Job Description
Salary: $18.47 - $24.00 Hourly
Location : Various locations within the City of Broken Arrow, OK
Job Type: Full-Time Hourly
Location (Dep/Div): Solid Waste & Recycling
Munis Job Class: LABORER
Opening Date: 01/06/2026
Closing Date: 1/20/2026 11:59 PM Central
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: GEN
Job Description Location: 5010 Solid Waste & Recycling
Pay Grade: A03
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Under general supervision and or lead direction, collects refuse, green waste, recycling or bulky waste for processing or disposal.
*T his position performs duties deemed to be "safety sensitive" and is therefore subjected to random drug testing under the City's policies* Essential Job Functions - Loads refuse, trash, and brush into a refuse collection truck.
- Rakes trash and brush into piles and loads into packer.
- Cleans solid waste & recycling truck after completing daily route.
- Performs routine maintenance on solid waste & recycling truck.
- Operates packing mechanism.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and Experience Requires an ability to read, write and perform basic mathematical calculations, with no experience required; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Physical Requirements Tasks involve the ability to exert exceptionally strong physical effort in very heavy work, typically involving some combination of balancing, climbing, crouching, feeling, handling, hearing, kneeling, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity, walking and which involves some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (up to 150 pounds). Must submit to drug screening and fitness to work physical.
An offer of employment is contingent on the verification of credentials and other information required by the City of Broken Arrow policies, including the successful completion of a background check and drug/physical screening.
City of Broken Arrow is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the workforce. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, color, genetic information, marital status, or any other protected class. Broken Arrow is committed to reasonable accommodation, and a smoke free/drug free workplace.
2026 COBA Benefit Guide This document is intended to give an overview of benefits offered to full-time, non-union City employees.
Benefit coverage begins on the first of the month following 30 days of employment Retirement - The City offers a 401(a) defined contribution retirement plan through the Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund (OMRF). The City contributes 10% of the employees' earnings into the plan. Employees become 20% vested after three years and vesting increases 20% for each additional year of service until 100% vesting is achieved at seven years. Employees may elect to contribute an additional amount.
- The City also offers access to a 457 retirement plan, both traditional and Roth, through Mission Square retirement.
Preferred Providers Through our preferred providers, the City is pleased to offer anyone on the health plan access to medical services at no additional cost.
- Clinic : Anyone on the City's medical plan can access the Remedy Health clinics, including their on-site pharmacies, labs and imaging services at no cost.
- ZERO Card: Zero offers a wide range of services that may be ordered by your doctor, including labs, imaging, colonoscopies, orthopedic surgery, sleep studies, physical therapy and more- all at no cost to the employee.
Paid Leave - Vacation: One week of vacation is available after six months of employment. Thereafter, vacation is accrued monthly according to year of service.
Procedure: Vacation leave cannot exceed the actual accrued number of hours earned by the employee. Holidays and other non-scheduled workdays shall not be computed in vacation leave expenditure. Each department establishes its own vacation scheduling procedures. Vacation cannot be used as the last day of employment.
- Holidays : Twelve paid holidays, plus one floating holiday each year.
- Sick : Eight hours per month up to maximum of 1,040 hours (130 working days).
Other City-paid benefits - Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability - The City pays the entire premium for a term life insurance policy, as well as a long-term disability benefit that replaces part of your salary if you become unable to work for several months. The life insurance is equal to the employee's annual salary.
- Employee Assistance Program - Through Community Care EAP, City employees and their families can call for help with a variety of personal, professional, mental health, substance abuse and financial concerns. Three free visits are offered each year, with a reference for ongoing support if needed.
- Virta-Diabetes Reversal Program - This program is free to diabetic and pre-diabetic employees and spouses who are enrolled in the health plan. Virta's powerful program is shown to reverse Type 2 diabetes with coaching and nutrition management, leading to better health and reduced use of medication.
Voluntary Supplemental Benefits Additionally, all City employees may take advantage of reduced-cost and/or pre-tax access to the following voluntary benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Dependent Care Account
- Accident Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness/Cancer Insurance
- Genesis gym membership
- Crunch Fitness gym membership
- Pre-paid legal services
- IDShield membership
- No cost LifeBalance program, access to local and nation-wide discounts of participating online businesses
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Temporary work, Local area, Flexible hours,