Garbage Truck Helper – Waste Pro - Pompano Beach, Florida

Waste Pro USA•Pompano Beach, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Waste Pro is hiring Garbage Truck Helpers for their Pompano Beach Division. This is an active, outdoor job working on the back of a garbage truck alongside a CDL driver, collecting residential garbage, yard waste, recycling, and bulk items. The role requires being on your feet, getting on and off the rear step of the truck, and moving carts and other items. Waste Pro emphasizes that hard work is noticed and that many employees start as Helpers and grow into leadership positions within the company.

Requirements

Have reliable attendance and understand the importance of reporting to work every day they are scheduled.
Show up on time, ready to work, and prepared to complete the assigned route
Are comfortable performing physical work outdoors
Can work safely in Florida weather conditions
Are willing and able to handle garbage and waste materials
Can work effectively as part of a two-person collection team
Have a positive attitude and provide good customer service
Can follow Waste Pro, OSHA, and ANSI safety requirements
Are willing to learn, work hard, and take advantage of opportunities to grow
Be able to follow safe operating practices.
Be able to learn and use interpersonal skills relating to good customer service
Be able and willing to work in a team environment
Be able to read, write and comprehend reports well enough to complete daily assignments.
Ability to independently push or pull up to 50 pounds approximately 800–1,000 times per day
Ability to independently lift up to 50 pounds from ground level to waist height approximately 800–1,000 times per day
Ability to get on and off the truck or commercial motor vehicle approximately 800–1,000 times per day
Ability to bend at the waist and knees approximately 800–1,000 times per day
Ability to work 8–12-hour shifts in varying and sometimes extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow
Ability to ride on the outside rear step of the truck while servicing residential customers in low-speed areas

Responsibilities

Ride on the rear step of a rear-load garbage truck while servicing designated routes
Collect garbage, yard waste, recycling, and bulk items
Move residential carts to the truck and position them for collection
Manually lift and carry trash bags, containers, and other refuse
Get on and off the rear truck step repeatedly throughout the route
Operate the truck's packing mechanism as trained and authorized
Assist the driver with safe backing by providing direction from the ground
Clean up loose or spilled refuse and leave collection areas clean
Return customers' containers to the proper location
Provide back-door collection service when required
Help clean behind the compactor blade, hopper, and truck as directed
Provide courteous and efficient service to residents and customers
Answer basic customer questions and direct residents to Customer Service when additional assistance is needed
Follow all Waste Pro, ANSI, OSHA, and company safety requirements
Immediately report safety concerns, customer service issues, or other problems to the driver and supervisor
Assist other routes as needed to complete the day's work
Work during emergency situations when required
Perform other job-related duties as assigned