Solid Waste Driver I

Solid Waste Collection Driver

This is a driving position working with the collection of solid waste, trash, brush, or recycled materials. The employee is required to operate a solid waste collection vehicle in tight, confined locations and in the presence of other vehicles and pedestrians. Work is performed under the direction of a Supervisor.

Salary: $23.83 hourly rate

Job Summary:

This position involves operating various types of solid waste collection vehicles, including roll-off, rear-loader, automated side-loader, front-loader, and claw trucks. The employee must ensure the truck is operational, fuel the truck, wash, grease, conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections, and report any maintenance or repair needs to the Supervisor. The work requires frequent driving, climbing, stooping, bending, lifting, pulling, pushing, and occasional lifting of objects over 50 pounds. The job also requires proficiency with the City radio, routing devices and tablets, shovels, rakes, and brooms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership:

Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City's mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City's strategic plan

Champions a high-performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives

Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services

Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture

Management:

Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities

Follows suggested procedures to assure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety and risk avoidance

Technical:

Operates two of the following vehicles: front-loader, roll-off, claw, auto side-loader, and/or manual rear-loader used in the collection and transportation of solid waste, trash, brush, or recycled materials, to be determined by the Solid Waste Manager

A minimum of one hundred sixty (160) hours of operation of each truck is required for the first year

A minimum of eighty (80) hours of operation of each truck is required in each subsequent year to maintain classification

Operates other solid waste collection equipment on a temporary, trainee, or emergency basis

Ensures truck is operational, fuels truck, washes, greases, conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections, reports need for maintenance or repair of equipment to Supervisor

Follows standard safety precautions in the operation of the equipment

Performs routine housekeeping on the assigned piece of equipment

Notifies Supervisor of issues or concerns requiring attention

Teaches trainee drivers the proper operation of the solid waste vehicles

Team Skills:

Supports honest and transparent decision-making

Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments

Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same

Performs related work as required.

Emergency Response Status:

As a condition of employment, City of Largo employees will be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

One year experience in the operation of commercial vehicles requiring a Florida Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B

Possession of a valid Florida Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of traffic rules and regulations

Knowledge of the operation of commercial vehicles requiring a Florida Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B

Knowledge of the hazards of operation and of appropriate safety rules and regulations

Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instruction and to work independently in the performance of regular duties

Basic computer and/or tablet skills for effective operation and troubleshooting of routing equipment

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

Work Environment: 5% inside a climate-controlled building; 95% outside which includes driving.

Physical Requirements: The job's essential functions require: sitting, standing, and walking eight (8) or ten (10) hours per day. The work requires frequent: bending/stooping, climbing (ladder and stairs), crawling, fine manipulations, grasping, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, lifting/carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and occasional lifting/carrying objects weighing over 50 pounds.

Sensory Requirements: Hearing: Ability to understand what others are saying in normal conversation in person and on the telephone. Speaking: Ability to communicate orally in person and on the phone. Seeing: Ability to safely operate equipment, vehicles, and tools using close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus. Ability to read standard print on a computer monitor, routing devices, tablets, and street/road signs.

Driving Requirements: The work requires frequent driving and possession of a valid Florida Class B Commercial Driver's License with endorsements depending on specific assignment.

Other Machines: The work requires the ability to operate roll-off trucks, claw trucks, front-loader, rear-loader, and automated side-loader.

Other: The work requires proficiency with the City radio, routing devices and tablets, shovels, rakes, and brooms.

Important Information:

Yes - DRUG TESTING (Safety Sensitive)

No - CHILDCARE FINGERPRINTING

No - CREDIT CHECK

No - FDLE AND CJSTC SECURITY CLEARANCE : As mandated by the FDLE, CJSTC and the Largo Police Department, this position may be subject to additional security clearances due to access to the police department facility or police department's electronic data.