Seasonal Trash​/Recycling Collector

JOB SUMMARY

The Seasonal Trash and Recycling Collector performs work in a variety of routine unskilled and semi-skilled duties involving the proper and safe collection of trash and recycling for the Town of Hampton.

The Seasonal Trash and Recycling Collector works under the supervision of a Foreman or other higher-graded employee who assigns work and gives instruction.

A Seasonal Trash and Recycling Collector must possess knowledge of the safety practices and procedures applicable to work; ability to understand and follow instructions; ability to perform duties while maintaining good public relations with other employees and the public.

A candidate for this position should have a High School diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience which demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position. Must possess a valid driver's license and be 18+ years old.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee spends much of the day standing on and moving around with the Collection vehicles. Performs physical labor including reaching, bending, twisting, kneeling and/or crouching. Frequently lifts and/or moves objects weighing up to 75 pounds. Carts must be moved from curbside to the tippers on the Collection Vehicles which will then be emptied into the trucks. Must be able to climb a ladder and enter and exit from vehicles.

Manually operates all department vehicles, tools, and equipment. Most work is performed in and around the Collection vehicle and at the Transfer Station with exposure to outside weather and varying weather conditions including exposure to moving vehicles, mechanical and electrical hazards, fumes, odors, airborne particles, dirt, dust, grease, garbage, refuse, chemicals and other disagreeable materials.

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)

• Collects garbage and/or recyclables from containers in residential and commercial neighborhoods; empties containers into the refuse truck; returns container.
• Picks up trash, broken tree limbs, and other debris from street curbs, grounds, and other town locations and places in truck.
• Cleans rubbish/recycling vehicles and lubricates packer body as required.
• Assists with Transfer Station Operations as skilled and requested.
• Performs other related duties as required which may include work in other sections from time to time.