Recycling Specialist

About Coastal Waste & Recycling

At Coastal Waste & Recycling, we're building more than a company, we're building a team. As one of the fastest‑growing privately held waste and recycling companies in the Southeast, we're looking for people who take pride in their work, put safety first, and are ready to grow with us.

Support the Team. Keep Operations Moving. Build Your Career.

Do you enjoy working outdoors, staying active, and being part of a team that gets the job done? As a Recycling Specialist at Coastal Waste & Recycling, you'll play a key role in supporting our collection and post‑collection operations by helping maintain safe, clean, organized, and productive work environments. At Coastal, our Recycling Specialists do more than perform manual labor—they support multiple departments, solve problems, assist their teammates, and help keep our operations running safely and efficiently every day.

As a Recycling Specialist, you'll perform a variety of hands‑on tasks that support our collection and post‑collection operations. You'll work alongside drivers, heavy equipment operators, maintenance employees, recycling personnel, and operational leadership to help maintain safe, organized, and efficient work sites. No two days are exactly the same. Whether you're supporting a collection yard, transfer station, recycling facility, landfill, or maintenance operation, you'll play an important role in helping our teams succeed.

• Support daily operations in a post‑collections facility.
• Perform a variety of manual labor tasks to assist operational teams.
• Load, unload, move, and organize materials, tools, equipment, containers, and supplies.
• Assist drivers, heavy equipment operators, recycling personnel, maintenance employees, and other operational team members.
• Perform facility housekeeping, litter collection, pressure washing, landscaping, and general site cleanup.
• Support facility maintenance, painting, and general site improvement projects.
• Safely operate hand tools, power tools, pressure washers, and other equipment as assigned.
• Assist with traffic control, equipment spotting, and maintaining safe work areas.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, environmental concerns, or operational issues.
• Follow all company safety policies, environmental regulations, and operating procedures.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and work safely around heavy equipment, commercial vehicles, and industrial operations.
• Support storm response, special projects, and other operational initiatives as business needs require.

• One (1) or more years of experience in construction, landscaping, warehouse, manufacturing, transportation, waste and recycling, utilities, or another physically demanding work environment.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to perform a variety of hands‑on tasks.
• Ability to work safely in outdoor operational environments.
• Dependable attendance and a positive attitude.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Commitment to safety and operational excellence.
• Experience operating hand tools, power tools, or light equipment, a valid driver’s license, and bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Creole) are a plus.

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Employee Referral Program
• Career Growth & Advancement Opportunities
• Opportunity to learn multiple aspects of our operations
• Collaborative team environment where everyone contributes to our success
• Opportunity to build your career with one of the fastest‑growing environmental services companies in the Southeast

If you’re someone who enjoys working hard, supporting your team, learning new skills, and making an impact every day, we’d love to have you join the Coastal Waste & Recycling family.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At Coastal, our company culture is based on integrity.

We do the right thing for our employees, customers, community, and environment.

Because we are focused on doing the right thing, accountability, safety, environmental stewardship, and customer service are organic to our culture.

The Coastal founders believe strongly, that keeping focused on the people they have the privilege to serve will solidify their position in the industry and separate them from their competitors.

Starting a level playing field with facilities and equipment, the true worth of a service organization is in its people.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is an Equal Opportunity Employer and shall not discriminate in hiring, promoting, pay, benefits, termination or any other aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation or marital status.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is a Drug Free Workplace and drug testing is a condition of employment.