Facility Traffic Coordinator

Coastal Waste & Recycling Inc.; Vero Beach, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Employee Referral Program

Career Growth & Advancement

Outdoor work environment

Safety-focused team

Job summary

Coastal Waste & Recycling is seeking a Facility Traffic Coordinator in a fast-paced outdoor environment in Florida. You will manage the directional flow of vehicles, inspect loads, and serve as a primary contact for customers on site.

Responsibilities include directing traffic, communicating with operators, and ensuring compliance with safety policies while maintaining efficiency and a positive customer experience.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience in construction, waste and recycling, transportation, manufacturing, warehousing, or a physically demanding environment.
• Strong commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to stay alert and make sound decisions in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong observational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work safely around moving vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Experience in landfill, transfer station, construction, or heavy industrial operations; a valid driver's license; bilingual abilities and traffic control or landfill certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the safe directional flow of customer vehicles, commercial trucks, and heavy equipment throughout the facility.
• Direct incoming traffic to disposal locations based on material type and needs.
• Perform visual inspections of loads to identify hazardous or prohibited materials.
• Communicate with heavy equipment operators and leadership about loads needing special handling.
• Monitor traffic patterns to maintain safe vehicle movement throughout the site.
• Assist customers with disposal procedures and provide professional service.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions, environmental concerns, or equipment issues.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas and follow safety policies.

Skills

Safety leadership

Decision making

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/

Job description

About Coastal Waste & Recycling

At Coastal Waste & Recycling, we're building more than a company, we're building a team. As one of the fastest-growing privately held waste and recycling companies in the Southeast, we're looking for people who take pride in their work, put safety first, and are ready to grow with us. Keep Operations Moving. Keep People Safe. Make an Impact. Are you someone who stays alert, enjoys working outdoors, and takes pride in keeping people safe? As a Facility Traffic Coordinator at Coastal Waste & Recycling, you'll play a critical role in maintaining the safe and efficient flow of customer vehicles, commercial trucks, and heavy equipment throughout our post-collection facilities.

Your Role As a Facility Traffic Coordinator

You'll be responsible for coordinating the directional flow of traffic throughout the facility, inspecting incoming loads, assisting customers, and communicating with heavy equipment operators to ensure safe and efficient operations. You'll serve as one of the first points of contact for customers entering the site while helping maintain a safe, organized, and productive work environment.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate the safe directional flow of customer vehicles, commercial trucks, and heavy equipment throughout the facility.
• Direct incoming traffic to the appropriate disposal locations based on material type and operational needs.
• Perform visual inspections of incoming loads to identify unacceptable, hazardous, or prohibited materials.
• Communicate with heavy equipment operators and operations leadership regarding loads requiring special handling.
• Monitor traffic patterns to maintain safe and efficient vehicle movement throughout the facility.
• Assist customers with disposal procedures while providing professional and friendly customer service.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions, environmental concerns, damaged equipment, or operational issues.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas through housekeeping and general site maintenance.
• Follow all company safety policies, environmental regulations, and operating procedures.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and safely work around heavy equipment and commercial vehicles.
• Support general labor activities, special projects, storm response, and other operational needs as assigned.

What You'll Bring

• One (1) or more years of experience in construction, waste and recycling, transportation, manufacturing, warehousing, industrial operations, or another physically demanding work environment.
• Strong commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to remain alert and make sound decisions in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong observational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work safely around moving vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Experience in landfill, transfer station, construction, or heavy industrial operations, a valid driver's license, bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Creole), and traffic control or landfill certifications are a plus.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Employee Referral Program
• Career Growth & Advancement Opportunities
• Opportunity to work outdoors in a fast-paced operational environment
• Collaborative team where safety and teamwork come first
• Opportunity to build your career with one of the fastest-growing environmental services companies in the Southeast

Coastal Waste & Recycling is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At Coastal, our company culture is based on integrity. We do the right thing for our employees, customers, community, and environment.

Because we are focused on doing the right thing, accountability, safety, environmental stewardship, and customer service are organic to our culture.

Coastal founders believe strongly, that keeping focused on the people they have the privilege to serve will solidify their position in the industry and separate them from their competitors.

Starting a level playing field with facilities and equipment, the true worth of a service organization is in its people.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is an Equal Opportunity Employer and shall not discriminate in hiring, promoting, pay, benefits, termination or any other aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation or marital status.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is a Drug Free Workplace and drug testing is a condition of employment.