Laborer/Spotter - 616 - Landfill

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more

information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13347412

**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

• Distinguishing Features of Work\
• This is manual work in grounds, building, equipment, and landfill
  
  

maintenance and operation activities. As work experience is gained,

employees may be assigned to somewhat more difficult tasks and/or

cross-trained to assist and serve as a backup for the Equipment Operator

I position. Work is performed under the direction of a supervisor who

issues general instructions for routine jobs and specific instructions

at the beginning of each new job when departures are made from

established procedures.

• \*\*Posting may close at any time \*\***
  
  

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**Examples of Work Performed**

• Directs traffic at and around the working face of a construction and
  
  

demolition (C&D) landfill.

• Monitors and sorts materials brought into a C&D landfill.
• Assists skilled and semiskilled workers in varied building
  
  

maintenance and repair activities.

• Shovels snow and breaks ice from streets and walks.
• Assists Equipment Operators in performing equipment maintenance.
• Completion of work assignments will require operation of a vehicle.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other related duties may be assigned as needed.
  
  

**Requirements of Work**

• Ability to acquire within a reasonable period knowledge of the
  
  

procedures, tools, equipment and materials used in landfill work.

• Ability to follow simple oral and written instructions.
• May require the ability to enter data into computer spreadsheets or
  
  

other software.

• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Ability to shovel snow, sand, gravel, dirt, and/or compost.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to airborne environmental nuisances
  
  

associated with traffic and machine exhaust, open grounds, and

landfill operations.

• Ability to tolerate equipment and machinery noise with the use of
  
  

ear plugs.

• Ability to safely and effectively swing a 20-pound sledgehammer
  
  

safely and effectively against brick, concrete, or similar

substances.

• Ability to lift and carry bulky items weighing up to 80 pounds.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of
  
  

another.

• Ability to pull, shove or otherwise maneuver items weighing up to
  
  

150 pounds.

• Ability to be continuously performing tasks that require one to
  
  

push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment),

bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk about (up to a half mile at a

time) for most of a ten-hour shift.

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to wear safety toed boots and other personal protective
  
  

equipment as required.

• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas Driver\'s License.
  
  

within 90 days of hire.

• This position will require working outdoors in inclement weather
  
  

including but not limited to, rain, snow, ice, sleet, heat, and

humidity plus emergency response operations that may include

operating equipment and vehicles on overnight shifts, weekends and

in low-light and low visibility conditions, or other adverse weather

conditions.

• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety
  
  

of other individuals in the workplace.

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool,

and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with

company policies and applicable laws.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

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