Solid Waste Maintenance Worker

Charlotte, County of (FL); Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte (FL, FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte County is seeking a hands-on, outdoors-focused team member to support operations at the solid waste facility. You will guide residents, assist with unloading, and help with site upkeep and basic maintenance. The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and dependable performance in varied weather.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and one year of steady employment experience. A valid driver’s license is required to operate County vehicles and equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience demonstrating steady employment in any field.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily operations at the county solid waste facility.
• Direct citizens to proper disposal areas and guide procedures.
• Unload materials and assist with loading as needed.
• Pick up litter and debris; maintain roadways and disposal areas.
• Perform basic construction and maintenance tasks such as drainage work and patching.
• Operate hand and power tools and county vehicles as required.

Skills

Effective communication

Prioritizing and organizing

Follow written and oral instructions

Manual labor ability

Customer assistance

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Are you looking for a hands-on role where you can work outdoors and support essential community services? In this position, you’ll assist with daily operations at the County’s solid waste facility, helping ensure safe, efficient disposal while maintaining clean and organized work areas.

You’ll help direct citizens to proper disposal areas, provide guidance on procedures, and assist with unloading materials when needed. Your work will include picking up litter and debris, maintaining roadways and disposal areas, and supporting general site upkeep. You may also assist with basic construction and maintenance tasks such as drainage work, asphalt patching, and minor repairs around the facility.

Safety is a top priority. You’ll monitor your surroundings, help maintain safe traffic flow within the site, and use appropriate protective equipment at all times. You’ll operate hand and power tools, small equipment, and County vehicles as needed, and assist with loading and unloading materials and supplies.

If you enjoy physical work, interacting with the public, and being part of a team that keeps the community clean and running smoothly, this is a great opportunity to build skills and make an impact every day.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year of experience that shows an ability to maintain steady employment in any field.

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to operate standard equipment and hand tools used in the area of assignment.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to perform manual labor, sometimes under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to make recommendations and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, climbing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting over 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work requires moderate exposure to one or more disagreeable conditions (i.e., irate customers, outdoors weather conditions, excessive noise, extreme heat, odors, or dust).

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS

The position requires moderate exposure or risk to physical health and/or physical safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).

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. 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 actually written out in this job description.

Charlotte County is an Affiantive Action/ADA/Veterans’ Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities are Encouraged to Apply.