*SENIOR SANITATION OPERATOR *SALARY: $5,123-$6,225/mo. **THE POSITION Under general supervision, Senior Sanitation Operators provide lead direction and operate vehicles and various heavy equipment in the collection of municipal solid waste green waste and/or recyclables on an assigned route; and participates in community clean-up activities. Our organization's statement of purpose and reason for existence: We ensure the preservation of our community's environment, collect, and manage Green Waste, Refuse and Recyclables in a professional, safe, and efficient manner through teamwork, education, and high-quality service. Incumbents participate in the collection of discarded waste materials; in community clean-ups; conducts all activities according to the delivery and collection schedule; and courteously serves the public. Senior Sanitation Operators work independently in the field making decisions in accordance within established policies.

Incumbents may be required to work in adverse weather conditions, weekends, and holidays. Incumbents are required to participate in pre-employment and random drug testing.

The ideal candidates should possess strong customer service skills, be safety minded, and be able to deal with the public in a positive and courteous manner.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Operates automated rear or claw loader in a fixed location or in the collection of solid waste

over assigned routes.

• Provides lead direction which may include but not limited to, training and instructing employees

in the performance of their duties and ensuring compliance with safety procedures and standards.

• Operates heavy duty trucks and equipment, such as a claw; safely drives a roll off, side, or rear

loading truck on an assigned route; assists crew members in picking up and loading solid waste materials including bundled tree branches, shrubbery, and other refuse for placement in truck hopper: drives truck to designated unloading site and maneuvers truck in unloading operations.

• Ensures work area safety by properly positioning equipment around work area including the

use of traffic control devices.

• Participates in the collection of organized community clean up, municipal solid waste, green

waste and/or recyclables on an assigned route; checks route maps for new and terminating pick-up instructions and follows assigned schedule.

• Uses management approved tagging systems to alert customers to service interruptions and

violations of agreed service protocols.

• Provides hands-on service such as moving containers away from obstacles, special handling

of services to assist disabled customers, and retrieval of waste oil/filters as necessary.

• Performs daily safety and pre-operational maintenance checks, clean trucks as scheduled

and/or as required, and monitors fluid levels.

• Operates hydraulic mechanisms for loading, compacting, and dumping municipal wastes;

reports any mechanical defects in operation of equipment.

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