Solid Waste Operator

About the Role

Lead, oversee, and participate in solid waste activities and projects. Operate a variety of equipment, including rear loaders, roll-off trucks, sweepers, and transport vehicles on public rights-of-way and City-owned facilities. Perform semi-skilled maintenance and technical tasks related to assigned responsibilities. This is a safety-sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain a variety of transport vehicles, medium-duty equipment, and machinery.
• Service Recycling Drop-Off locations utilizing Roll-Off equipment.
• Operate all attachments used for transporting vehicles, including hoists, drums, hydraulic systems, and other auxiliary equipment; transport vehicles to appropriate locations.
• Load trucks utilizing machinery for materials such as mineral aggregates, bulky trash, litter, dirt, asphalt, and debris; haul loads to appropriate locations.
• Perform routine maintenance and care on vehicles and equipment, including changing blades, adjusting brooms, oil changes, and other minor repairs.
• Perform routine maintenance activities to maintain the conditions of City right-of-ways, medians, freeways, and open space areas.
• Coordinate usage of barricades, bump trucks, and other safety equipment with outside agencies.
• Identify equipment needed for each assigned project; transport equipment to and from job sites.
• Operate a variety of equipment and vehicles used in refuse collection, cleaning streets, freeways, medians, and open space areas, including front-end loaders, tractors, mowers, pesticide applicators, sweepers, and protective vehicles augmented with warning signs, lights, and crash cushions.
• Make daily operation and maintenance reports at the end of the work shift and perform daily routine maintenance on assigned equipment; assist with repairs as necessary.
• Perform daily pre-trip, trip, and post-trip inspections.
• Coordinate the transportation and assignment location for Metropolitan Detention Center Inmates, the Community Custody Program (CCP), and Metro Community Service Workers.
• Confer with supervisor regarding basic operational decisions; make supplementary decisions as required to perform assigned duties in the field.
• Perform assigned job duties in the safest possible manner, using all available safety measures, and observe department safety programs, plans, and initiatives, obeying all safety and health rules, measures, and regulations.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of two or more laborers to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Perform a variety of general maintenance duties.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of basic maintenance and operation of a variety of equipment and transport vehicles experience preferred.
• Truck Driving Experience Preferred.
• Possession of a valid New Mexico Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Class A or B.
• Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within six (6) months from the date of hire.
• Ability to certify as a Commercial Roll-off Driver within three (3) months from the date of hire.

Working Conditions

Environmental: Field and landfill environment; travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, gases, potentially hazardous chemicals, waste, and infectious materials; inclement weather conditions.

Physical: Essential and supplemental functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for moderate to heavy lifting; walking, sitting, standing, bending, kneeling, and climbing; operating motorized equipment and vehicles.