Solid Waste Maintenance Worker
City of Waco Waco, TX, United States
- Location: Waco, TX, United States
- Categories: Building Maintenance, Sanitation and Solid Waste
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Oct 25, 2025
Job Description:
Solid Waste Maintenance Worker
Description
SummaryMinimum Starting Salary: $17.2328 hourly - Depending on Qualifications
The City of Waco Seeks
A dependable individual to perform essential landfill and transfer station operations. The ideal candidate will be committed to maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient work environment while performing a variety of manual labor tasks.
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
- Valid Driver's License
- 1 year of experience in laborer work
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Position Overview
Under basic supervision, performs unskilled and heavy manual labor tasks associated with landfill and transfer station disposal operations.
Essential Functions
- Performs litter collection, landscape, and landfill and transfer station maintenance.
- Constructs repairs and installs landfill and transfer station litter fences.
- Assists in loading and unloading vehicles and directing customers to assigned areas for disposal.
- Directs customers to appropriate locations within the landfill transfer station for waste disposal and explains procedures and regulations.
- Assists mechanics with a variety of basic tasks as required.
- Cleans, maintains, and accounts for basic tools.
- Operates light trucks and equipment. (Mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, and sprayers).
- Obtains daily fuel tank readings.
- Coordinates temporary laborers in the collection of litter from the site.
- Will be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.
Why Work For Waco:
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
- Chance to do work you are passionate about
- Desire to give back