Equipment Operator I Sanitation

Job Description

Job Code: SS - Yes

Exempt: No

Department: Sanitation Department

Reports To Sanitation Supervisor

Location: 2601 Dan Ave, Jonesboro

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

This safety sensitive CDL position (SS) purpose is to drive a commercial rated vehicle along residential

routes to collect refuse and recycling. This position is considered an entry level position for someone in

training.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Inspects truck prior to leaving on route to ensure that it is properly cleaned, serviced, and fueled.

This duty is performed daily.

2. Drives a reload refuse truck along a route to collect refuse; transfers refuse to a landfill. This duty is

performed daily.

3. Empties refuse into the truck. This duty is performed daily.

4. Performs such routine maintenance and minor repairs on the truck. This duty is performed daily.

5. Cleans truck inside and out. This duty is performed daily.

6. Basic customer service responsibilities dealing with citizens and City employees in performing

assigned duties. This duty is performed as needed.

7. Drives pickup truck and trailer along residential route for picking up recycling. This duty is performed

daily.

8. Attend safety training and other classes as directed. This duty is performed as needed.

9. May have oversight of sanitation workers assigned to route. This duty is performed as needed.

10. Operating a city vehicle is required for the essential functions.

11. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability

required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Mental alertness and adaptability to office and field area work routines. Equivalent to four years high

school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others, plus 0

to 6 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and

maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills using

money and other forms of measurement.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to use common sense understanding in order to carry out simple multi-step instructions. Ability

to deal with standardized situations with limited variables.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Class B CDL license with air brakes endorsement required to operate assigned equipment or Training

to obtain CDL.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Not indicated.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Not indicated.

INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under immediate supervision, performs general assignments of work, with periodic check of

performance by supervisor.

PLANNING

Limited responsibility with regard to specific assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or

sequence of performance of own work operations.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit infrequent opportunity for decision-making of minor

importance and which would only affect the operating efficiency of the individual involved to a slight

degree.

MENTAL DEMAND

Light mental demand. Operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to carry out predetermined

procedure or sequence of operations of limited variability. Operations requiring intermittent attention to

control machine or manual motions.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

Repetitive. Activities or duties using a pre-determined set of processes or directions coupled with

nearby supervision. Learned things in situations where choice is simple or patterned.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

Responsibility for work of others: Not indicated.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

Occasionally responsible for organization's property where carelessness, error, or misappropriation

would result in moderate damage or moderate monetary loss to the organization. The total value for

the above would range from $5,000 to $150,000.

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal scope readily detected in normal course of work by standard check or

routine crosscheck within a single department or office. Errors resulting from inaccuracy would create

minor confusion, delay or expense to correct the situation.

ACCOUNTABILITY

FREEDOM TO ACT

Defined. Semi-repetitive prescribed processes and procedures with nearby supervision.

ANNUAL MONETARY IMPACT

The amount of annual dollars generated based on the job's essential duties / responsibilities.

Examples would include direct dollar generation, departmental budget, proper handling of

organization funds, expense control, and savings from new techniques or reduction in manpower.

None. Job does not create any dollar monetary impact for the organization.

IMPACT ON END RESULTS

Minimal impact. Job is focused on non-supervisory decision making activities and has minor impact

on the organization's end results.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Occasional routine contacts with persons outside the organization. This would include contacts with

suppliers, mail service, etc.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts of little importance and usually with immediate associates only. Requires only ordinary

courtesy to avoid friction in relationship incidental to working with others.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and

production machines and equipment, driver's license/cdl, etc.)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment, wherein there are disagreeable working conditions part of the time.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an

employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations

may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to work near moving

mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions; .The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an

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 and expectations.

Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity

in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to stand, walk, sit,

use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; regularly required to

climb or balance; occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must

occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; continuously lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific

vision abilities required by this job include distance vision; and peripheral vision.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Not indicated.