Sanitation Driver

Sanitation Driver

Position Type Full Time Education Level High School or GED Category Sanitation

Job Description

Sanitation Driver

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Public Works/Transfer Station

SUPERVISOR: Sanitation Foreman and/ or Transfer Station Manager

SALARY: $46,387 to $64,940 Annually

Perform sanitation collection services for commercial and residential accounts for the city; to deliver sanitation to designated site; and to perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities on sanitation heavy equipment, transfer station or throughout the City of Cheyenne.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform and document daily pre-trip inspections of assigned sanitation equipment.
• Operate and maintain Rear Load Truck, frontload truck, automated side load truck, roll off, semi-truck or any other assigned sanitation collection truck.
• Perform sanitation collection services for commercial and residential accounts for the city; deliver solid waste to the city transfer station or designated site.
• Ensure all assigned stops (routes or extra items) are collected on the assigned day.
• Perform minor maintenance activities on sanitation heavy equipment; clean sanitation equipment; clean and maintain dumpster yard.
• Maintain appropriate logs and records on collection and delivery activities.
• Perform work activities according to safe work practices and procedures.
• Clean and maintain all containment areas commercial route. Ensure the Pickup additional bags and boxes outside containment area and properly document for additional charges.
• Utilize FleetMind system daily. (Includes pre/post trips, assigned routes and stops, exceptions, or any other use of FleetMind system.)

SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports any safety concerns to the Transfer Station Manager and/or the Safety Coordinator.
• Wear designated PPE when required – Hard hat, safety vest, steel-toe boots, safety glasses, and gloves.
• Sweep, clean, wash or collect solid waste around the City of Cheyenne or transfer station.
• Operating sanitation collection equipment.
• Report any obstructions that impede operations to supervisor.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted during work.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of sanitation collection.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
• Ability to perform sanitation services for commercial or residential accounts for the city.
• Knowledge of pertinent federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances.
• Ability to deliver solid waste to the designated facility.
• Knowledge of city streets layout.
• Ability to perform minor maintenance activities on sanitation heavy equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

Required:

High School diploma or GED.

Commercial Driver License (CDL) or ability to obtain CDL within the first 3 months of hire and Evidence of Insurability.

Preferred:

Wyoming Class A or B Commercial Driver's License

One (1) year of increasing responsibility in sanitary services including the collection and delivery of solid waste.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading, and writing. The employee is also required to maintain the physical condition necessary for operating assigned equipment, walking, standing, kneeling, repeated bending or sitting for prolonged periods of time and lifting to 50 pounds. Maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of making sound decisions demonstrating intellectual capabilities.

Working Environment :

Travel from site to site; field environment; exposure to noise, dust, smoke, fumes, gases, infectious materials, and inclement weather conditions; work around heavy sanitation equipment.

Qualifications

The City of Cheyenne offers the following benefits to Full Time Employees.

Health

Dental

Vision

Life

Pension