Landfill Attendant

Application Deadline: July 29th, 2026

About the role

The City of Sheridan is seeking a detail-oriented and safety-minded individual with leadership skills to serve as a Landfill Attendant. This position performs customer service, administrative, and technical duties in support of landfill operations, primarily in the scale house. The ideal candidate will have interest in or experience with customer service, computers, and handling money.

Responsibilities

• Greets and directs customers to appropriate areas for materials disposal; provides customer service; answers telephone and provides assistance.
• Communicates with personnel via two-way radio.
• Maintains records of incoming and outgoing vehicles.
• Weighs vehicles; inspects loads for hazardous and prohibited materials; photographs suspicious or unknown items.
• Receives payment from customers; makes change; operates credit card machine.
• Balances funds at the end of the day.
• May be required to pick litter.
• Prepares daily weight reports, daily ticket reports, daily revenue balance sheets; prepares monthly material origin reports.
• Maintains office, scale house, and equipment.
• Performs related duties.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

• Work is typically performed while intermittently standing, stooping, bending, crouching, or walking.
• Employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.
• Must distinguish between shades of color.

The City of Sheridan is an at-will employer. Either the employee or the employer may end employment at any time, with or without cause or notice. All terms, conditions, and benefits of employment are subject to change at the discretion of the City.