What are the responsibilities and job description for the Landfill Laborer position at City of Salina, Kansas?
LANDFILL LABORER
Public Works / Salina Municipal Landfill
City of Salina, Kansas
Apply: jobs.salina-ks.gov
The Landfill Laborer plays a vital role in environmental compliance to isolate waste in protecting citizens from pollution & health risks. This position operates light to medium equipment, perform essential maintenance, & helps manage the disposal of waste while preventing hazardous materials from entering the landfill. This hands-on role involves working outdoors, conducting repairs, & keeping landfill operations safe & efficient.
Career Advancement: Landfill Operator I, Landfill Operator II.
On-the-Job Training: Learn to operate medium / heavy equipment & to participate in federal & state regulated landfill practices in the disposal of solid waste.
Duties:
- Performs skilled & semi-skilled manual labor in the maintenance & operation of the City of Salina's municipal solid waste landfill.
- Maintains landfill roads; fixes fence; mows grounds; cleans & maintains buildings; picks up litter & debris.
- Performs service & maintenance to equipment; welds & makes repairs to equipment.
- After training, this position levels, moves, compacts & covers solid waste; assists filling cells where waste is dumped & compacted.
- Looks for & prevents hazardous waste from entering into landfill extinguishes fires.
Equipment:
- Light to medium equipment: Litter pickers, mechanic’s hand & power tools, mowers, pickups, road sweepers, tractor mowers, weed eaters, welder, etc.
- Heavy equipment training to include: Bulldozers, dump truck, trash compactors, earth scrapers, front-end loaders, motor graders, & self-propelled scrapers.
Education: High school diploma or G.E.D.
Experience:
- One (1) year of construction work operating light & medium equipment.
- Horizontal & vertical land construction work desired.
Related Work: Construction laborer; fence construction; fire suppression & prevention; front-end loader operation moving heavy material; hazardous waste removal work; highway & road maintenance; hydraulic, irrigation, large truck, diesel & heavy equipment repair; welding; work using self-propelled scrapers, bulldozers & equipment in moving, pushing & pulling large quantities of dirt or rock.
Requirements:
- Must possess a valid Kansas driver’s license at hire.
- Valid Kansas commercial driver’s license (CDL) with air brake endorsement & tanker endorsement is desired but not required.
The City of Salina will pay enrollment fees & pay hourly wages for employees to attend CDL training at Salina Area Technical College.
Work Type: Heavy, 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.
Hours:
- Monday-Thursday, 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or
- Tuesday–Friday, 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Starting pay: $18.97-19.92/hr. DOQ
- Additional $1.50/hour paid for hours worked after 6:00 p.m. & before 6:00 a.m.
Paid Time Off:
- 48 hours of vacation available upon hire; additional 48 hours earned during the year (96 hours in first year).
- 96 hours of sick leave during first year.
Application Deadline: Until filled
Apply: jobs.salina-ks.gov
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.97 - $19.92 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Rotating shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $20
