Heavy Equipment Operator I- Landfill

Landfill Operator

Summary: Performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled work in daily landfill operations, inspecting loads, directing loads to designated areas, and operation of heavy construction equipment.

Supervision Received: Director of Public Works, Solid & Liquid Waste Superintendent and Landfill Foreman

Supervision Exercised: None

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Essential Job Functions:

• Operates the following pieces of equipment: dump trucks, front-end loaders, rollers, sand spreaders, slinger truck, street sweepers, bulldozers, scrapers, trash compactors, air compressor, jackhammer, air driven compaction tools and composter.
• Operates a variety of other special and standard equipment as assigned.
• Services equipment and makes field adjustments and repairs.
• Assists with scale operations.
• Aware of daily worksite conditions and hazards.
• Performs manual labor incidental to the operation to which assigned and occasionally exercises supervision over other operators and laborers.
• Must be on call occasionally on weekends or after hours.
• Be physically present in attendance at the worksite.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies and procedures.
• Performs related work as required.
• The nature of this position requires the ability to respond to emergencies in a timely fashion.

Peripheral Job Duties:

• Operate forklift and skid steer loaders.
• Substitute for sanitation truck drivers, operating side load and rear load sanitation trucks and roll-off trucks.
• Assist with snow removal.

Note: The functions and duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of the specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of landfill operations, maintenance, and use of heavy motor equipment in general construction and maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of the traffic laws, ordinances, and regulations related to equipment operation.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions in the operation of heavy motor driven equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform strenuous laboring tasks under varying weather conditions.
• Skill in the operation of heavy motor driven equipment over rough, slippery, or unstable surfaces.

Education: High school graduate or equivalent.

Experience: Experience in the operation and routine maintenance of heavy equipment. Two years as Light Equipment Operator.

Necessary Special Requirement:

• Must possess a valid State driver's license or have the ability to obtain prior to employment.
• Must possess a valid CDL Class B or have the ability to obtain within 6 months of hiring.

North Dakota Landfill Certification must be obtained within first year of employment. Position is safety sensitive and requires pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and is subject to controlled substance requirements at all times when on duty.

Equipment Used in Job Performance: Dump trucks, front-end loaders, garbage trucks, compactors, scrapers, sand spreaders, blade, pumps, lawn mower, weed eater, computer, radio.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters 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 job, the employee frequently works in outdoor weather conditions. The employee regularly works in wet, humid conditions and near moving mechanical parts. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places, is exposed to risk of electrical shock and is subject to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is loud to very loud.