Yard Jockey

Location:

NC-Southport, 1730 East Moore St., Southport, NC 28461, USA.

Shift range: $17 to $20 per hour. Final offers are based on skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job‑related factors.

Synagro partners with stakeholders to clean our water, protect our environment, and serve our communities by generating value from what others consider waste. We work to protect the health of our water, our Earth, and those who depend on them now and in the future.

• 15 days paid time off
• 10 holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision (within 30 days of hire)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with company match (fully vested upon hire)
• Career growth and promotional opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement

Responsible for safely transporting material from a client’s location to an assigned destination for processing or disposal. Performs tasks to load and unload material utilizing commercial trucks and/or heavy/agricultural equipment, including tankers and end dump trailers in an off‑road environment.

• Complete a daily truck log and submit reports of mileage covered at EOD
• Serve as a brand advocate and ambassador in every interaction with clients and the public
• Conduct daily inspections and perform preventative maintenance on the truck/equipment
• Comply with all DOT, state, local, and in‑house regulations, procedures, and rules
• Operate truck/equipment in a safe manner at all times
• Perform loading, unloading, and timely delivery of material to assigned/approved destination
• Travel from job site to job site or plant to job site, which may involve overnight travel
• Clean bio‑solids off truck/equipment before leaving the field site or landfill
• Perform shop clean‑up, maintenance, and equipment/tools set‑up

• Ability to backup truck/equipment
• Ability to memorize routes
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Ability to work varying shifts, overtime hours, and/or weekend duties
• Ability to operate truck/equipment safely

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A with tanker endorsement preferred
• Minimum 3 years roll‑off experience preferred
• Safe driving record:
  No serious tickets or accidents in the last 5 years, and no DWI/DUI in the last 10 years

• Sitting, climbing, balancing, reaching, standing, walking, lifting 75 lbs., fingering, feeling, talking, hearing, and vision
• Exposure to outside environmental conditions with no effective protection from weather
• Exposure to fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation affecting the respiratory system and skin
• Exposure to hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, work on scaffolding and high places, high heat, or bio‑solids

$17.00–$20.00 per hour (commensurate with experience).

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.