Join Our Team at Heart of Florida Landfill – Grounds Keeper
📍 Location: Lake Panasoffkee, Florida
💰 Pay: $18–$20 DOE | 50–55 hours per week with overtime opportunities
Why This Role Matters
Looking for more than just a job? At Waste Connections, we offer a long-term career path in a stable, year-round industry. Start as a Grounds Keeper and gain hands-on experience that can lead to tipper operation, traffic control responsibilities, heavy equipment operation, and leadership roles. We invest in training and development because your growth is our success.
What You’ll Do
Maintain site cleanliness and safety through general labor and groundskeeping tasks
Perform landscaping, mowing, trimming, and debris control
Walk slopes and collect litter to keep the landfill in top condition
Work outdoors in all weather conditions
Support traffic control, guiding trucks safely through active work zones
Operate or assist with tippers used for unloading trailers (training provided)
Collaborate with equipment operators and site leadership to ensure smooth daily operations
What We’re Looking For
Valid driver’s license
Ability to lift 50 lbs and work on uneven terrain
Basic math and computer skills
Dependable, safety-focused, and eager to learn new equipment and skills
Comfortable working outdoors in a fast-paced, physical environment
What You’ll Get
Competitive Pay + Overtime
Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, 401(k) with Company Match
Career Growth Opportunities:
Grounds Keeper → Tipper Operator → Heavy Equipment Operator → Leadership
Training Provided – No experience? No problem.
A stable, year-round industry with a strong team culture
Pick your destination. We’ll help you get there. That’s how we’ve been growing our local teams and our national recognition for more than 20 years. Our culture is rooted in the idea that our leaders are here to serve our employees. That means wherever you’re headed on your journey – to a new role, to a better lifestyle, or simply to those moments on the job that stick with you – rest assured, we’ll be traveling along with you.
We are Waste Connections, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.
