Landfill Laborer

Department: Public Works (Landfill)
Division: General Services / Solid Waste

Reports To: Landfill Supervisor Approved: 12/04/2025 Job Code: SW (7063)

LANDFILL LABORER
Public Works / Salina Municipal Landfill

The Landfill Laborer plays a vital role in environmental compliance to isolate waste in protecting citizens from pollution & health risks. This position operates light to medium equipment, perform essential maintenance, & helps manage the disposal of waste while preventing hazardous materials from entering the landfill. This hands‑on role involves working outdoors, conducting repairs, & keeping landfill operations safe & efficient.

Career Advancement: Landfill Operator I, Landfill Operator II

On-the-Job Training: Experienced staff will guide our new Landfill Laborer in operating various equipment such as compactors, front-end loaders, & self-propelled scrapers, ensuring hands‑on learning in waste processing operations. Mentorship includes practical experience in maintenance tasks, equipment servicing, & safety procedures, which prepares our new Landfill Laborer for a long‑term career in public works.

• Performs skilled & semi-skilled manual labor in the maintenance & operation of the Salina municipal solid waste landfill.
• Operates pickups, mowers, litter picker & other light to medium equipment at the municipal solid waste landfill & in various assignments.
• Trains in the operation of compactors, front-end loaders, & self-propelled scrapers.
• Trains & assists with the handling of waste processing operations.
• Looks for & prevents hazardous waste from entering the landfill; extinguishes fires at landfill.
• Welds, services & makes repairs to equipment; performs maintenance checks on equipment.
• Maintains landfill roads; fixes fence; mows grounds; cleans & maintains buildings; picks up litter & debris.
• Prepares minimal records of own activities.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.

• One (1) year of construction work operating light & medium equipment.
• Horizontal & vertical land construction work desired.

• Construction laborer; fence construction; fire suppression & prevention; front-end loader operation moving heavy material; hazardous waste removal work; highway & road maintenance; hydraulic, irrigation, large truck, diesel & heavy equipment repair; welding; work using self-propelled scrapers, & equipment in moving, pushing & pulling large quantities of dirt or rock.

• Must possess a valid Kansas driver’s license at hire.
• Valid Kansas commercial driver’s license (CDL) with air brake endorsement & tanker endorsement is desired but not required.

The City of Salina may pay enrollment fees & pay hourly wages for well-performing employees to attend CDL training at Salina Area Technical College.

• Heavy, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Works outside in varying weather conditions.

• Earth scrapers, front-end loaders, litter pickers, mechanic’s hand & power tools, mowers, pickups, road sweepers, self-propelled scrapers, tractor mower, trash compactors, weed-eaters, welder, etc.

• Monday-Friday.
• 6:30 a.m.
  
  -3:00 p.m.

• $/hr.
• $41,/yr.
• Additional $1.50/hour paid for hours worked after 6:00 p.m. & before 6:00 a.m.

• 48 hours of vacation available upon hire; additional 48 hours earned during the year (96 hours in first year).
• 96 hours of sick leave during first year.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug-Free Workplace: We consider applicants for all jobs without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, or familial status. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department at .

ADA Notice: For needed accommodations, please call  Office or  TDD Number between the hours of 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Every effort will be made to accommodate known disabilities. For material or speech access, please call at least 5 working days prior to the event.

TH 12/18/2025

City of Salina Human Resources Department
City/County Building
300 W. Ash Street, Room 200
Salina, KS 67401