Sanitation and Trash Worker

Position Summary

The Town of Palm Beach is an internationally acclaimed destination known worldwide for its extraordinary beauty, small-town charm, and exceptional service standards. Our residents are some of the world's most influential people and they choose Palm Beach to call home because of the amazing quality of life. The Town is seeking a key position to perpetuate its values, of excellence and reliability in this one-of-a-kind setting.

Do you share these values? Are you ready for the challenge? Come be part of our team!

The Town of Palm Beach employees are driven by the vision to deliver the highest quality service by continuously improving and always striving to be the standard by which all others are measured. The employees of the Town commit to and are guided by the following values:

• Respect for everyone;

• Highest ethical standards;

• Cooperation and teamwork;

• Commitment to quality;

• Spirit of innovation;

• Open and timely communication; and

• Personal responsibility and accountability.

If you share these values, apply to join our team.

This is semi-skilled manual work in the collection of solid waste materials. This is heavy duty, manual labor requiring some special knowledge, usually acquired through experience on the job. All work is subject to inspection by Foreman or Bureau Supervisors, while in progress or upon completion; however, employees are expected to work without close supervision on routine phases of work. Employee uses simple hand tools, traffic control tools and waste collection equipment and may occasionally drive and operate solid waste collection vehicles. Work is performed outdoors along established sanitation and vegetative waste collection routes.

Key Responsibilities

• Works in public right-of-way as vegetative trash pile sweeper for grapple-crane work crews, separating and manually removing non-vegetative debris when encountered and as directed.
• Directs pedestrian and vehicular traffic around work zones as necessary to ensure safe operations. Spots bureau equipment in and out of work zones as needed.
• Works in Sanitation Bureau as laborer for garbage and recycling collection work crews. Work requires manually lifting, toting, and dumping of garbage materials and operation of loading and compacting equipment.
• Provides daily collection service to commercial and residential accounts, ensures that one and two-yard containers are returned to storage areas, lids shut and loose/spilled garbage is picked up.
• Pushes and pulls heavily loaded one and two-yard containers, and occasionally lifts cans weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Operates lift-bar and packing blade on rear of 20-yard packers.
• Rides the rear side-step of 20-yard packers, works along congested streets and in narrow alleys.
• Assists Foreman in routine vehicle maintenance - refuels vehicle, washes and thoroughly cleans vehicle using chemical cleaners and solvents.
• Assists Foreman in conducting daily equipment inspection of assigned vehicle checking gauges, lights, brakes, tires fluid levels, motor, belts, hoses, steering components, etc.
• Assists in loading and prepping tools, equipment and other supplies for daily operations.
• Maintains safety equipment and work tools.
• Operates 2-way radio using designated call signals and codes maintaining communications between work crews, supervision and Central Operations.
• May occasionally drive and operate sanitation vehicles and other light equipment.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

• High School degree or GED equivalent required.
• Previous related experience preferred.
• Must possess a valid government issued Drivers License.

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to safely operate and maintain vehicles, equipment and tools common to the trade.
• Ability to work around rodents, reptiles, dogs, cats and insects
• Ability to learn and apply proper traffic direction techniques.
• Ability to learn and become familiar with various sanitation and trash routes.

This is an exempt position paid on an annual basis which is not eligible for overtime. The Town of Palm Beach offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, prescription, dental and other supplementary benefits. Refer to the General Employees Benefits page and Retirement Guide for more information on these programs.