Road Maintenance and Landfill Equipment Operator(Globe/Roads)

Purpose

The purpose of this position is to perform semi-skilled work in the construction, repair and maintenance of roads, right-of-ways, auxiliary structures, and secondary roads; operate various types of construction equipment in accordance with safety regulations and procedures. Ensure the safe operations of recycling and landfill; weigh vehicles, direct traffic, and assist customers at the landfill. Operate trucks, perform cleaning duties, and train new employees.

Responsibilities

• Operate road construction and maintenance equipment including front end loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, motor graders, paving machines, street sweepers, transfer trucks, and compactors, in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures;
• Operate landfill equipment, water truck for dust control, compactor, scraper, bulldozer, and loader for piling solid waste and maintain lifts as required;
• Maintain ditches and culverts including removing debris from ditches, installing culverts, and ensuring the efficient flow of culverts;
• Moves dirt at landfill operations according to precise regulations;
• Coordinates Department of Corrections inmate work detail;
• Performs manual labor assignments as needed, including fire control, accident and hazardous materials cleanup, guardrail and foliage maintenance, and debris removal;
• Cuts and removes brush and trees impacting roadways as required;
• Affords assistance to landfill customers to unload refuse safely, and separates recyclable products at the landfill;
• Follows safety regulations on all work zone and flagging sites, including placing barricades and cones; landfill liner leakage testing, waste oil barrel cleaning, freon removal from appliances, recycle battery storage, and waste tire program;
• Performs emergency road services in relation to snow removal, flood damage repair, rockslides, and fires.

Requirements

Operates trucks, performs cleaning duties, and trains new employees. The employee will be assigned to the Roads Division or the Recycling & Landfill Division and will be asked to work in either Division as required on a temporary basis.

Qualifications

Commensurate with experience.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

TBD

Schedule

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