Solid Waste Site Attendant, Part-Time Solid Waste

Collections/Manned Sites
1609 Airport Rd
Shelby, NC 28150

Performs semiskilled work managing a solid waste/recycling center for the collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclables. This position is responsible for educating the public on the proper methods and techniques of managing solid waste in meeting the organizational goals and objectives. The normal work schedule is based on part time hours assigned to a rotating schedule 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday.

• Greeting all citizens with a pleasant attitude using considerable tact and diplomacy.
• Assist supervisor in setting operational goals, making recommendations in procedural standards or guidelines, solutions, programs, services, and work methods, and training new staff.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, safe, and secure collection site, including buildings at the facility, picking up all wind‑blown litter and trash around compactors, removing all contamination from recyclables, and monitoring all persons and vehicles entering the collection site to prevent unauthorized entry of material or use.
• Educate and answer questions from the public on policies and procedures in a tactful, courteous manner, and on occasion distribute educational information to the public, promoting recycling and communicating operational changes of recycling activities.
• Maintain records as required to verify volume and number of hauls from the site.
• Responsible for problem solving which may arise in the day‑to‑day operational activities, collecting tires from the public, completing the tire manifest form, completing day‑to‑day reports and/or documents used in reporting operational activities, and ensuring that unauthorized materials such as hazardous waste, construction material, etc. are not accepted.
• Notify the scale‑house to report full containers and request any needed supplies.
• Responsible for opening and shutting gates within operational hours.
• Must report all incidents/accidents to scale‑house and complete required documents and report any unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
• Responsible for preventing scavenging by citizens.

The responsibilities and duties outlined above are intended to provide a general outline and summary of this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities. Additional tasks may be assigned as needed, with or without notice, to meet the needs of the department and county.

High school diploma or GED and one year experience in custodial/building and ground maintenance, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of effective public service, communication techniques, considerable knowledge of solid waste/recycling programs and practices.
• Ability to work in an environment which may include exposure to noise, vehicle exhaust fumes, vibrations and variance in temperature, weather conditions.
• Ability to work a varied work schedule.
• Ability to resolve problem situations.
• Ability to be tactful in relation to public contact.
• Knowledge and skills of cleaning procedures.
• Knowledge of common types of solid waste authorized for disposal; knowledge of prohibited and hazardous waste.
• Knowledge of Solid Waste Rules and Regulations, Policies and Procedures.
• Knowledge of county geography.
• Knowledge of hazardous working conditions.
• Knowledge of common custodial maintenance methods.
• Ability to monitor the use of the facility and prevent unauthorized use or scavenging.
• Ability to enter and verify information on required forms, documents, and paperwork.
• Ability to perform related work as required.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work requires regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.

Work regularly requires speaking or…