Equipment Operator - Sanitation

Essential Functions

• Operates equipment and performs semi-skilled and manual work activities involving various city department functions.
• Operates a variety of equipment, machinery and tools used in department projects and activities, which may include a utility truck, sanitation truck, backhoe, end loader, water truck, water pump, tractor, mower, weed eater, bush hog, leaf vacuum, computerized scales, body lift, saw, grinder, vacuum, shovel, rake, broom, mechanical tools, etc.
• Transports, loads and unloads refuse, equipment, and other materials.
• Performs various tasks associated with sanitation operations; transports crew of sanitation workers to collect refuse on an assigned route; coordinates daily route of truck.
• Performs various manual labor functions associated with department projects and activities, which may include mowing/edging grass, spreading grass seed/straw/fertilizer, digging holes/trenches, shoveling materials, lifting/moving heavy materials, picking up debris/litter, loading garbage into a garbage truck if needed.
• Maintains regular and predictable in-person attendance during regular business hours of the City of Henderson is required.
• Maintains equipment and tools in operable condition; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.
• Utilizes safety equipment and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Communicates with supervisor, employees, city departments, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
• Maintains regular and predictable in-person attendance during regular business hours of the City of Henderson is required.
• Supervises and leads subordinate employees on their route.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED supplemented by vocational/technical training in truck driving or equipment operation or supplemented by five (5) months previous experience driving trucks or equipment operation in assigned area.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) including appropriate endorsement(s).

Performance Aptitudes

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Physical Ability: Tasks require the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, toxic agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.

ADA Compliance

• Physical Ability: Tasks require the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, toxic agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Additional Functions

• Provides assistance or backup coverage to other employees or departments as needed.
• Performs related duties as required, necessary, or assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Group Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Retirement
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays (for eligible employees)