Heavy Equipment Operator Level 1

About the role

The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for the safe operation of heavy equipment at a recycling facility, landfill, or transfer station for the purpose of transferring, spreading, covering, loading, and/or compacting waste or soil in an efficient and safe manner.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre- and post-operation inspection of the equipment in accordance with Company policy to ensure windows, lights, mirrors, and rear view camera are clean.
• Safely and efficiently operate equipment that may include: forklift, excavator, bulldozer, front-end loader, and other equipment using proper safety standards.
• Continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste in materials.
• Continuously monitor the condition of the equipment to ensure it is operationally ready at all times to minimize downtime; clean tracks or wheels on equipment, as needed.
• Perform and document minor service on equipment, referring more complicated mechanical issues to Maintenance Shop for repair.
• Complete Equipment Condition Report and other reports, as necessary; report any necessary repairs to supervisor, as needed.
• Follow all required safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure that shop is clean, serviced, and stored at the completion of each shift.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Two years prior related experience in heavy equipment operation.
• One year of prior experience working at sites regulated by OSHA.
• Good customer service skills to meet and exceed customer expectations; acts in a professional, courteous, and cooperative manner toward customers and co-workers; works with a sense of honesty and trustworthiness.
• Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are completed in an efficient and safe manner.
• Good follow-through ability; ability to adhere to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.
• Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules set forth; promotes the Company’s safety standards; does not take inappropriate risks.
• Maintains a feeling of pride in work; strives to achieve all goals.

Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).

More details on benefits.

About the company

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is a leader in the environmental services industry. We provide customers with the most complete set of products and services, including recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste, and field services. Our industry-leading commitments to advance circularity and support decarbonization are helping deliver on our vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world.

In 2025, Republic’s total company revenue was $16.6 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was $5.3 billion. We serve 13 million customers and operate more than 1,000 locations, including collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills. We operate across North America, combining local operational management with standardized business practices to drive greater operating efficiencies while maintaining day-to-day operational decisions at the local level.

Our customers—including small businesses, major corporations, and municipalities—choose Republic Services because we are committed to exceeding their expectations and helping them achieve their sustainability goals. Our 42,000 team members understand that it’s not just what we do that matters, but how we do it. Our Company Values guide our daily actions:

• Safe: We protect the livelihoods of our colleagues and communities.
• Committed to Serve: We go above and beyond to exceed our customers’ expectations.
• Environmentally Responsible: We take action to improve our environment.
• Driven: We deliver results in the right way.
• Human-Centered: We respect the dignity and unique potential of every person.

We are proud of our high employee engagement score of 86 and our inclusive, diverse culture where every voice counts. In 2024, our team positively impacted 5.1 million people through the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants, focusing on building sustainable neighborhoods.

Strategy

Republic Services’ strategy is designed to generate profitable growth through acquisitions and industry advancements, safely and sustainably managing customers’ waste streams via a North American footprint of vertically integrated assets. We focus on three areas of growth:

• Recycling and Waste: Expanding our footprint through organic growth and targeted acquisitions, aggregating materials at scale to unlock advanced recycling opportunities and cross-selling new products and services.
• Environmental Solutions: Expanding capabilities and geographic footprint to help customers safely manage technical waste streams, including PFAS remediation.
• Sustainability Innovation: Advancing circularity and decarbonization through initiatives like the Republic Services Polymer Center (the nation’s first integrated plastics recycling facility) and Blue Polymers, a joint venture to develop facilities that process plastic material to meet demand for sustainable packaging. We are also leveraging our landfill network to convert landfill gas into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), with a goal to beneficially reuse 50% more biogas by 2030 (2017 baseline).

Recent recognition

• Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies
• CDP Discloser
• Dow Jones Best-In-Class Indices
• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies
• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies
• Great Place to Work
• Sustainability Yearbook S&P Global