Convenience Center Attendant- Part Time

SALARY: $18,077.90 ($17.38/hourly)

SUMMARY : This is routine work responsible for monitoring the entrance to the county landfill and it’s convenience centers. Work involves weighing and measuring and/or estimating weights and measures of waste material in vehicles as they enter the landfill and convenience centers, determining proper fees, collecting fees, issuing receipts, completing daily close-out documents, and responding to customer inquiries and complaints. This position is a part-time only position that works every other week Monday through Saturday. The operating hours are Monday-Friday from 12:00 noon – 6:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This position may be assigned to various locations within Douglas County.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include but are not limited to:

• · Weighing the inert waste dumped at the landfill and/or convenience center; measuring vehicles bringing waste to the landfill and/or convenience center to determine correct fees; recording weights and measurements; calculating correct fees for loads; collecting fees; issuing receipts; signing and dating receipt books; taking receipt book and money to the closest County Fire Department, Finance Department, or elsewhere as directed
• · Instructing public in the proper use of landfill and/or convenience center facilities including the recycling center
• · Receiving and responding to citizen complaints
• · Picking up and disposing of trash at entrance and work area
• · May operate county vehicles in the performance of duties
• · Performing other duties as assigned
  

REQUIREMENTS:

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

MINIMUM EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• · High school diploma or General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
• · Two years professional related work experience
• Preferred – cash control and/or record keeping
• · An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
  

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

· Possess and maintain a valid Georgia Driver's License (Class C) and a satisfactory motor vehicle record (MVR)

· Materials Identification Training within six months of hire

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of or ability to learn county and department operations, ordinances, policies, procedures, terminology, and materials as they relate to assignment
• Knowledge of or ability to learn applicable state, federal, state, and local codes and ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations as they relate to assignment
• Knowledge of principles, techniques, guidelines, practices, and equipment as related to assignment; solid waste and recycling, hazardous waste screening
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary for the safe operation of equipment, tools, machinery, and vehicles as required by assignment
• Knowledge of the operation of all department equipment, tools, machinery, and vehicles as required by assignment
• Knowledge of specialized software, machinery, materials, terminology, and/or forms essential to the assignment
• Skill in creating, maintaining, and organizing accurate, detailed, and complete records of daily transactions, et cetera
• Skill in effective customer service; excellent oral and written communication skills to satisfactorily resolve conflicts and issues, and to explain established policies and procedures to employees and the general public
• Skill in handling and operating all assigned equipment, tools, and/or vehicles in a safe and proficient manner
• Skill in performing tasks which require attention to detail, and completing assigned jobs efficiently and correctly
• Skill in typing and entering data into a computer system accurately and efficiently
• Ability to apply common sense to understand, follow, and complete verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate and interact clearly and effectively with all those contacted in the course of work in a professional and courteous manner, both orally and in writing; establishing and maintaining effective, professional, and cordial working relationships
• Ability to count and balance monies collected
• Ability to make sound, independent decisions within policy guidelines by exercising good judgment and intelligent situation-assessment
• Ability to perform and comprehend mathematic computations accurately and quickly
• Ability to read and comprehend routine instructions, short correspondence and memos
• Ability to remain composed, professional, and pleasant in a stressful, fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Ability to resolve routine problems and complaints by applying or adapting established policies and procedures
• Ability and willingness to meet physical requirements and perform manual labor (including lifting and carrying heavy objects) indoors or outdoors for extended periods of time
• Ability to work in a team setting
• Ability to work independently in the absence of specific instructions or direct supervision
  

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Personal computers Photocopiers Fax machines Calculators

Telephones Scanners Assorted modern office equipment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Work is performed outdoors with exposure to weather conditions

• Work may be performed in high, precarious places
• Work is performed near moving mechanical parts; the employee is exposed to vibration
• The employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, the risk of electric shock, and unpleasant odors
• Work requires driving; operation of vehicle may be under potentially hazardous conditions involving road construction, inclement weather, traffic hazards, exposure to fumes and noise
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud
• The employee must participate in drug and alcohol testing and education program

The details listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various elements of this position and the work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements does not exclude them if their nature is similar, related, or a logical extension of the position