Equipment Operator

Equipment Operator

Salary Range: $36,316.80 ($17.46 hr) - $39,208.00 ($18.85 hr)
Grade: 10

Supervisor/Department: Jeff Smith, Solid Waste Superintendent/Landfill

The purpose of this classification is to operate equipment and perform manual work functions associated with transportation of materials and construction, maintenance and repair of county landfills, roads, bridges, and drainage systems.

Completion of tenth grade level education required; one year of experience in operating equipment and performing manual labor, or a related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia Driver's License.
Required to possess and maintain a valid Georgia Commercial Driver's License Class B- CDL license.

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Identification of Non-compliance Yard Waste which includes plastic planting tubs, lumber, or landscape timbers. Wooden fencing, pallets, or posts. Tree limbs not cut smaller than five feet in length, larger than eight inches in diameter and weighs more than 40 lbs. Loose leaves, grass clippings, pine straw, pinecones, small twigs, sticks, shrubbery clippings, and other small items not in a bag.
  
  Any shrubbery pulled out with the root ball still attached to the shrubbery. Rocks, dirt, and gravel are not yard waste. Commercial (tree removal and landscape), multi-family, industrial or other similar facilities are required to make private arrangements to dispose of the yard waste. Land clearing resulting in excavating, bulldozing, cutting trees, and site preparation for building. Any such materials found in the right-of-way and removed by county will be billed to the property owner.
• Identification of Non-Compliance Bulk Waste means construction debris, carpet and padding, shingles, gutters, siding, pallets, concrete blocks, concrete, bricks, dead animals, hazardous waste, fuel, oil tanks or car parts. Materials from evictions, foreclosures, unoccupied properties, home renovations/ remodeling. Any such debris means waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, carpet and padding, lumber, fencing, pallets, shingles, gutters, siding, concrete blocks, concrete, bricks, or demolition operations.
• Identification of proper or improper solid waste items placed out for collections. Items should be placed in roll-out solid waste container, bags, bundles, or another container. In bags tightly cinched so items do not fall out. Such containers must be kept clean by the residential unit. All materials other than the roll-out waste shall be placed alongside the container.
• Bulk Waste to be disposed of shall be placed nearly alongside the wheeled container and must be segregated and not mingle with other items placed for removal. All items shall be placed at the curbside by 6:00 AM on the regular collection day or on the next collection day if the regular collection day falls on a holiday. Non-compliance Bulk Waste materials found in the right of way is removed by county and billed the property owner.
  
  The county may issue regulations adding or removing items from this list.
• Identification of blight pile which have been improperly placed for collection.
• Verification to see if contractor tagged pile.
• Verification to see if homeowner removed pile.
• Driving to specific locations to verify service complaints
• Verifying suspended service.
• Verifying multiple cans.
• Obtaining photographs to document non-compliance or missed service.
• Verifying and locating non–compliant piles.
• Identify possible work orders for Public Works.

• In absence of a Heavy Equipment Operator, may operate a motor grader, bulldozer, compactor, front-end loading truck, or other heavy equipment.
• Conducts various errands as assigned (e.g., pick up parts or supplies).
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge of the principles,…