Sanitation Equipment Operator - Central Business District

Performs intermediate semiskilled work operating and maintaining sanitation equipment, collecting refuse along assigned route, and related work as apparent or assigned.  Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Sanitation Operations Supervisor. Continuous oversight is exercised over Sanitation Laborer.

• Drives sanitation vehicles, namely rear loader trucks; collecting garbage bags, dumping refuse carts and black cast iron cans throughout the Central Business District.
• Responsible for working all events that take place in the downtown areas which include, but are not limited to; music festivals, culinary arts festivals, wine festivals, cultural heritage events, university/college parades, black theatre festival, and cycling events
• Operates equipment required for loading, compressing, and dumping; collecting garbage bags and black cast iron cans, placing lids back on cans, dumping carts and ensuring lids are closed after collection, cleaning carts and placing them where needed for events, 
• Operating leaf blowers and Billy Goat vacuums, picking up limbs throughout the downtown areas. 
• Reports violations of refuse ordinances to supervisor.
• Cleans and maintains refuse truck and equipment.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in sanitation operations, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; thorough knowledge of industry standard and department specific equipment; ability to perform continuous heavy manual work at a rapid pace; ability to operate automotive equipment safely and effectively; ability to understand and follow specific oral instructions; ability to supervise the work of unskilled helpers; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Physical Requirements: This work requires the regular exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions and occasionally requires sitting and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to wet humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment, frequently requires exposure to vibration and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Salary : $46,316