Driver

Location: 1312 6th Avenue East Palmetto, FL 34221 Why Choose Us? At Waste Connections, we’re more than just a waste services company—we’re a team of empowered individuals making a real impact in our communities. We provide integrated solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services across the U.S. and Canada. Our culture is built on trust, autonomy, and a commitment to safety and service. We’re currently looking for a Swing Driver—a flexible, skilled professional who can operate across all lines of our hauling business: Roll-Off, Rear Load, Front Load, and more. This is a key role that supports multiple routes and helps ensure smooth operations across our service areas. Pay Rate: $26.00 per hour What You’ll Do: As a Swing Driver, you’ll be trained and expected to cover various truck types and routes, including: Roll-Off: Hauling large containers from commercial, industrial, and residential sites. Rear Load: Residential and small commercial waste collection. Front Load: Commercial waste pickup using front-loading trucks. Other hauling operations as needed. Your responsibilities will include: Safely operating different types of garbage trucks on assigned routes. Reading and following route sheets or dispatcher instructions. Performing pre- and post-trip inspections (fluids, tires, safety equipment). Interacting professionally and courteously with customers. Assisting with other duties as assigned to support the team. What We Need From You: Valid Class A or B CDL with no automatic transmission restrictions. Clean driving record. Minimum 1 year of local route driving experience. Ability to adapt quickly to different vehicle types and route demands. Commitment to safety and customer service. What You’ll Get From Us: Competitive pay ($26/hour) and opportunities for overtime. 401(K) with company match – helping you plan for your future. Comprehensive Healthcare – Medical, Dental, Vision. Employee Perks – Mental Health Program, Emergency Travel Assistance, Prepaid Legal Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Relief Fund, and more. Scholarship Opportunities for your children. Insurance Coverage – Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability. Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.