Sanitation Equipment Operator

JOB SUMMARY

Operates heavy weight, automated, semi‑automated, or commercial refuse collection vehicles to collect solid waste/refuse and transport it to a disposal facility. Considerable manipulative skill and dexterity are required to operate the vehicle in confined spaces and heavy traffic situations and to operate hydraulic lifting and packing machinery. Required to perform heavy strenuous labor incidental to the operation of the vehicle. May serve as crew leader over lower‑level personnel when assigned.

As assigned to yard‑trash duty, required to gather and manually load refuse, yard trash, brush, or bulk waste into truck. Work is performed independently in accordance with established procedures, routes, and schedules.

• Operates a heavy duty, highly technical, and specially designed one‑person automated residential or commercial refuse collection truck equipped with a hydraulically operated container loading and waste packing mechanism to remove solid waste on an assigned collection route. Required to manually load yard trash, brush, or bulk waste when assigned to yard‑trash duty.
• Operates a heavy duty residential rear‑loading, semi‑automated refuse collection truck equipped with a hydraulically operated container leading and waste packing mechanism to remove solid waste on an assigned collection route, while acting as crew leader for the two/three person assigned crew.
• Manually picks up cans for disabled variance customers.
• Transports waste collected to the waste disposal facility and properly disposes of the load.
• Climbs in and out of trucks and heavy equipment throughout the work day. Climbs stairs and ladders.
• Assures that the assigned collection vehicle is properly equipped, cleaned, and serviced; completes daily activity and equipment repair request reports as necessary.
• Checks the vehicle's fuel, oil, and coolant levels daily and fills as required.
• Operates assigned radio communication equipment as provided in the vehicle.
• Performs daily pre‑trip and post‑trip safety inspection of assigned vehicle.
• Assists in training other employees in the safe and efficient operation of vehicles and equipment and in learning various residential and commercial collection routes.
• Reports customer violations of refuse collection regulations to supervisor and makes special service runs as required to attend to and resolve customer complaints.
• Delivers dumpsters and roll‑off containers to customer locations and makes customer contact.
• May act as a lead worker or crew leader over lower‑level personnel on a regular basis or on specific projects.
• Operates other related sanitation equipment as required.
• The typical work week consists of four 10 to 12 hour days with occasional overtime required. In the event of a natural disaster such as a hurricane, Sanitation Equipment Operators I are required to work 7 days a week for as many as 10 to 12 hours per day.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Ability to read and write at an elementary school level, and comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions. Also the ability to make basic arithmetic computations, and understand numerical data and information, e.g., gauges, speedometer and odometer readings, traffic signs, street addresses and so forth.
• Two years of experience in the operation of heavy duty vehicles, preferably refuse collection vehicles.
• Any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Possession of a Class B or Class A Commercial Driver's license (Class B CDL required for promotion to SEO II).
• Employment offers contingent upon successful background checks, motor vehicle and reference checks, drug screening, and post‑job offer physicals, including pulmonary testing.

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, or walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, jump, step, or crouch, and lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally required to lift over 100 pounds. The employee will also climb…