General Labor - Trash Truck

TPI Staffing Service – General Laborers Job Summary

Responsible for collecting garbage, debris, and recyclables from homes, streets, and businesses. Picks up garbage bins and dumps refuse into trucks.

• Pick up debris and refuse from homes and businesses.
• Manually move material from one place to another.
• Pack or wrap material by hand.
• Keep a record of the material they move.
• Go back to retrieve cans that were missed.
• Pick up trash on the street that missed dumpster.
• Replace trash cans curbside.
• Use signals to assist machine operators who are moving larger pieces of material.
• Pick up leaves and yard refuse.
• Transport trash to dump, landfill, or recycling center.
• Lift cans by hand and empty into truck, or operate crane to lift cans.
• Drive garbage or recycling truck along scheduled route.
• Use a hydraulic lift to empty contents of the dumpster into their truck.
• Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
• Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices.
• Tell dispatchers about delays or accidents.
• Inspect dump trucks before and after route.

High School diploma or GED.

One year of solid waste collection experience is desirable.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for walking, standing or sitting for prolonged periods of time; moderate to heavy lifting (up to 50 pounds); and operating motorized equipment and vehicles.

Possession of valid driver’s license.