Heavy Equipment Operator / Landfill

Purpose & Job Related Requirements

The purpose of this job is to operate heavy equipment in support of landfill operations. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, operating bulldozers, compactors, loaders, earth-movers, and similar equipment, and performing additional tasks as assigned.

Minimum Training & Experience Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

• High school diploma or equivalent with one year of heavy equipment operator experience required; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Ability to obtain a Georgia Commercial Driver's License within six (6) months of date of hire.
• A Tanker Endorsement is preferred.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities

• Operates landfill trash compactors and other earth moving equipment to excavate and compact waste material deposited at the landfill.
• Operates a grinder and loader to recycle leaves and limbs.
• Operates a track hoe, articulated dump truck and front-end loader to load and move dirt; covers refuse with hauled dirt.
• Operates track hoe, back hoe and bull-dozers to construct roads, drainage ponds, ditches, dumping trenches, and dirt walls.
• Prepares newly cultivated areas for planting of vegetation.
• Assists in the daily operational checks of collection pumping and storage operation of landfill leachate.
• Operates semi/tractor-trailer to haul landfill leachate and refuse trailer.
• Assists in the achieving of grade for proper grade and compaction checks.
• Performs routine preventative maintenance checks and services on equipment, such as checking oil, water, hydraulic systems for leaks and proper fluid levels, etc.
• Visually inspects all loads of trash for prohibited wastes.
• Directs vehicle traffic by use of radios.
• Performs litter control.
• Operates tractors to haul fuel trailer and conduct bush hog operations.
• Operates a hook lift truck to haul rolloff containers with refuse and recycling to the proper disposal areas.
• Assists in inspecting landfill monitoring points and fences for security.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Supplemental Information

• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including bulldozers, compactors, grinders, graders, front-end loaders, scraper pans, tub grinders, tractor-trailers, and boom loaders. Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or materials. This position requires: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motion. Must be able to exert up to one hundred pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to fifty pounds force frequently.
• DATA CONCEPTION: Requires the ability to compare and/ or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
• INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Requires the ability to hear, speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisors, and giving assignments and/or directions to co-workers or assistants, to include inmates.
• LANGUAGE ABILITY: Requires the ability to read a variety of log, design, and blueprints, architectural drawings, and informational documentation, directions, instructions, and methods and procedures. Requires the ability to prepare various reports, such as random load inspection, and fuel, using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak to people with poise, voice control, and confidence.
• INTELLIGENCE: Requires the ability to learn and understand basic principles and techniques; to acquire and be able to expound on knowledge of topics related to primary occupation; and to make independent judgment in the absence of management.
• VERBAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, and to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently.
• NUMERICAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; add and subtract totals; multiply and divide; utilize and determine percentages.
• FORM/SPATIAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape, visually with construction equipment.
• MOTOR COORDINATION: Requires the ability to coordinate hands, fingers, and eyes accurately in using construction equipment. Requires the ability to lift, push, bend and pull objects or materials using body parts as the position necessitates.
• MANUAL DEXTERITY: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as construction equipment (i.e., bulldozers, graders, compactors, etc.). Must have the ability to use one hand for twisting or turning motion while coordinating other hand with different activities. Must have moderate levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• COLOUR DISCRIMINATION: Requires the ability to differentiate between colours and shades of colour.
• INTERPERSONAL TEMPERAMENT: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency.
• PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (Talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words). (Hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone, two-way radio.

Total Compensation

Our Benefits program is designed to support every aspect of our employees’ lives, from physical and emotional to social and financial.

• Health- Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Prescription drug plan
• Wellness - Onsite Employee Wellness Center - free for employees, spouse, and children 18+
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness education and incentive programs
• Annual Wellness Fair
• Annual employee appreciation events
• Free onsite health screenings (to include hearing, skin cancer, biometric screening, flu shots)
• Safety & Risk training and job-related vaccinations
• Training and professional development opportunities through the Organizational Development Department
• Opportunities and Career Development via the Government Wide Learning Management System
• Annual/Sick leave
• 13 paid holidays per calendar year
• Robust Wellness Program – earn up to $175 per quarter for participation
• Health Savings Account for medical and dependent care
• Employer Paid Pension Plan (10 years of service)
• 457 (b) Deferred Compensation Program with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer – Federal Student Aid
• Financial education programs
• Uniforms provided (if applicable)
• Discount Admissions – ACCGov Parks, Georgia Aquarium
• Group Accident insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• MASA Medical Transportation Insurance
• Employer paid basic life insurance
• Whole life insurance
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Contributory term life insurance
• Pet Insurance

Benefits

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