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Household Waste Specialist

Salary

$22.00 Hourly

Location

Fort Myers, FL

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

07664OB

Department

Solid Waste

Opening Date

10/15/2025

Closing Date

10/23/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

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Description

We are looking for a Household Waste Specialist to help with collecting, sorting, and preparing chemical and electronic waste for safe disposal. This includes items from homes and small businesses. You will also help with recycling and safe document destruction. Training will be provided.

Duties and Responsibilities

+ Collect, sort, and prepare household chemical and electronic waste for proper disposal or recycling.

+ Safely handle a variety of waste materials, such as:

+ Chemicals: Paints, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, flammable liquids

+ Electronics: Computers, TVs, phones, batteries, printers, and other devices

+ Other items: Fire extinguishers, cooking oil, propane tanks, fluorescent bulbs, and more

+ Transport materials using a box truck to vendors or special collection events.

+ Classify and segregate materials by hazard class (flammable, corrosive, toxic, reactive).

+ Package, label, and prepare materials for shipment following regulatory requirements.

+ Assist in recordkeeping, reporting, and preparing shipping manifests in compliance with FDEP and DOT regulations.

Education, Experience, Licensing

Education and Experience:

+ You need any combination of education and experience that is equal to:

+ High School Diploma or GED

+ 6 months of related or closely related work experience, such as in waste management, recycling operations, hazardous materials handling, environmental services, sanitation, warehouse or material handling, public works, or any role involving chemical/electronic waste, safety procedures, or operation of commercial vehicles and equipment.

+ Driver’s License:

+ Valid Florida Class “B” Commercial Learner’s Permit (required for employment).

+ Obtain a Florida Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License within six months of hire.

+ Safety-Sensitive Position:

+ This role is safety-sensitive, meaning it is subject to Drug and Alcohol Workplace Testing as per DOT regulations (49 CFR-Parts 40 and/or 382).

Preferred Experience:

+ Our primary vehicle is a box truck; experience driving large vehicles is preferred.

+ Forklift experience is preferred.

Training & Certifications (Provided on the Job and Paid for by Employer)

To ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, you will be enrolled in the following training programs:

+ OSHA 24-Hour HAZWOPER Certification (Initial 3-day course — must pass written exam)

+ OSHA 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher (Annual — must pass written exam)

+ DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping/Manifesting Training (8-hour course — renew every 3 years)

+ Forklift Certification (renew every 3 years)

Supplemental Information

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, and the first Saturday of each month, unless it falls on or near a holiday.

Additional Information:

Work takes place at the Household Chemical Waste (HCW) Facility and occasionally at off-site collection events.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES:

All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this classification. All positions are subject to a criminal background check. A conviction in and of itself may not necessarily preclude employment. Some positions may be subject to a pre-employment drug screening. Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply.

Lee County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive, and affordable benefits package. Our Board works in the best interest of employees and strives to provide the most complete, high-quality benefits package available at the lowest possible cost to the employee. Our Board continues to remain steadfast in maintaining one of the lowest levels of employee costs in our area.

Lee County's benefits package is offered to both regular Full-time positions and Part-time positions that are regularly scheduled to work 60 hours or more bi-weekly. Medical benefits may be offered to On-Call, Temporary, Seasonal, and Intern employees who meet the Affordable Care Act eligibility criteria.

Lee County employees eligible to participate in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) are required to contribute 3% of each paycheck to FRS. If you have retired from the Florida Retirement Pension plan you will not be eligible for renewed membership in either of the FRS retirement plan options. Retirees of the Investment Plan are eligible for renewed membership in the Investment Plan only. FRS reemployment rules apply for both.

Below is a brief breakdown of what's included in the benefits package that is offered to our employees.

For a more detailed look into our benefits package, please click visit our webpage at www.leegov.com/hr/Documents/Employee%20Benefits/2024%20Benefits/FULLTIME%20ACTIVE%20LCBOCC%202024%20Plan%20Year%20OE%20Guide%20FINAL%20AON%202023.09.12.pdf.

To view our employee paid premiums, please visit: https://www.leegov.com/hr/Documents/Employee%20Benefits/2024%20Benefits/2024%20Active%20Employee%20Rates.pdf

Health Benefits:

• Medical Insurance

• Plans include, but are not limited to: routine, preventative, mental health, hospitalization, and prescription drug benefits.

• Vision, Fitness, Weight Management, Natural Products and Services, and Hearing discount programs available.

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Medical Reimbursement Account

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account

• Pharmacy, including Mail-Order Pharmacy

• Informed Health Lines (Nurse Hotline)

• Basic Life Insurance (1x or 2x Annual Salary at no cost to employee)

• Optional Life Insurance

• Long-Term Disability (60% of pre-disability salary at no cost to employee)

• Short-Term Disability

• Sick Leave Pool

• Flu vaccinations

• Wellness Programs

Financial Benefits:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS)

• Two Retirement Plan Options:

1) FRS Pension Plan (Defined Benefit)

2) FRS Investment Plan (Defined Contribution)

• Deferred Compensation (457) Plans

• Financial Savings/Management Programs

• Eligible for membership with Suncoast Credit Union

• Employee Leave Benefits

• Holiday Pay - 11 Paid Holidays Annually

• Paid Sick Leave

• Paid Vacation Leave

• Bereavement & Civic Duty Leave

• Family and Medical Leave

• Military Family & Medical Leave

• Educational Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Services available to employees that offers guidance, support, resources and information for personal and work-life issues. Confidential and provided at no charge to employees and their dependents.

United Way 2-1-1 (Lee County Employee Resource Program)

Lee County BOCC has partnered with United Way 211 to provide an Employee Resource Program which assists BoCC employees who may be experiencing distress due to economic hardship, health or other factors.

Educational Assistance

Reimbursement for coursework taken at an accredited college or university that is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities relating to the official duties that the employees perform.

01

Which of the following do you possess:

+ Class A CDL

+ Class A CDL Permit

+ Class B CDL

+ Class B CDL Permit

+ Neither, but I am willing to get my permit by time of offer.

+ None of the above

02

Do you currently have any of the following certifications? (Check all that you have now. It's okay if you don’t have any — we will provide training!)

+ OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training

+ OSHA 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher

+ DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping/Manifesting

+ Forklift Certification

+ None

03

How much experience do you have in waste, recycling, warehouse, sanitation, or related work? (This includes jobs like handling chemicals, sorting materials, driving work trucks, or using equipment. Be sure to include this in the "Work History" section of the application.)

+ None

+ Less than 6 months

+ 6 months to 1 year

+ 1–2 years

+ More than 2 years

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Lee County Government

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Phone

(239) 533-2245

Website

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/leecounty

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