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Solid Waste Specialist I - Recycling Center

Collier County Realty Corp
Naples, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 7/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/16/2026
Job Summary

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

Provides customer services and cashiering at the County’s recycling drop-off centers. Assists with screening waste entering the landfill scale house.

Essential Functions

  • Provides assistance to customers at the Solid & Hazardous Waste Management facilities.
  • Screens materials brought in by customers; safely handles material, as needed for proper storage and disposal. Assists customers unloading Household Hazardous Waste and ensures a declaration form is completed.
  • Processes transactions for tracking materials and customer charges for materials brought to County Recycling Drop-off Centers.
  • Coordinates with vendors for material removal and ensures proper declaration and manifests forms are in processed.
  • Assists with the County hazardous waste collection events.
  • Inspects and maintains County Recycling Drop-off Centers.
  • Responds to solid and hazardous waste customer complaints and inquiries.
  • Completes reports of material types, material quantities, and transaction summaries.
  • Collects and keeps proper records for monetary transactions in accordance with Division procedures and maintains a chain of custody for monies to be deposited.
  • Provides forms, applications, receipts or other documents to visitors/customers upon request; assists customers with completing forms.
  • Establishes, updates and maintains information in automated information systems; enters operational, account, and/or program information into databases; retrieves data from databases; creates new spreadsheets/files and purges old data.
  • Performs other related duties as required

Minimum Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • One (1) year of related experience.
  • Fingerprinting Required

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

  • Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a county vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

Supplemental information

Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.

Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.

This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.

Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular full and part-time

employees. For information, click
here to view the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer when you join our team.

01

APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.

  • I understand and agree with the statements above.
  • I do not agree with the statements above.

02

Do you possess a high school diploma or a GED?

  • Yes
  • No

03

Do you have one year of previous work experience including cash handling and/or customer service, logic and reasoning abilities and close attention to detail?

  • Yes
  • No

04

How many years of cash handling/cashiering experience do you have?

  • No Experience
  • 1-3 Years of Experience
  • 3-6 Years of Experience
  • 6-10 Years of Experience
  • 10-15 Years of Experience
  • 15 Years of Experience

05

How many years of customer service experience do you have?

  • No Experience
  • 1-2 Years of Experience
  • 3-5 Years of Experience
  • 6-9 Years of Experience
  • 10 Years of Experience

06

Do you possess or are willing to obtain a valid certification for Waste Screening and Identification for Landfill Operators and Spotters, Safety Certification including Hazwoper within one (1) year of hire?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Willing to obtain

07

Do you possess a valid Driver'sY License?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Required Question

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