Primary Duties
DEFINITION Under the direction of the Solid Waste Supervisor, performs semi-skilled work in the operations and maintenance of the City Waste Transfer Station; supervises and participates in the weighing and loading of solid waste for transfer to the landfill; operates all phases of the transfer process.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS • Supervise and participate in the inspection of loads for waste prohibited in the landfill.
• Participate in the operation of computerized truck scales to weigh material carried by municipal, industrial, commercial haulers and the public. • Participate in the operation of the hydraulic boom, pay loader, and skid steer used to compact and load waste into trailer.
• Maintain tires, checks air pressure, and changes flat tires when needed. • Perform minor repairs and maintenance on trucks and trailers.
• Perform greasing and oiling of equipment as needed.
• Maintain and clean the transfer station building and the grounds, which includes litter patrol during windy conditions, mowing of grass in the summer and snow removal in the winter.
• Enforce rules of safety, No Smoking, dumping on the floor, no children, etc.
• Monitor/maintain grass and tree/brush sites. • Assist in directing customers backing into tipping floor and unloading vehicles.
• Assist in loading and operating animal crematory; clean crematory at the end of the day if needed; switch animal midday as needed; double check burn is in process each day.
• Shags trailers to vendors for major repairs.
• Deliver, unload and maintain truck and trailers to the landfill.
• Dump oil and pumps oil out of barrels for customers.
• Assist customers with Household Hazardous Waste.