Solid Waste Addendum - Solid Waste Laborer Job Tacoma area,Washington USA,Transportation

Position: Solid Waste Addendum Only - Solid Waste Laborer I

Open to Members of AFSCME 109 Public Works – Solid Waste Addendum (Bargaining Unit Only)

We are filling a vacant Solid Waste Laborer I position, open to the following employees:

All current regular AFSCME 109 Public Works‑Solid Waste Addendum Bargaining Unit employees. Current Solid Waste regular employees will have precedence based on seniority date.
Current AFSCME 109 Public Works‑Solid Waste temporary employees.

Motivated, team‑oriented individuals who are passionate about delivering top‑notch customer service are encouraged to apply. As a key member of our team, you’ll help customers safely dispose of household waste and recycling at transfer stations across the county. Training will be provided to perform various tasks and operate assigned equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Providing excellent customer service to Solid Waste customers.
Manual labor tasks, including sweeping, hosing, shoveling, lifting, and carrying heavy objects.
Learning to operate various equipment, including backhoe, forklift, terminal tractor, and hydraulic compactor.
All work is day shift, including weekends and some holidays, at any of our Solid Waste facilities.

The Solid Waste Laborer I position is a training position, working toward mandatory certification as a Solid Waste Laborer II and Solid Waste Laborer III.

Basic Function

Performs a variety of skilled and unskilled tasks in support of solid waste disposal and recycling operations.

Statement of Essential

Job Duties

Directs incoming and departing vehicles to/from unloading areas at a transfer station or landfill.

Enforces safety rules and regulations for all users of the facility; may assist customers in unloading vehicles, as necessary.

Provides information and assistance to customers in a professional, courteous and tactful manner regarding disposal and recycling procedures, fees, rules, policies and options.

Cleans and sweeps unloading area; picks up and disposes of litter; may perform a variety of facility maintenance tasks such as mowing and watering lawns, raking leaves, and cleaning out culverts and drainage ditches.

Operates a yard goat/tractor and unhooks and moves loaded solid waste trailers from the transfer station compactor unit or top‑load bay; positions and parks loaded trailers in the service yard; moves and positions unloaded trailers and ensures positive hookup with the compactor unit or proper alignment in the top‑loading bay.

Inspects, operates and performs basic maintenance and service on backhoes, ATVs, compaction equipment, power units, fan systems, push blades, stationary cranes, forklifts, yard goat/tractor, and various other pieces of recycling and solid waste related equipment.

Adjusts landing gear on trailers, opens and closes intermodal container doors, and tarps and untarps top loading trailers.

Maintains and services all solid waste facility equipment by cleaning, checking fluid levels, lubricating equipment and making minor adjustments as required; maintains equipment service records for assigned equipment.

Accurately logs and inputs transaction ticket information in a computerized scale automation system.

Drives a pickup truck or other light vehicle in order to pick up supplies, recyclables, litter, and solid waste or transport crews.

Identifies hazardous wastes and segregates as necessary for pick up, and contacts various vendors and MRW for various automotive and other waste/recyclables pickup and service of containers.

Statement of Other

Job Duties

Performs other duties as required.

Special Requirements

A valid Washington State Driver’s License is required for employment.
Possession of or ability to obtain a valid First Aid/CPR card within six (6) months of employment is required.
A job offer will be conditioned on satisfactory results of a driver’s license abstract.
Must satisfactorily complete certification on the following pieces of equipment/systems within six (6) months of employment:

backhoe
yard goat
compactor
push blades
forklift
stationary crane
waste export scale automation system
timekeeping system
other recycling and solid waste handling equipment

A job offer will be conditioned on satisfactory results of a post‑offer drug screen test; and a…