Solid Waste Services Crew Leader

About The Position

The City of Saint Paul is hiring a Solid Waste Services Crew Leader to perform as lead worker of a work crew collecting garbage, bulky items, and yard waste. Here's what you can expect to do:

Responsibilities

• Execute and coordinate assignments.
• Schedule and assign crews to complete assignments as directed.
• Provide orientation and training as needed.
• Complete required documentation to include forms, records, and daily reports that are complete, accurate, clear, and timely.
• Monitor and inform management of equipment maintenance, replacement, and procurement needs for operations, and make appropriate recommendations.
• Unload carts, conduct inventories, and store carts at City locations; deliver carts to addresses and update inventory, and repair carts offsite or onsite.
• Drive and operate a garbage truck, remove garbage from City controlled receptacles and from the public right-of-way, empty City trash and recycling containers on right-of-way, repair and/or deliver new containers as needed, and record relevant container and route data.
• Drive and operate vehicles including but not limited to, single axle and tandem garbage trucks, skid steers, and other vehicles which may or may not require a commercial driver's license to operate.
• Auxiliary duties include assisting in maintaining garbage and cart service trucks, performing daily pre- and post-trip Department of Transportation (DOT) and required vehicle inspections.
• Lift and carry bags and bulky items up to one hundred (100) pounds. Bend, crawl, climb, shovel, and stoop for long periods of time, and walk, lift, push, pull, stoop, and stand on uneven and slippery surfaces.
• Operate in difficult, hazardous, and unpredictable work environments such as rain, snow, ice, and high winds. May be exposed to fumes, irritants, and/or gases.
• Work a variety of shifts including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Respond to afterhours calls, overtime, and emergencies to complete critical maintenance work.

Requirements

• Must have two years of experience as a Solid Waste Services Worker.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Minnesota Class B or Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with no restriction for airbrakes.
• The CDL must have no suspensions or revocations for driving related offenses during the two-year period prior to the date of appointment. Suspensions for parking related offenses are excluded.
• Must pass a DOT required pre-employment drug screen and submit to DOT mandated random drug and alcohol testing after hire.

Qualifications

• How many years of experience do you have as a Solid Waste Services Worker performing manual labor collecting garbage, bulky items, and yard waste and maintaining garbage and recycling carts?
• Which of the following do you have professional experience with?
• How many years of experience do you have leading work crews?
• I am currently a Right Track Worker or have been employed by the City of Saint Paul as a Right Track Worker in the past.
• RECRUITMENT: How did you first find your way to our website to apply for this position?
• RECRUITMENT: If not indicated above, please specify where you heard about the position.
• Are you currently a Saint Paul resident?

Benefits

We offer competitive wages, and a variety of excellent benefits, including health insurance, retirement contributions and paid vacation and sick time. Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: The City of Saint Paul is dedicated to dismantling systemic racial, cultural, and economic barriers that prevent people from fully enjoying and participating in our community and ensuring fairness in opportunities and outcomes for all individuals. At the City of Saint Paul, we want our workforce to reflect the diverse city that we serve. Our leaders are guided by an unapologetic equity agenda, which promotes the belief that true equity is building a city that works for all of us. We encourage you to apply as we are most interested in finding the best candidate for this job.