Work between Mora Landfill and transfer stations: Hinckley and Cambridge
Starting Pay Step 1 is $23.67, Health Insurance, Public Employees Retirement, Vacation, Sick, Personal Time. Monday through Friday daytime hours with very occasional Saturday morning hours.
Minimum Requirements: Class A, High School Diploma
EAST CENTRAL SOLID WASTE COMMISSION JOB DESCRIPTION
Title of Class
Heavy Equipment Operator/ Trucker
Summary
The operation of equipment to receive, process, cover and transport solid waste, demolition debris and recyclable material. Handling/moving material for transport to landfill or market.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Hauling MSW from transfer stations to landfill by semi-tractor/trailer. Operation of heavy equipment at the landfill site or transfer station. Provide daily inspection and provide required maintenance on semi-tractor such as greasing, changing tires, lights and washing truck-trailer as needed.
Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: Requires high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively and present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates. Licenses. Registrations: Class A License and Current Health Card.
Other Skills and Abilities: General knowledge and skill in landfill practices and operations. General knowledge and skill in construction practices of earth moving. Ability to work with customers and answer questions in an amicable and courteous manner.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee
is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or
hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or
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The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions but the greatest portion of the time is inside equipment or vehicle that is temperature controlled.
This position is exposed to sharp items, broken glass and miscellaneous mixed garbage items and can be very dangerous and unsanitary if proper precautions and safely protocols and rules are not followed.
The person hired will be required to pick up the grounds occasionally. Will be asked to use various equipment at landfill to complete specific tasks after being trained to use that equipment such as Off- Road Truck, Loader, Excavator, Dozer. Will be expected to assist with any equipment maintenance during slow times if requested.