Environmental Services Scale Operator

Essential Job Functions

• Inspects all loads arriving for disposal.
• Computes charges on weight and volume basis.
• Measures truck in cubic yards to determine correct volume.
• Notifies vehicle owner of requirement to label truck capacity.
• Keeps and maintains records of activity.
• Records totals of vehicles, volumes, and categories of refuse.
• Maintains cash and charge accounts.
• Maintains area in and around scale house.
• Operates computerized weigh station requiring basic understanding of micro-computer hardware.
• Answers the phone, provides information to the public, advises customers of landfill rules, helps customers, and answers questions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to make correct change.
• Ability to measure the capacity of a truck.
• Ability to accurately input computer data.
• Ability to keep and maintain clerical records.
• Ability to manually operate truck scale and compute charges.
• Ability to work with the public.
• Ability to be bonded.

Education and Experience

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year experience handling money or bookkeeping experience and working with the public or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Pay

This is a Disaster Essential Position. DeSoto County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the County to administer its employment practices without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or disability. The County complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws mandating equal employment opportunity practices and prohibiting impermissible discrimination. The County will not tolerate any discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or disability. Preference shall be given to certain veterans and spouses of veterans as provided by Chapter 295, Laws of Florida.

Benefits

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, supplemental insurance such as hospital, accident, cancer, short-term and long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work an average of 32 hours per week over the course of a year, receive certain benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.