Sanitation Operator
Government Jobs, Deer Park, TX, United States
Job Opportunity
Employer: City of Deer Park
Salary: $21.42 Hourly
Location: Deer Park, TX
Job Type: Field
Job Number: 01156
Department: Public Works
Division: Sanitation Dept.
Opening Date: 04/01/2026
Job Description
General Purpose: Performs unskilled and limited semiskilled manual work of a routine nature, including the collection of residential refuse, trash and recycled items. Supervision Received: Works under the general guidance and direction of Sanitation Supervisor and/or crewleaderman. Supervision Exercised: None.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Collects refuse, including household garbage, green waste, white goods and waste oil.
Operates packer control on truck.
Cleans and empties trucks.
Required to perform unskilled and semiskilled labor, such as maintaining Transfer Station building, grounds and recycling activities. Also required to work in confined space.
Assist driver with the cleaning of refuse truck.
Assist with the city wide garbage bag distribution.
Can with the proper license (Class B CDL) perform duties as a back up Truck Driver/Crewleaderman.
Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED. Six months refuse laborer experience preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to understand Hand Signals and follow oral instructions.
Tools and Equipment Used: Required to wear protective clothing. Lifting belts, gloves, safety glasses and safety vests. Brooms, shovels, lawn mowers and grass edgers.
Benefits
Full Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits:
Annual Merit raises with strong performance rating
Potential for annual Cost of Living adjustments subject to City Council approval
Compensatory Time in lieu of overtime (for Non-Exempt roles only)
TMRS Retirement Plan with 2 for 1 matching
Deferred Compensation Plans
PPO and High Deductible medical plans
100% coverage for wellness activities
$150 Health Power/Healthy Initiatives Assessment
Dental and Vision Plans
25K City Provided Basic Life Insurance (and reduced rates for supplemental life insurance)
1X annual life insurance plan with TMRS.
Longevity Pay and Unused Sick Day Pay Incentive
Vacation
Holidays (10) Plus one Floating Holiday
Employee Assistance Program
Credit Union
Employer: City of Deer Park
Salary: $21.42 Hourly
Location: Deer Park, TX
Job Type: Field
Job Number: 01156
Department: Public Works
Division: Sanitation Dept.
Opening Date: 04/01/2026
Job Description
General Purpose: Performs unskilled and limited semiskilled manual work of a routine nature, including the collection of residential refuse, trash and recycled items. Supervision Received: Works under the general guidance and direction of Sanitation Supervisor and/or crewleaderman. Supervision Exercised: None.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Collects refuse, including household garbage, green waste, white goods and waste oil.
Operates packer control on truck.
Cleans and empties trucks.
Required to perform unskilled and semiskilled labor, such as maintaining Transfer Station building, grounds and recycling activities. Also required to work in confined space.
Assist driver with the cleaning of refuse truck.
Assist with the city wide garbage bag distribution.
Can with the proper license (Class B CDL) perform duties as a back up Truck Driver/Crewleaderman.
Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED. Six months refuse laborer experience preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to understand Hand Signals and follow oral instructions.
Tools and Equipment Used: Required to wear protective clothing. Lifting belts, gloves, safety glasses and safety vests. Brooms, shovels, lawn mowers and grass edgers.
Benefits
Full Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits:
Annual Merit raises with strong performance rating
Potential for annual Cost of Living adjustments subject to City Council approval
Compensatory Time in lieu of overtime (for Non-Exempt roles only)
TMRS Retirement Plan with 2 for 1 matching
Deferred Compensation Plans
PPO and High Deductible medical plans
100% coverage for wellness activities
$150 Health Power/Healthy Initiatives Assessment
Dental and Vision Plans
25K City Provided Basic Life Insurance (and reduced rates for supplemental life insurance)
1X annual life insurance plan with TMRS.
Longevity Pay and Unused Sick Day Pay Incentive
Vacation
Holidays (10) Plus one Floating Holiday
Employee Assistance Program
Credit Union