Grounds Maintenance Laborer

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JOB TITLE: Grounds Maintenance Laborer

DEPARTMENT: Operations

REPORTS TO: Operations Manager

EFFECTIVE DATE:

SUMMARY:

Perform a variety of duties from assisting customers with directions, unloading of recyclable materials and mattresses. Perform traffic control and coordination at transfer station, residential drop off areas and landfill as needed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Greet customers upon their arrival.
• Direct customers to proper unloading areas for materials.
• Asist customers with unloading of mattresses and recyclable materials.
• Perform litter control by picking up debris in your assigned areas
• Perform litter control on and off-site as needed.
• Clean buildings, including vacuuming, dusting, and janitorial duties.
• Load and unload deliveries.
• Asist operations with landfill cover requirements (Posi-Shell)
• Perform snow removal using powered or manual methods in your assigned areas
• Perform snow removal using powered or manual methods on and off-site as needed.
• Use two-way radio and telephone.
• Demonstrate continual effort to improve operations, reduce turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively to provide quality customer service.
• Work safely without presenting a threat to self or others and maintain good housekeeping.
• Clean and maintain assigned work area and any applicable equipment.
• Organize, clean, and manage incoming areas to maintain a clean and orderly appearance and exhibit a professional appearance.
• Communicate with Operations inside building and landfill to position in-bound vehicles safely and effectively.
• Manage customer traffic to avoid conflicts and safety issues and to maintain efficiency.
• Communicate with Supervisor regarding any needs for the area.
• Monitor receiving area, receptacles, and staging location volumes. Notify Supervisor when need arises to provide for emptying.
• Operating gas-powered landscaping equipment.
• Asist with landscaping duties mowing grass, planting
• Cleaning and power washing of equipment and vehicles.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess current, valid driver's license and maintain a satisfactory driving record and be insurable to operate vehicles.
• Must have High School Diploma or GED
• Must obtain a RI Hoisting Engineer license within six months of employment.
• Ability to learn how to operate forklifts, skid steers, or small loaders to assist customers with loading and unloading.
• Must be able to work overtime hours as needed, including Saturdays.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively and tactfully with co-workers, management, and the public.
• A minimum of three months related experience in warehousing, moving materials, general labor, and/or janitorial work.
• Ability to understand assigned tasks and procedures to maintain/increase efficiency.

COMPETENCIES:

• Ethics/Integrity - Reliable in carrying out instructions and performing assignments. Wiling to take on responsibilities and be accountable. Treats others with dignity and respect. Works to prevent accidents, injuries, and theft. Lives up to commitments. Is honest is all dealings.
• Dependability/ Reliability - Sets and observes own priorities for best use of time and meets deadlines. Adequately prepares equipment and work area to perform daily tasks. Completes required inspections of equipment and reports issues timely. Observes safety rules and practices. Aware of surroundings and diligent in keeping a safe working environment. Readily reports incidents and near misses. Engages in good housekeeping practices and takes proper care of equipment and tools.
• Productivity - Understands work methods, practices, and techniques, and is proficient. Understands tasks or projects and plans and organizes work to be more efficient. Consistently maximizes productivity without sacrificing quality. Is attentive to details of assignments and surroundings. Works independently, without the need for close supervision. Anticipates needs and seeks additional tasks as time permits.
• Initiative - Observes assigned work hours, breaks, and punches. Demonstrates regular and punctual attendance on a consistent basis. Meets commitments to working overtime. Asks questions when needed. Perseveres in the face of obstacles. Challenges oneself to improve. Challenges the status quo and volunteers' recommendations based on sound logic. Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion.
• Teamwork - Accountable to team, works to meet established deliverables, appreciates view of team members, respectful. Works well with both peers and supervisors towards common business goals. Maintains composure and performs appropriately under pressure. Flexible and adaptive team plater. Contributes toward achieving group goals. Collaborates with others in problem solving. Demonstrates positive behaviors.
• Customer Service - (Internal and External) Understands customer requirements, expectations, and needs. responds appropriately and timely. Treats all customers uniformly and consistently with respect and honesty. Clearly and tactfully communicates with customers, supervisors and peers. Looks for ways to provide more value to customers and improves processes. Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Frequently required to stand.
• Frequently required to walk.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Frequently required to talk or hear.
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally works in high, precarious places.
• Frequently works around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.