Refuse Collector

City-of-Goose-Cree; Shannon Park (SC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Goose Creek is seeking a Refuse Collector to join our Sanitation team. This outdoor role involves collecting residential waste, yard debris, and bulky items across the City, with a strong emphasis on safety and teamwork.

You'll be part of a hard-working crew focused on keeping neighborhoods clean, safe, and welcoming for residents, with physical activity and community impact at the core of daily duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 17; high school diploma or equivalent or obtain within first year.
• Active, outdoors-oriented individual with dependability.
• Pride in workmanship and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Collect household refuse and place materials into collection vehicles.
• Remove residential trash, yard debris, and other approved waste materials.
• Collect bulky items, including metal and white goods, from designated locations.
• Assist drivers with routine vehicle and equipment maintenance, including cleaning, pressure washing, and sanitizing.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of sanitation facilities, including the tool shed.
• Remove deceased animals from public areas as needed.
• Ensure roll carts are returned neatly and safely off the roadway after collection.
• Support fellow team members and serve as backup when needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Truck operation

Safety practices

Heavy lifting

Pressure washer operation

Fast-paced work environment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Location 200 Button Hall Avenue,Goose Creek, SC, 29445,United States
• Base Pay $17.13 / Hour
• Other Compensation South Carolina State Retirement, optional 401(k) or 457(b) retirement plans
• Job Category Full Time, Public Works, Sanitation
• Industry Local Government
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Required Degree NONE
• Manage Others No

Do you enjoy working outdoors, staying active, and making a visible impact in your community every day? Join our Sanitation team and play an essential role in keeping our neighborhoods clean, safe, and welcoming for residents.

Why Join Our Team?

Every route you complete helps improve the appearance, health, and safety of our community. If you're dependable, hardworking, and take pride in serving others, we encourage you to apply and become an important part of the team that keeps our City running every day.

JOB SUMMARY

As a Refuse Collector, you will be part of a hardworking team responsible for collecting residential waste, yard debris, and bulky items throughout the City. This position is ideal for someone who takes pride in physical work, values teamwork, and enjoys contributing to the quality of life in the community.

What You’ll Do

• Collect household refuse and place materials into collection vehicles.
• Remove residential trash, yard debris, and other approved waste materials.
• Collect bulky items, including metal and white goods, from designated locations.
• Assist drivers with routine vehicle and equipment maintenance, including cleaning, pressure washing, and sanitizing.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of sanitation facilities, including the tool shed.
• Remove deceased animals from public areas as needed.
• Ensure roll carts are returned neatly and safely off the roadway after collection.
• Support fellow team members and serve as backup when needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum age of 17. Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent or obtain one within the first year of employment.
• Someone who enjoys being active and working outside.
• Dependability and ability to take pride in your work.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of truck operation, to include the moving parts and operation of the equipment.
• Knowledge of safety practices involved in refuse collection.
• Ability to perform heavy lifting.
• Ability to operate a pressure washer.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Primary work location is outdoors. Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk. Daily exposure to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, and physical hazards. Constant exposure to communicable disease, and physical danger. Frequent exposure to traffic. Occasional exposure to chemical hazards. The work requires the use of protective devices including be not limited to steel-toed boots, safety vest, eye protection, hearing protection and gloves.

SAFETY

Safety is our top priority. Employees are expected to follow all safety procedures and regulations established by the Department, the City, and all applicable State and Federal agencies. Any safety concerns must be reported to a supervisor immediately.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Continuously requires standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, vision, hearing, twisting, and talking. Frequently requires crawling, pushing/pulling, climbing, foot controls, bending, and crouching. Occasionally requires sitting, kneeling, and balancing. Heavy strength demands include exerting 50-100 pounds occasionally, 25-50 pounds frequently, or from 10 up to 20 pounds constantly.

MENTAL DEMANDS

Frequently requires frequent change of tasks, performing multiple tasks simultaneously, working closely with others as part of a team, and noisy/distracting environment. Occasionally requires time pressures, emergency situations, irregular schedule/overtime, and tedious or exacting work.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

The City of Goose Creek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Prospective and current employees should contact Human Resources to request an ADA accommodation.

DISCLAIMER

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.

The City reserves the right to revise this position description at any time.