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Residential Route Driver (Food Waste Collection)

Scrap Daddy Composting

📍 Charlotte, NC 28212📅 Posted November 5, 2026Listing sourced from Indeed

Pay: $18–$20 / hour

Employment type: Part-Time. Confirm working hours on the application page.

License · from the listing
* Valid NC driver’s license and a clean driving record
Experience & training · from the listing
Prior experience is a plus, but not needed, and we provide paid training.
Schedule · from the listing
Roughly 10-15 hours per week, with flexible start times.
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Job Description

About Us
Scrap Daddy Composting is a Charlotte-based food scrap pickup and composting service helping local residents and businesses divert waste and give back to the soil. We’re a small, hands-on team, and our drivers are the friendly face of the company on every route.

About the Role
We’re looking for a reliable, personable Residential Route Driver to run our curbside compost pickup routes in Charlotte. You’ll swap full buckets for clean ones at customers’ porches, keep the truck in good shape, and represent Scrap Daddy Composting well. Prior experience is a plus, but not needed, and we provide paid training.

What You’ll Do

  • Prep your route and load clean buckets before heading out
  • Swap full compost buckets for clean ones at customers’ porches
  • Load full buckets into the truck
  • Log each stop in our mobile app
  • Follow company protocols for every pickup
  • Keep the truck clean
  • Greet customers in person when you cross paths and represent the company well

Schedule
Tuesday through Friday, no weekends. Routes run anywhere from 2.5 to 7 hours. Roughly 10-15 hours per week, with flexible start times. Routes start and end at our East Charlotte location.

Requirements

  • Valid NC driver’s license and a clean driving record
  • Must be 18 or older
  • Must pass a background check and motor vehicle record (MVR) check
  • Able to lift and carry up to 35 lbs regularly
  • Comfortable working outdoors in all weather, handling food scraps and odors, and getting in and out of the truck repeatedly
  • Reliable, punctual, friendly, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and a good communicator

Nice to Have

  • Previous delivery, route, or driving experience
  • Customer service experience

Pay & Perks

  • $18/hour with a $2 raise after a 1 month trial period
  • Paid training
  • Flexible hours
  • Growth potential within the company
  • Company-provided truck, with fuel, tolls, and parking all covered

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10.0 – 15.0 per week

Benefits:

  • Paid training

Work Location: In person

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