Sanitation Equipment Operator I

JOB SUMMARY

Operates heavy weight, automated, semi-automated, or commercial refuse collection vehicles to collect solid waste/refuse and transport it to a disposal facility. Considerable manipulative skill and dexterity is required to operate the vehicle in confined spaces and in heavy traffic situations and to operate hydraulic lifting and packing machinery. Required to perform heavy strenuous labor incidental to the operation of the vehicle. May serve as crew leader over lower-level personnel when assigned. As assigned to yard-trash duty, required to gather and manually load refuse, yard trash, brush, or bulk waste into truck.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Operates a heavy duty, highly technical, and specially designed, one-person automated residential or commercial refuse collection truck equipped with an hydraulically operated container loading and waste packing mechanism in order to remove solid waste on an assigned collection route.
• Operates a heavy duty residential rear-loading, semi-automated refuse collection truck equipped with an hydraulically operated container leading and waste packing mechanism in order to remove solid waste on an assigned collection route, while acting as crew leader for the two/three person assigned crew.
• Manually picks up cans for disabled variance customers.
• Transports waste collected to the waste disposal facility and properly disposes of the load.
• Climbs in and out of trucks and heavy equipment throughout the work day. Climbs stairs and ladders.
• Affirms that the assigned collection vehicle is properly equipped, cleaned, and serviced; completes daily activity and equipment repair request reports as necessary.
• Checks the vehicle's fuel, oil, and coolant levels daily and fills as required.
• Operates assigned radio communication equipment as provided in the vehicle.
• Performs daily pre-trip and post-trip safety inspection of assigned vehicle.
• Affords assistance in training other employees in the safe and efficient operation of vehicles and equipment and in learning various residential and commercial collection routes.
• Reports customer violations of refuse collection regulations to supervisor and makes special service runs as required to attend to and resolve customer complaints.
• Delivers dumpsters and roll-off containers to customer locations and makes customer contact.
• Might act as a lead worker or crew leader over lower-level personnel on a regular basis or on specific projects.
• Operates other related sanitation equipment as required.

PAY

$38,750.40 - $63,523.20 annual

SCHEDULE

Full time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regularly required to sit, stand, or walk.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to stoop, kneel, jump, step, or crouch.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally required to lift over 100 pounds.
• Frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions, fumes, noxious odors, dusts, mists, gases, work near moving mechanical parts, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Typically loud when operating equipment.