Landfill Heavy Equipment Operator

Landfill Operator

Operate light and heavy equipment to cover or excavate materials for daily/weekly waste, within the specifications required by federal and state law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential duties include:

• Operating dozers, payloaders, landfill compactors, and other light and heavy equipment, to push, cover, and pack refuse, tires, asbestos, and other solid waste deposited in the County landfill.
• Excavating materials.
• Routine maintenance and doing minor repairs on equipment and machinery as required; maintaining records of equipment use and repair; assisting the mechanic in major repairs; servicing equipment including fueling, oil changes, repairing tires, changing cutting edges, checking the hydraulics, etc.
• Picking up trash and solid waste from roads, driveways, ditches, container sites, fences, etc. Locations for trash pickup include but are not limited to the Landfill and container sites.
• Constructing and maintaining roads and tipping areas in and around the Landfill site.
• Snow/ice control and removal procedures; including plowing, sanding, loading trucks, hauling snow, shoveling areas next to structures, walkways, and assisting mechanics in the maintenance of snow removal equipment.
• Helping maintain the grounds in all types of weather.
• Working independently and communicating well with other employees including the general public.
• Other duties and functions may be necessary or incidental to the proper performance of this position.

Competencies include:

• Teamwork Orientation.
• Decision Making.
• Technical Capacity.
• Safety, security, and first aid policies and procedures.
• Record keeping of repairs.
• Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Semi-skilled duties including maintenance, and minor repairs of light and heavy equipment.
• Operating most types of light and heavy equipment.
• Standard practices, methods, tools, and materials used in landfill maintenance and construction including some knowledge of drainage and maintaining proper grades.
• Safe operation and the precautions to be taken in order to avoid accidents in the use of light or heavy equipment.
• Understanding and effectively carrying out oral and written instructions with minimum supervision.
• Cross-training in all areas of landfill operation is required.
• Reading and comprehending simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Writing simple correspondence.
• Effectively presenting information in one-on-one settings and small group situations.
• Performing basic mathematical functions.

Benefits include:

Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Employer: Brown County

Address: 25 Market Street Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401