Operating Engineer Jobs in Myrtle Beach, SC (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $81,000.00 - $123,000.00 Annually
Location : 1018 Second Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 00765
Department: Public Works
Division: Residential Collection
Opening Date: 02/12/2026
Closing Date: 9/27/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
General Statement of Job
Under general direction, plans, directs, and manages the operations, activities, and personnel responsible for solid waste collection services. Performs technical, administrative, supervisory, and financial work as required to ensure that Sanitation Division services are performed in accordance with city standards.
Essential Job Functions
Directs and monitors the activities of Sanitation Division employees; supervises all Sanitation Division employees to ensure the proper completion of solid waste collection and disposal; reviews work orders daily to determine their status, determine job priorities, and discuss the assignment of duties with subordinates; frequently observes departmental personnel at work; solves departmental and employee problems; provides assistance to employees and inspects collection equipment and collection sites.
Performs administrative duties including instructing, assigning and reviewing work, planning, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, allocating personnel, acting on employee problems, selecting new employees, and recommending transfers/promotions, discipline, termination, and salary increases. Prepares and approves subordinate payroll and performance evaluations.
Manages the work of equipment operators to ensure proper collection of residential, commercial, recycling, beach cleaning, litter collection, and transfer station operations. Oversees refuse collection and disposal operations, sanitation equipment and physical facilities. Assigns, and reviews all personnel performance, vehicles and equipment.
Prepares annual budget for division equipment, materials and supplies and monitors expenditures against budgeted amount.
Evaluates existing division equipment and recommends replacement schedule. Prepares specifications for new/replacement equipment. Maintains materials and supplies to ensure availability; contacts vendors and arranges for deliveries; oversees and completes requisitions; monitors incoming purchases.
Assists the Operations Manager in long range planning and implementation for efficient operations; directs all activities of the Sanitation Division in the absence of the Operations Manager.
Conducts safety meetings and trains employees in safe operational procedures. Ensures that equipment utilized by the department is properly serviced and maintained in coordination with Fleet Maintenance Division.
Investigates complaints, dumpster use, lot clearing and illegal disposal of refuse. Ensures recycling drop-off sites are properly used and maintained. Reviews and approves dumpster screening and/or pad site for businesses and contractors in accordance with City ordinances. Reviews and revises routes for collection vehicles to ensure efficient operations.
Field check daily collection routes to ensure work assignments are completed; checks with transfer station operators and drivers to ensure all daily inspections of vehicles and equipment were conducted.
Receives and processes citizen complaints and participates in public relations activities. Answers questions and complaints from the public concerning sanitation collection, recycling, beach cleaning, illegal dumping, litter, etc. Receives service requests from the co-workers and takes necessary measures to complete requested work.
Participates in the training and development of staff; keeps technical and operating records and prepares/presents administrative reports. Conducts safety-training classes.
Prepares various records and reports such as spreadsheets, monthly activity report, performance appraisals, purchase orders, invoices, incident/accident reports, vehicle repair, fuel usage, landfill billing, schedules, charts, budget.
Interacts and communicates with the City Manager, Public Works Director, contractors, developers, engineers, and the general public concerning collection status and schedules.
Operates a calculator, computer, trucks, heavy equipment, and various scientific instruments.
Minimum Training and Experience
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Experience:
Four (4) years of experience in sanitation/solid waste collection, four (4) years of supervisory experience
Certifications:
Preferred:

• CDL

Note:

• The City retains the right to determine equivalencies.
• Any certifications not possessed at hire, must be obtained before the employee is removed from probation in order to continue employment with the City.

