Junk Route Operations Manager at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in Durham, CT
- Company: 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
- Location: Durham, CT
- Posted: Sep 24, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $22-$30 per hour (includes $18 hourly base and profit share/commission)
- Experience: 1+ years
Overview
Ready to build a high-energy career where every day is different? Join our Field Sales & Service Team and help us deliver exceptional customer moments and powerful service experiences. We're Southwind— the highest-performing 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise group — built on integrity, accountability, and i…
Job description
- Ready to build a high-energy career where every day is different? Join our Field Sales & Service Team and help us deliver exceptional customer moments and powerful service experiences. We're Southwind— the highest-performing 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise group — built on integrity, accountability, and investing in people.
- As a Field Service Leader training in Operations, you will be trained at all levels to be fast tracked from Customer Experience Leader to Certified Sales Leader to Senior Sales Leader to Operations. Where you will oversee daily logistics, route planning, and scheduling to ensure excellent service delivery, and manage our team of drivers and crew members. Your leadership will be critical in maintaining our high standards and achieving business goals.
Responsibilities
- Deliver Exceptional Service: WOW our customers with your positive attitude and outstanding service.
- Drive and Load Trucks Safely: Lead, train, and motivate a team of drivers and crew members on client sites to ensure efficient and safe truck operations.
- Handle Junk Removal: Perform both heavy and light lifting to clear junk from residential and commercial locations.
- Manage Efficiency: Manage daily operations, monitor and improve operational performance and customer satisfaction metrics.
- Represent Our Brand: Collaborate with marketing to drive local outreach and customer acquisition.
- Development: Participate in daily recorded role-play scenarios to support ongoing training, skill development, and performance improvement.
Requirements
- Sales-Minded: Confident closing on-site sales and maximizing job value
- People-Focused: Personable, positive, and service-oriented
- Reliable & Coachable: Shows up, contributes, and adapts
- Strong Communicator: Clear, professional, and solution-driven
- Experience in delivery, warehouse, retail, hospitality, sales, customer service or general labor is a
- plus.
- 1+ years in Logistics, KPI’s, Sales, Dispatch, Fleet, and/or Management
- 21+ years of age and a valid driver's license (required for insurance purposes)
- Strong leadership and team-building skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and work in our trucks as needed.
- Able to lift at least 75+ lbs repeatedly!
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and operational software.
- Strong customer service experience.
Skills
Required
- Manage multiple priorities
- Strong customer service experience
Benefits
- integrity, teamwork, and ongoing development.
- Competitive payment structure (Hourly Pay + Profit Share + Performance-Based Bonuses)
- Full Time Hours consisting of 4 weekday Shifts + 1 weekend shift
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Enjoy dynamic, engaging workdays with varied responsibilities.
- Award-winning workplace ("Best Places to Work" and "Fast 50 Company").
- Full benefits package with Medical/Vision/Dental coverage and retirement options.
About 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
About Us: At 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, we're a fast-paced and fun operation that helps people in our community get rid of unwanted items responsibly. We do it like no one else with our professional, on-time service and friendly uniformed team. We're hiring ambitious, outgoing and active individuals who are committed to providing exceptional customer experiences.