Solid Waste Operator I

Job Description Posting Expires: 10/07/26

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-trip inspections of the truck and evaluate equipment to ensure operational readiness.
• Drive commercial vehicles safely in traffic while ensuring the safety of laborers on the rear step.
• Perform post-trip inspections of the truck, including refueling and checking for any issues.
• Operate dual-drive garbage trucks, conventional rear loader garbage trucks, and mini-garbage trucks effectively and safely.
• Collect curbside waste, including household garbage, trash, yard trimmings, and other materials.
• Utilize machinery to collect waste materials and empty receptacles, utilizing tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, or pitchforks as needed.
• Evaluate daily schedules to determine efficient routes and landfill trips based on workload.
• Maintain and secure all departmental vehicles and equipment, performing cleaning, minor repairs, and reporting damages.
• Retrieve and maintain records of daily scale reports to track the amount of waste transported and dumped.
• Communicate effectively with management, employees, and the general public.
• Assist laborers as needed during waste collection activities.
• Log weight tickets and GPS data into the database system.
• Refuel trucks with diesel and DEF and ensure gas generators are started and operational.
• Dump trash cans and ensure debris is pushed up for efficient dumping.
• Clean equipment and lock down the building at the end of the day.
• Communicate with customers regarding acceptable items for recycling.
• Ensure compliance with safety protocols to keep workers and citizens safe during operations.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• Six months experience operating heavy trucks or other large equipment.
• Flagger certification.
• CDL B (required).
• Preferred: CDL A.
• Preferred: Heavy equipment certification.
• Preferred: 1 year of equipment operating experience.

Skills

• Knowledge of the safe operating procedures and user maintenance on all equipment operated.
• Knowledge of the routes and schedules of operation to meet daily goals for collection.
• Skill in operating vehicles, equipment, and tools.
• Ability to effectively use written and verbal communication to convey or exchange professional information.
• Ability to learn and understand subject matter principles and techniques.
• Physical ability to operate a variety of job‑related machines at efficiency level requirements.
• Ability to perform physical labor as well as move or carry related objects or materials.
• Ability to use simple mathematical formulas; add and subtract; multiply and divide; determine percentages; and determine or interpret time and weight.
• Ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.
• Ability to coordinate body members in using job‑related equipment.
• May require the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color.
• Ability to interact with supervisors and customers beyond giving or receiving instructions.

Pay

$40,945.05 - $51,181.31