Environmental Field Operations Technician
Pay Range: $18.00 - $21.31/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, April 10, 2026 📅
Workdays & Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 7:30 am – 4:30 pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, and Professional Development Opportunities. Find out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
An Environmental Field Operations Technician job is available with the City of Fort Worth Environmental Services Department/Solid Waste Division. This position will assist with the collection, consolidation and storage of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). The position will have consistent interaction with the citizens from Fort Worth and the surrounding cities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma/GED
- Valid Texas Driver’s License
Preferred Qualifications:
- General maintenance and/or construction experience
- Hazardous waste consolidation
- Vehicle trailering experience
- Forklift experience
- Equipment preventive maintenance experience
The Environmental Field Operations job responsibilities include:
- Consolidation of non-hazardous and hazardous waste
- Transport of non-hazardous waste utilizing a pickup and trailer
- Preventive maintenance of large consolidation equipment
- Daily operation of a forklift
- Ability to follow General departmental/section policies and regulations
- Ability to follow daily safety practices
- Ability to input data into an Environmental software program
Working Conditions and Physical Demand
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils and workspace restrictions.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.