EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - LANDFILL

Summary

Under general supervision of the Solid Waste Manager and Landfill Supervisor, this position operates heavy equipment (compactor/scraper/loaders etc.), water truck and haul trucks (roll offs (w/trailer), tilt deck tow truck (w/winch), semi tractor/trailers etc.), to provide support of landfill operations to include hauling service from Marysville, Augusta, and Lincoln Transfer Sites, junk vehicle hauling through State of Montana Junk Vehicle Removal Program and heavy equipment supply hauling.

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy equipment (compactor/scraper/loaders etc.)
• Compacts, moves and buries waste in multiple landfill cells
• Sets grades, coordinates stormwater run-on/run-off mitigation
• Maintains interior access routes and roads
• Polices grounds for wind-blown debris and coordinates landfill litter control measures
• Assists in daily/weekly/monthly litter picking duties both inside and outside landfill perimeter
• Examines waste for oil, large appliances, hazardous materials and unacceptable materials
• Processes green waste and biosolids in the compost operation, temperature monitoring, maintaining activity logs
• Operates water truck to provide support of landfill operations and maintains usage report
• Responds to citizen inquiries and directs customers to appropriate waste deposit site
• Maintains and updates various data and activity logs
• Provides light office support (customer accounts and payments)
• Performs light maintenance
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position are a combination of education and experience equivalent to high school graduate, one (1) year heavy equipment operation, hauling/transporting, landfilling, and composting experience preferred.
• Relevant apprenticeship program/Vo tech certificate preferred.
• Valid Class A commercial driver's license with tanker endorsement preferred. Class A CDL training and certification available. Must be able to obtain a Class A CDL certificate within 6 months of hire date.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Physical Demands

• Duties are generally performed in both indoor and outdoor environments where hazards and discomforts are generally controlled and modifiable.
• Work duties and assignments may be interrupted or curtailed due to weather conditions, operational and staffing needs.
• Position performs work in all types of weather in the dust, dirt and debris.
• This position must be able to stand, twist, stoop, reach, and push, pull, move and lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and 100 pounds on a brief and random basis.
• Position requires regular contact with fellow employees, direct supervisor, and customers and citizens.