CDL documentation, employment records, and any forklift or yard equipment certifications before you approach employers about sponsorship.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate first
Target employers who have already navigated the PERM process for transportation and logistics roles. Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location, so you're not cold-approaching companies unfamiliar with the process.
Look at logistics hubs with high driver turnover
Distribution centers, intermodal facilities, and large freight terminals sponsor foreign Yard Drivers more often than small regional carriers because persistent labor shortages make PERM recruitment tests easier to pass. Concentrate your search on those operation types.
Check your priority date against the Visa Bulletin
Once your I-140 is approved, your priority date determines when you can file for adjustment of status. If you're a national of India or China, backlogs can run years. USCIS publishes the monthly Visa Bulletin, and planning around your date affects whether you accept a job offer now or wait.
Ask employers about PERM recruitment before accepting
PERM requires the employer to run a recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. workers are available for your specific role and location. Confirm the employer has completed or is prepared to run that DOL-required process for the exact worksite where you'd be placed.
Use the OFLC Wage Search to anchor your negotiation
PERM requires your offered wage to meet the DOL prevailing wage for Yard Driver roles in your metro area. Look up the Level I through Level IV wage tiers on OFLC Wage Search before negotiating so you can confirm the offer satisfies DOL requirements and won't stall the filing.
Green Card Yard Driver: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Yard Driver qualify for an employment-based green card, or is sponsorship limited to professional roles?
Yard Drivers qualify under the EB-3 skilled worker category, which covers occupations requiring at least two years of training or experience. The employer files a PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor, then an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. The process isn't limited to white-collar or degree-dependent roles.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for a Yard Driver?
H-1B visa requires a specialty occupation tied to a bachelor's degree, so Yard Driver roles don't qualify. Green card sponsorship through EB-3 is based on experience and employer need. PERM labor certification replaces the LCA filing, there's no lottery, and approval leads to permanent residence rather than a temporary status with renewal cycles.
What does the PERM process actually require from the employer sponsoring a Yard Driver?
The employer must obtain a prevailing wage determination from the Department of Labor, run a mandatory recruitment effort to test the U.S. labor market, document that no qualified U.S. workers applied, and file the ETA Form 9089 with DOL. Only after PERM certification is approved can the employer file the I-140 petition with USCIS.
Where can I find employers that sponsor green cards for Yard Driver positions?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history, organized by job type and location. Because many logistics employers don't advertise PERM sponsorship in job postings, searching a platform built around sponsorship history saves significant time compared to filtering general job boards manually.
If I change employers after my I-140 is approved, do I lose my place in the green card queue?
Not necessarily. Once your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 job portability lets you transfer to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your priority date. If you move before that threshold, your original approved I-140 can still anchor your priority date if a new employer files a fresh petition.