Recycling Specialist II

The Recycling Specialist II plays a key role in the university’s self-managed waste and recycling program, operating as part of a small-city style campus services team. In this role, you collect, transport, and process waste, recycling, and compost materials across campus, ensuring a clean, safe, and environmentally responsible environment for students, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Operate university vehicles such as trucks, vans, golf carts, and small carts to service designated waste, recycling, and compost pickup locations across campus.
• Follow assigned routes and schedules to stop at specific waste pickup locations and collect waste, recycling, and compost materials.
• Lift and load waste, recycling, and compost bins into collection vehicles safely and efficiently, including handling heavy containers when required.
• Transport collected materials to the appropriate waste processing facilities and properly empty collection vehicles.
• Sort materials into recycling, waste, and compost streams according to established procedures and guidelines.
• Maintain recycling and trash stations in an orderly, clean, and safe condition throughout campus.
• Perform routine trash and recycling removal from bins and cans around campus, ensuring areas remain tidy and free of debris.
• Use safe work practices while lifting, carrying, driving, and handling equipment and materials.
• Support overall campus cleanliness by assisting with related cleaning and waste-handling tasks as needed.
• Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors regarding route completion, issues encountered, or safety concerns.

• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds safely and repeatedly during the shift.
• Experience working in a physically demanding environment, such as labor, warehouse, facilities, custodial, or similar roles.
• Capability to sit, stand, crouch, lift, reach, and walk for the entire shift.
• Ability to perform trash removal and recycling collection from bins and cans around campus.
• Skill in keeping recycling and trash stations orderly, clean, and well organized.
• Safe driving skills and ability to operate university vehicles including trucks, vans, golf carts, and small carts.
• Reliability and strong work ethic, supported by two solid professional references confirming relevant experience.

• Prior experience in waste management, recycling, custodial services, or facilities operations is beneficial.
• Familiarity with sorting and handling recycling, waste, and compost materials.
• Comfort working primarily outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to follow established routes, schedules, and safety procedures.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure proper sorting and clean work areas.
• Good communication skills to interact with team members and campus personnel.

You will join a major Atlanta institution that is deeply rooted in the local community and widely recognized as a stable, reputable, and desirable place to work. This opportunity is intended to lead to permanent placement for strong performers, offering a long-term career path rather than a short-term assignment. As a permanent employee, you can access a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 16 paid holidays, up to 11 paid vacation days in the first year with increases over time, and a competitive retirement program with up to a 9% 403(b) match. Benefits are designed to be affordable, with low-cost options for individuals and families, additional retirement and savings plans, and tuition reimbursement to support your professional and personal growth. The organization emphasizes work-life balance, long-term stability, and a culture that values the contributions of its employees.

Work Environment

This role is based on the Atlanta campus and involves working primarily outdoors across university grounds. Most tasks take place in public and campus service areas; there is no work in private living areas, including dorm rooms. You will spend the majority of your shift on your feet, walking between locations, lifting and carrying materials, and operating vehicles such as trucks, vans, golf carts, and small carts. The work is physically demanding and requires comfort working in various weather conditions. Multiple shifts are available, including a weekday first shift (Monday–Friday, approximately 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.), a weekday second shift (Monday–Friday, approximately 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.), and a weekend shift (Thursday–Sunday, approximately 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.). The environment is operational, hands-on, and team-oriented, with a focus on safety, cleanliness, and reliable service to the campus community.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Atlanta, GA.

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $17.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Atlanta,GA.

This position is anticipated to close on May 5, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.