Driver, Solid Waste

SUMMARY

The Solid Waste Driver is primarily responsible for driving and operating a solid waste vehicle in the collection of households, residential and commercial trash. The vehicles included in the sanitation fleet include but are not limited to side-arm trash trucks, rear load dumpster truck, recycle truck, knuckle boom truck, and roll-off truck.
Additional driving and working responsibilities could be assigned to other divisions within the Solid Waste Division.

None required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school degree or GED; twelve to eighteen months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Must hold a valid Class B commercial driver's license (CDL).

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee is frequently required to sit and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close, distant and color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

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

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is exposed to outdoor weather…