Equipment Operator, Solid Waste Management

JOB

Operates heavy automotive and other specialized equipment in the Sanitation Division of the Public Works Department.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

1. Operates heavy automotive and specialized equipment including street sweeper, one-man sanitation truck, 40-yard container, truck and trailer.

2. Operates brush tractor with grapple buckets and hand load rear-loaders, balers, sorting lines, crane trucks and forklifts.

3. Fills the street sweeper water tanks and regulates valves controlling water supply.

4. Empties containers into the sanitation truck and operates the hydraulic packer to compact refuse. Identifies non-collectable, acceptable waste.

5. Performs routine maintenance and minor repairs on the equipment such as cleaning fueling, checking and adding oil, filling radiator and maintaining tire pressure. Other minor maintenance may include adjusting or replacement of gutter brooms, conveyor belts, and pick-up brooms.

6. Performs safety checks on equipment.

7. Monitors to assure the quality in refuse collection, recyclable collection, and in the sorting and bailing of recyclable materials.

8. Operates portable radios.

9. Keeps daily log of work performed, mileage, tons dumped, equipment condition and performance.

10. Completes accident report forms and time sheets.

11. Completes public violation notifications and corrective action tags.

12. Repairs and delivers containers for commercial and residential customers.

13. Operates city vehicles which require a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

14. Performs other related duties as assigned.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Work requires lifting up to 50 pounds, pushing and climbing. Enters, exits, and operates city vehicles which require a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Rough driving, driving in heavy traffic and exposure to dust, fumes, hot weather and hazardous materials such as solvents, adhesives paints, hot oil and other chemicals.