Heavy Equipment Landfill Operator

Landfill Equipment Operator

Operates heavy equipment used for landfill operations

Essential Functions

• Performs pre-operation inspections of equipment, identifying equipment issues and reporting issues to the Lead Mechanic for repair
• Refuels equipment and adds fluids as needed
• Ensures compliance with company policies, safety and maintenance procedures
• Operates heavy equipment such as scrapers, wheel type or crawler tractors with a dozer blade, blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders and pneumatic tire scrapers
• Compiles daily equipment reports consisting of logging the number of loads excavated and the number of hours spent operating equipment
• Controls well fires by smothering them with dirt, isolating them and/or wetting them with water
• Communicates with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe conditions, accidents and equipment breakdowns
• Keeps informed of the weather conditions
• Demonstrates continuous efforts to improve operation, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• Works closely with traffic control spotters to identify fill areas to be used for dumping solid waste.

Equipment/Tools Used

Trucks, scrapers, wheel type or crawler tractors with dozer blade, excavators, rock truck landfill blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders and pneumatic tire scrapers, seat belts, vehicle inspection equipment. Loader and truck driving experience is preferred.

Protective Clothing & Equipment Used

Steel-toe boots; hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs and uniforms/overalls

Special Skills, Education or Licensure Required

Driver must meet Motor Vehicle Records standards set by company. Driver may possess a CDL

Work Environment

Primary work location: Southern Alleghenies Landfill, with potential to travel to other sites a few weeks per quarter (Sandy Run Landfill, Mountainview Landfill, Chestnut Valley Landfill)

Exposure to outdoor elements

Small cramped space such as equipment cab

Expose to dust

May work on uneven ground

Exposure to high/low temperatures with sudden temperature changes.

May experience wet weather, snow or high humidity

May work at heights of greater than 10 feet

Typical Physical Demands

Ability to carry, push and pull up to 75lbs

Ability to climb, kneel or crawl

Ability to reach, twist and turn while driving

Ability to make continuous arm and hand movements to direct traffic

This job description is not a contract and does not affect the at-will nature of your employment relationship with Noble Environmental or any of its affiliates. Furthermore, this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and does not and cannot address every responsibility or duty you may be expected to perform during your employment. Noble Environmental or any of its affiliates reserves the right to modify or amend this job description at its discretion, without prior notice.

All qualified applicants considered regardless of ethnicity, nationality, gender, veteran or disability status, religion, age, gender orientation or other protected status.