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This position offers competitive pay, a $4,000 new hire bonus, local routes, strong benefits, and the opportunity to provide an essential public service while being home daily.\nIf you are a safety-focused driver with commercial driving experience and want to be home daily while working for a reliable public employer, we encourage you to apply.\nWhy work for the City of Olathe?\nHome daily\n\nFull-time, stable employment\n\nLocal routes\n\nCompetitive pay\n\nIncentive-based pay structure\n\nExcellent benefits\n\nRetirement benefits\n\nPaid holidays and leave\n\nOpportunity to provide an essential public service to the Olathe community\n\nWhat you'll do\nOperate a commercial collection truck on assigned recycling or yard waste routes\n\nPerform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections\n\nMonitor vehicle condition and report maintenance issues\n\nDrive in accordance with safety procedures, traffic laws, and City standards\n\nProvide reliable service to residents across the community\n\nWork outdoors in varying weather conditions\n\nSupport safe, efficient route completion as part of the Solid Waste team\n\nWhat we're looking for\nValid Kansas Class A or B CDL\n\nSafe driving record\n\nDependability and strong attendance\n\nAbility to perform physically demanding work and work outdoors year-round\n\nAbility to follow safety procedures and work independently\n\nCommitment to reliable public service and teamwork\n\nPreferred qualifications\nPrevious experience operating a commercial truck\n\nExperience in solid waste, sanitation, public works, commercial driving, construction hauling, or related heavy truck operations\n\nWork schedule\nMonday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., or until all routes are completed\n\nHolidays off: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day\n\nIf one of these holidays falls on a weekday, employees are required to work the following Saturday\n\nOther holidays: Employees are required to work all other holidays\n\nBenefits\nThe City of Olathe offers a competitive benefits package that includes:\nKPERS retirement plan, if eligible\n\n457 deferred compensation plan with up to 3% City match\n\nPaid Parental Leave\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\nEmployee Wellbeing Program\n\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\n\nTo learn more about our benefits, clickhere.\n$4,000 new hire bonus\nPaid in three installments:\n$1,000 after 30 days of continuous employment\n\n$1,000 after six months of continuous employment\n\n$2,000 after one year of continuous employment\n\nTo receive each installment, employees must be actively employed at the time of payout and successfully meeting introductory period requirements. Current City of Olathe employees are not eligible.\nIf you are looking for a stable CDL driving position with meaningful public service work, apply to join the City of Olathe’s Solid Waste team.\nFor more details, review the full job details and requirements below.\nThe Solid Waste Collection Operator performs the activities and operations of the assigned solid waste collection work group by the collection of residential, commercial, curbside recycling and bulky item refuse. The pick-up of material may be by automated, semi-automated or manual. 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