Physical Requirements
Must be physically able to operate an automobile, container truck, tractor trailer, residential refuse truck, knuckle boom loader, fork lift, back hoe, hydraulic trash compactor, power sprayer, and numerous small tools. Must be able to exert in excess of one hundred pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of fifty pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of twenty pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of ten to two hundred pounds.
Other Information
Weekend work required.
On call, available 24 hours.
Performs other related duties as required
Health & Wellness
Employee Health Center (EHC)
The City of North Myrtle Beach (CNMB) provides an EHC for full-time employees and eligible dependents on the city's health insurance plan. The EHC provides sick visits, primary care, onsite Rx, and annual physicals with no copays.
Wellness Benefit
The CNMB maintains a Wellness Incentive Plan (WIP) for full-time employees and spouses on the city's health insurance plan. The WIP is designed to help reduce health risk among employees and promote a healthy workplace.
Participating in the WIP provides the benefits of:
• Saving money on insurance premiums
• Earning up to $505 in HRA funds
• Being proactive about your health
• Helping to keep City health insurance premiums low
Health Insurance (In-network)
• $1,000 individual deductible
• $3,000 family deductible
• Annual maximum out of pocket $3,000 per individual/ $7,500 per family including deductibles, copays and coinsurance
• Primary care $35 copay/ Specialty $45 copay
Health insurance deductions below Per Pay PeriodPlansWellness ParticipantWellness Non-ParticipantEmployee$0.00$42.00Employee/Child$68.00$102.00Employee/Spouse$123.00$204.00Family$169.00$277.00Dental Insurance
• Preventative services covered at 100% in-network
• Major services covered at 50% in-network
• Annual maximum of $1,750
Prescription Benefits
• $10 Generic/$35 Formulary/$45 Non-Formulary
• Mail order and specialty pharmacy available
Vision Care
• $225 material allowance (in-network) every benefit period towards prescription or nonprescription eyewear with a one-time $25 copay
• In-network vision exams covered 100% with a $10 copay
Aquatic & Fitness Center
The CNMB offers full-time employees a discounted membership at the Aquatic & Fitness Center. Membership can be paid through payroll deduction.
Other Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
Holidays and Leave
Paid Holidays
• New Year's Day
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Fourth of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day
• Four floating holidays (two personal)
Vacation Leave
Years of ServiceRegular FT0 to 580 hours each year5 to 10120 hours each year10 or More160 hours each yearSick Time
• 80 hours annually on January 1st
• Unused sick time is paid out at 50% in February of the following year
Holiday Bonus
• Full-time employees, employed before August 15th of each year, are eligible for a Holiday Bonus
Employee Tenure
• Longevity awards at every five years of service (5 percent bonus)
Retirement
Retirement health insurance is available if eligibility requirements are met.
General Retirement
General Employees* are enrolled in a 401(a) account upon hire. The account is funded by contributions made by the employee and the City.
• City contributes 8% of employee's salary & employee contributes a mandatory 2%
• Vesting: 5 years of service
Supplemental Retirement
457 Plan
Designed for full-time employees to save and invest money with tax benefits. Contributions are made to an account based on the amount the employee chooses to allocate. Key features of the plan include:
• Flexible withdrawal upon separation from employment
• Withdrawals after age 59 1/2 or due to a qualified unforeseeable emergency
• For general employees*, the City will match contributions up to 6% of salary after 2 years of full-time employment.
Roth IRA
• Available for employees to complement other retirement plans by allowing for tax-free earnings and, if needed, flexible withdrawals.
*General Employees are all City of NMB employees that are not eligible for PEBA.
Life Insurance
Basic Term Life/AD&D
• Policy of $10,000 paid for by the City
Voluntary Term Life
• Coverage up to $200,000 not to exceed 5 times annual base salary
• Can also be purchased for spouse and/or children
General Employee*-Additional Term Life
• Mandatory coverage
• Employee benefit-1x annual salary
• Coverage can be purchased for spouse or children $10,000/$5,000
Disclaimer: The City reserves the right to modify or eliminate, determine eligibility changes and/or revise employee benefits plans, premiums, and/or benefits at any time with or without notice. Nothing described herein creates a contract. Programs are subject to annual appropriations, policies and benefits, and plan descriptions.