Solid Waste Collector

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Solid Waste Collector

Salary

$40,099.00 - $61,720.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

24-04701

Department

Solid Waste

Opening Date

01/30/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

Description

Benefits

Questions

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Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

The Solid Waste Management Department (http://durhamnc.gov/832/Solid-Waste-Management) collaborates with community partners to provide exceptional customer service and outstanding management of waste collection, recycling and disposal services that are safe, efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sound. Our work enhances the appearance of the City while ensuring its sustainability. If you're looking for meaningful work and the chance to serve, bring your skills and talent to Durham!

Hiring Range: $40,099.00 - $46,989.00

Workdays/Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 6:00am to 4:00pm OR

Tuesday thru Friday, 6:00am to 4:00pm

The purpose of this position is to provide collecting, transporting and disposing municipal solid, yard waste, and recycling through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor and technical work. Incumbents perform standardized work following prescribed procedures and instructions, requiring minimal prior training or experience. There is an established and specified routine to be followed and limited decision-making, restricted to choosing and safely using the proper work tools.

An incumbent is responsible for performing manual labor; assisting with projects that require semi-skilled labor; providing customer service; and reporting maintenance needs to higher authority that fall outside of the scope of the work assigned.

Duties/Responsibilities

Assisting customers with picking up or removing solid waste, recyclable goods or yard waste debris in residential neighborhoods.

Ability to have great customer service skills while interacting with the public.

Lift up to 75lbs.

Assists driver with route collection.

Backup for equipment operators including rear-end loader, automation truck, knuckle-boom, front end loader, and other heavy machinery.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).

Two years of maintenance experience related to assignment.

A valid North Carolina Class B Commercial Drivers License with a satisfactory driving record, which require the ability to serve as a back-up driver of a collection vehicle.

Position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.

The City of Durham Encourages Diversity in the Workplace.

Additional Preferred Skills

Customer service experience.

Willingness to work in all types of weather conditions.

Knowledge of correct lifting techniques.

Ability to use in-vehicle technology for driving routing and identification of route and customer issues.

Ability to operate heavy-duty equipment for the collection of solid waste and recyclable materials.

Be able to push and/or pull up to minimum of 900 carts daily.

Able to walk long periods of time.

Frequently be able to step on and off the truck

Physically able to ride on the back of a garbage truck

Understand and follow oral instructions.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

This position requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when working in situations where social distancing cannot be achieved.

Benefits General Full-Time Employees

11-12 paid holidays per year

12 standard work days of vacation per year

12 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

2 weeks paid military leave per year

Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

State and City retirement plans

Short and long term disability plans

Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

City contribution of 10.15% into the N.C. State Retirement System

Paid funeral leave

Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

48 hours for volunteer work each year*

4 hours parental leave each year

Workman's Compensation Insurance

457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

City of Durham Website

Walk in

Job fair

Employee referral

Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

Craig's List

Facebook

LinkedIn

GlassDoor

governmentjobs.com

Monster.com

Indeed.com

Employment Security Commission

Magazine/Newspaper

Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

Associates Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

04

How many years of maintenance experience related to assignment do you have?

No related experience

Less than 1 year of experience

1 year but less than 2 years

2 years but less than 4 years

4 or more years

05

Please indicate which level of valid, unrestricted, CDL (Commercial Driver's License) license you currently possess?

CDL A license

CDL B license

CDL permit

No CDL license

06

I can work . . . (check all that apply):

Monday thru Thursday, 6:00am to 4:00pm .

Tuesday thru Friday, 6:00am to 4:00pm

I can work no schedule listed.

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I . . . (check all that apply):

have good customer service skills.

am willing and able to work in various types of weather conditions (high temperatures, snow, rain, sleet, etc.).

am willing to use personal protective equipment (PPE) when working in situations where social distancing cannot be achieved.

No item above applies to me.

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