Trash/Refuse Collection Equipment Operator

Are you looking for a fulfilling career where you can play a crucial role in maintaining the cleanliness and beauty of our community? The City of Gastonia is seeking dedicated individuals to join our team as Trash/Refuse Collection Equipment Operators. In this role, you'll be making a tangible impact on the quality of life for our residents. If you take pride in hard work, enjoy being outdoors, and want to be part of a team that values safety and efficiency, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

This position performs intermediate semiskilled work in the operation of heavy motorized refuse collection equipment. Work is performed under moderate supervision and may supervised subordinate operators and collectors. The following job functions are typical for a position of this nature. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each function satisfactorily.  Other job functions and duties may be required as assigned.  Percentages for each function are subject to fluctuations

Operate automatic refuse collection truck (one-armed bandits); Operates standard refuse collection truck; Operates flatbed truck with boom; Operates dump style flatbed truck; When not operating heavy equipment, assists refuse collectors in manual collection as needed	90%
Services and makes minor repairs and adjustments on equipment; Able to perform pre/post trip DOT/COG inspections on the vehicle; Ensures all safety equipment is located in/on the vehicle.	10%

• General knowledge of the principles and practices of operating and servicing trucks and related medium-duty refuse collection equipment
•  thorough knowledge of the traffic laws and regulations governing equipment operation; thorough knowledge of the occupational hazards involved and the safety precautions necessary for the proper operation of equipment
• skill and care in the operation of several types of trucks and specialized maintenance
• ability to understand and follow oral and written directions
• mechanical aptitude
•  ability to make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment
• dependability
• Responsible for the safe placement of vehicles and the safety of crew members at all times
• Ability to be effective while supervising members of the crew while they are conducting daily route duties
• maintains courtesy and respect to crew and other staff members
• Provide and promote positive customer service.

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma 
• Moderate experience in the operation of heavy motor equipment. 

Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid CDL Class A or B license 

Physical Demands
1. The physical activity of this position includes:

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing: Using the upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas using the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position:

• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field of vision:

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform one or more of the following:
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform one or more of the following: operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach;

4. The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position:

• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or the whole body.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

 

Salary : $42,233 - $59,505