Resource Recovery Center Utility Assistant FT

Job Title

Resource Recovery Center Utility Assistant

Job Description

The Resource Recovery Center Utility Assistant, under general supervision, performs a variety of technical and laborer level duties, including mowing, grain center operation and general farm work. An employee in this class performs landscape work throughout the Collection System and at the Resource Recovery Center and assists the Farm in operating the grain center and doing other general farm work. An employee in this class may be called in to work a night or weekend on an as-needed basis. Overtime will be required, especially during harvest. The RRC Utility Assistant performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Entrance Qualifications

1. a. Be a high school graduate or have successfully completed the General Educational Development Test (GED); AND b. Have a minimum of two (2) years full-time paid work experience in a laborer position. 2. Must possess a valid Michigan Driver's license.

Physical Conditions / Work Location

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES An employee in this class must be in good physical condition so as to provide for the lifting and carrying of objects weighing seventy-five (75) pounds or more and for standing, bending, kneeling, and walking for extended periods of time while performing job duties. The RRC Utility Assistant must have the strength and agility to climb a 140-foot ladder without incurring acrophobia. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS An employee in this class performs job duties outdoors in a variety of weather conditions at the grain center, lift stations, and on the grounds of the Resource Recovery Center.

Additional Information

EVALUATION CONTENT The selected candidate must take a post-offer medical examination (including back screen and complete physical) and drug screening test given by a County appointed physician before the first day of employment. An offer of employment is contingent upon the results of the medical examination and drug screening test. Applicants for County employment may be subject to a post-offer criminal background check, depending on the nature and assignment of the position. When such check is conducted, an offer of employment is contingent upon the results of the criminal background check. Appointees must satisfactorily complete a probationary period before the appointment will be considered permanent. APPLICANT REVIEW PROCEDURE Any applicant is entitled to a review of any determination or action taken by the County regarding the applicant's employment application. Inquiries should be directed to the County Human Resources Department. PURPOSE The purpose of this recruitment is to establish an eligible list from which to fill present and future vacancies in this classification in the County system. For each opening, the Department Head has her/his choice of the candidates who meet the required minimum entrance qualifications. This list remains in effect for three months unless exhausted or extended.

MUSKEGON COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER MUSKEGON COUNTY HAS ADOPTED A VETERANS PREFERENCE POLICY THAT RECOGNIZES QUALIFYING MILITARY SERVICE