Assistant Assessor

About the role

The primary responsibility of a Refuse Equipment Operator III is to operate the most complex heavy equipment used in sanitary landfill operations. They also act as a leadworker for one or more small crews on a regular or intermittent basis.

Responsibilities

• Operate a motor grader, scraper, crawler dozer and landfill compactor to spread, compact and cover refuse.
• Operate a scraper to provide cover material and to excavate trenches for refuse disposal.
• Operate a variety of other heavy equipment such as backhoes, water trucks, excavators and loaders.
• Aid in maintaining grounds at disposal sites.
• Perform routine service work on assigned piece of equipment, make minor adjustments and assist in field repairs.
• Keep time, material and equipment maintenance records.
• Follow safety rules and regulations.
• Act as leadworker over small crews.
• Assist in making inspections of work in progress.
• Interpret verbal and written orders and work sketches.
• Assume additional duties in the absence of the Refuse Site Supervisor.

Requirements

• Knowledge of: Operating characteristics of gasoline, diesel powered earth moving equipment; practical application of equipment operation for sanitary disposal work; safety procedures for use of equipment; service requirements of equipment; basic math sufficient to keep time, operating and service records; methods of handling refuse materials; proper use of hand and power tools; equipment inspection methods.
• Skills/Abilities to: Operate one or more pieces of construction equipment; carry out oral and written job assignments; read and understand operator and service manuals; inspect, service and make minor repairs and/or adjustments on equipment; work cooperatively with other operators and maintenance personnel; identify and handle hazardous materials; cut trenches with a scraper leaving safe bank slopes.

Qualifications

• Education: None required.
• Experience: Four years of experience in the operation of heavy construction equipment preferably in landfill operations which involved servicing equipment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of: Occupational Safety and Health Acts Safety Regulations; cleaning and removing hazardous materials; correct slope of full trenches; proper compaction in refuse fills for direct cover; water application principles for dirt compaction.
• Skills/Abilities to: Identify and handle hazardous materials; safely handle materials such as concrete, tree stumps and demolition materials when operating a dozer, traxcavator or trash compactor.

Benefits

• Annual benefit amount provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision and life).
• PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP).
• Defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.
• 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.
• Vacation accrual: 2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service), 3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service), 4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service), 5 weeks per year (11+ years of service).
• Sick leave accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 50 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave. Sick leave buy back program after 3 years of service.
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $10,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company.
• Disability Insurance: Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.
• Voluntary deferred compensation plan available.