Transfer Station Operator

Hourly, Non-Exempt

This position is responsible for performing technical duties in the operation and daily maintenance of the Transfer Station.

• Loads trash and recycling materials into open top trailers, using a hi-lift or backhoe.
• Prepares loaded trailers for transport to the landfill or recycling center; which consists of tarping and weighing the trailers using yard trucks and pulling empty trailers into the pit.
• Responsible for transporting multiple 20 yard containers consisting of single stream and loaded cardboard using the roll-off truck. The yard containers are moved between the recycling center and transfer station to be both emptied and replaced.
• Loads brush and compost using a hi-lift or backhoe, into 50 yard containers and transports them with the roll off truck to the compost storage area.
• Loads appliances into 50 yard containers and transports them to the metal recycling facility using the roll-off truck.
• Responsible for loading special waste from Republic Services into designated trailers specifically assigned for this waste using equipment such as the hi-lift.
• Conducts daily inspections of all transfer station equipment including but not limited to hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, roll-off trucks, forklifts and pickup trucks, to identify maintenance needs and complete preventative maintenance based upon those inspections.
• Oversees and assigns work for “work release inmates”.
• Maintains grounds in accordance with Transfer Station and MDNR specifications.
• Recovers Freon from appliances using a Freon Recovery Machine.
• Monitors materials brought into the Transfer Station to prevent restricted waste from hitting the tipping floor.
• Assists the Transfer Statin Chief Operator in the training of other personnel.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

In the absence of the Transfer Station Scale Operator, this position may be required to perform these duties when assigned:

• Operate the computer for incoming and outgoing refuse, recycling and compost materials.
• Responsible for accepting and processing payments in the form of cash, check or debit/credit card.
• Responsible for ensuring all cash and charge accounts are charged correctly.
• Maintain current and accurate records as required by DNR policy.
• Prepare and process paperwork for loaded trailers in transport to the landfill or recycling center.
• Monitors and inspects material brought into the transfer station, making sure loads are tarped and secured as required by City Policy.
• Utilizes the video surveillance system to monitor “work release inmates” from the scale office.
• Does daily cleaning of the scale office, breakrooms and bathrooms.

• Knowledge of MDNR and EPA regulations.
• Knowledge of acceptable and non-acceptable materials in the waste stream as well as what cannot be loaded into the single stream recycling trailers.
• Knowledge of the vehicles and equipment used at the Transfer Station which includes but is not limited to hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, roll-off trucks, forklifts and pickup trucks.
• Knowledge in the operation of the Freon Recovery Machine.
• Skill in the use of computers and other modern office equipment.
• Skill in the operation of hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, forklifts, and roll-off trucks.
• Skill in the operation of truck scales.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

• Must comply with Missouri CDL requirements and possess and maintain a valid Class “B” or better CDL with air brake endorsement.
• High School graduate or equivalent.

Salary per hour $20.10, plus a generous benefit package.

• Bi-weekly pay periods.
• Thirteen paid holidays per year.
• 96 hours of vacation – accrued throughout the year.
• 96 hours of sick leave – accrued throughout the year.
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