Residential Garbage Truck Driver

🚛 Residential Garbage Truck Driver – Rear Load Company: Waste Connections Location: Okahumpka, FL 💵 Pay: $23 per hour (based on experience) 🕒 Schedule: Monday–Friday, occasional Saturdays ⏱️ Hours: 50–60 hours per week 📌 Full‑Time | Year‑Round Position Overview Waste Connections is seeking safety‑focused Residential Rear‑Load Garbage Truck Drivers who take pride in hard work, teamwork, and career growth. This is a driver‑to‑driver position that requires both driving and riding on the back of the truck while servicing residential neighborhoods. Safety is our #1 value. Candidates must be comfortable working in active residential areas, performing physical labor, and following strict safety procedures throughout the route. Key Responsibilities Operate a residential rear‑load garbage truck on assigned routes Ride on the back of the truck between stops while servicing residential areas Repeatedly climb on and off the truck throughout the shift Lift, pull, and empty residential trash containers Perform heavy physical labor for the duration of the route Safely and courteously interact with customers in residential neighborhoods Follow all company safety policies, traffic laws, and route procedures Work outdoors in all weather conditions Assist driving partner to complete routes safely and efficiently Job Requirements ✅ Valid CDL required ✅ Minimum 2 years of work experience, with a stable work history ✅ Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly throughout the day ✅ Able and willing to ride on the back of the truck during residential collections ✅ Comfortable with frequent climbing on and off the truck ✅ Willing to work outdoors in heat, cold, rain, and other conditions ✅ Able to work long shifts (50–60 hours per week) ✅ Residential Rear‑Load or Front‑Load driving experience is a PLUS What We Offer Competitive pay with overtime opportunities Comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, dental, and vision insurance Flexible spending account Life insurance & long‑term disability 401(k) retirement plan Stable, year‑round employment Long‑term career growth opportunities — Connect with Your Future ♻️ Garbage is essential, and we work year‑round. If you’re looking for a stable career with growth and enjoy hands‑on, physical work, apply today and connect with your future at Waste Connections. Waste Connections is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans) 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.