Laborer / Spotter - 616 - Landfill

Distinguishing Features of Work

This is manual work in grounds, building, equipment, and landfill maintenance and operation activities. As work experience is gained, employees may be assigned to somewhat more difficult tasks and/or cross-trained to assist and serve as a backup for the Equipment Operator I position. Work is performed under the direction of a supervisor who issues general instructions for routine jobs and specific instructions at the beginning of each new job when departures are made from established procedures.

Examples of Work Performed

• Directs traffic at and around the working face of a construction and demolition (C&D) landfill.
• Maintains and operates equipment and vehicles.
• Monitors and sorts materials brought into a C&D landfill.
• Assists skilled and semiskilled workers in varied building maintenance and repair activities.
• Shovels snow and breaks ice from streets and walks.
• Assists Equipment Operators in performing equipment maintenance.
• Completes work assignments requiring operation of a vehicle.

Requirements of Work

• Ability to acquire within a reasonable period knowledge of the procedures, tools, equipment and materials used in landfill work.
• Ability to follow simple oral and written instructions.
• May require the ability to enter data into computer spreadsheets or other software.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Ability to shovel snow, sand, gravel, dirt, and/or compost.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to airborne environmental nuisances associated with traffic and machine exhaust, open grounds, and landfill operations.
• Ability to tolerate equipment and machinery noise with the use of ear plugs.
• Ability to safely and effectively swing a 20-pound sledgehammer safely and effectively against brick, concrete, or similar substances.
• Ability to lift and carry bulky items weighing up to 80 pounds.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of another.
• Ability to pull, shove or otherwise maneuver items weighing up to 150 pounds.
• Ability to be continuously performing tasks that require one to push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk about (up to a half mile at a time) for most of a ten-hour shift.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to wear safety toed boots and other personal protective equipment as required.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas Driver's License within 90 days of hire.