Perform a wide variety of tasks involving the operation of the Yard Waste Site. This position runs from April through November and includes fluctuating evening and weekend hours depending on month of the year and staffing levels needed. 

Hours per week for this position are typically 20-30 hours.

Provide exceptional customer service to internal and external customers

• Interact with others in a manner that is professional and inspires open communication
• Help to create and maintain a respectful workplace culture and champions equity and inclusion
• Interact in a customer friendly manner with Yard Waste Site users, providing guidance and instructions to users
• Verify customers of the yard waste site are residents of Plymouth, Long Lake, Medicine Lake or Wayzata.

Use iPad to document Yard Waste Site use, maintaining accurate records of Yard Waste Site usage.

Perform inspection of incoming material to Yard Waste Site.

• Visually monitor incoming materials being disposed of to ensure that only yard waste is being received and that foreign items are not co-mingled.

Maintain a clean, organized, safe and welcoming Yard Waste Site.

• Direct users to appropriate location to dispose of materials.
• Notify supervisor if piles need to get pushed back at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Safety is a high priority, verify that the site is free of hazards for customers.

Perform other duties as assigned. 

• Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
• Relevant experience related to construction or maintenance.
• Must be able to foresee and prevent safety problems. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical Activities

Very Frequent (frequently required to perform the job): sitting, standing, walking, carrying, reaching (extending hands and arms in any direction), handling objects (grasping, turning or otherwise using hands or hand), use of arm muscles over extended periods, repetitive hand motion.

Frequent (usually required to perform the job): lifting, pushing/pulling, kneeling (bending leg at knee and resting on knee), crouching, bending at knees), bending at waist, use of leg muscles over extended periods.

Occasional (sometimes required to perform the job): climbing, crawling (moving about on hands and knees), overhead work (over shoulder height), stationary desk or bench work with neck bent forward.

Weights Lifted/Carried

The employee must be able to frequently lift items from 0 – 24 pounds from 0 – 6 feet and occasionally lift items up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to frequently carry items from 0 – 24 pounds form 0 – 100 feet and occasionally carry items up to 50 pounds. Items lifted/carried include tools, ladders, buckets, branches, logs.

Job Requirements

Working outdoors (must have physical strength sufficient to perform strenuous labor tasks under varying weather conditions, including inclement weather and extreme temperatures), working indoors, driving city vehicle or personal vehicle.