Residential Solid Waste Driver

Public Works-Solid Waste

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FT Employee

$19.33 - $23.55 an hour

375-081226

08/12/2026

Job Description

The job duties of the Solid Waste Driver are to drive residential and commercial trucks to designated locations in a timely safe manner. Pick up heavy trash yard waste service carts; perform facility maintenance and tasks as assigned. Work hours may require a start time of 5:45 AM.

Job Responsibilities

The duties described below are indicative of what the Solid Waste Driver may be asked to perform; duties may be changed with or without notice.

• Responsible for an assigned residential or commercial route to pick up or transfer waste and may serve as a relief driver for another route as assigned.
• Facility maintenance duties; such as; mowing; edging; paper picking; residential cart issues and pulls; washing vehicles; etc. as assigned.
• Assisting Recycling; Scale House and Superintendents with related tasks as assigned.

Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
REQUIRED

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Previous experience in operating heavy equipment and trucks; such as; loaders; roll-off residential trucks and commercial trucks.
• Valid Texas driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

PREFERRED

• Valid Class “B” CDL Driver’s License.

Please note; that if hired without a Class “B” CDL; then it must be obtained within the following timeframe:

• Class “B” CDL (if hired without; must be obtained within the first six months of employment).

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Must be available to work on an “on call” schedule when assigned or in severe weather conditions when needed.
• Ability to positively interact with staff and public.
• Ability to comprehend; retain and apply City and State policies and legislation; i.e. City ordinances; policy and procedures manuals; etc.
• Ability to operate various types of equipment including hand tools; chain saws; mowers; weed eaters; etc.

REASONING ABILITIES

• Ability to respond to complaints and grievances posed by the public.
• Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to think quickly; maintain self-control and adapt to stressful situations.
• Ability to use good judgement and effectively problem-solve.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the staff; supervisor; and the public.
• Ability to communicate in both written and verbal form.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate basic mathematical calculations (addition; subtraction; multiplication; division).

Physical and Work Environment
The physical environment and the work environment described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

• The duties of this job may include physical activities such as balancing; stooping; kneeling; crouching; standing; walking pushing; pulling; lifting grasping; feeling; talking; hearing/listening; seeing/observing; bending/twisting and performing repetitive motions.
• The duties of this job require lifting of heavy objects weighing approximately 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close; distant and peripheral vision; depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment may include some or all of the following:

• Inside and outside environment during all kinds of weather events.
• Repetitive activities (performance of same physically demanding activity).
• Dirty environment (situations in which workers or their clothing can become dirty; greasy; etc.).
• May work in ditches; trenches or confined spaces.
• May come in contact with hazardous materials or gases.