Solid Waste Equipment Operator (Northwest County)
Hillsborough County
- Tampa, FL
- $34,403-56,763 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
- Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
- Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
- Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.
- Operates motorized equipment such as pickup trucks, front-end loaders, skid steers, street sweepers, and other similar equipment to perform a variety of solid waste operational functions, including performing site clean-up. Operation of motorized equipment constitutes at least 50% of daily job duties.
- Checks and ensures that equipment is serviced and in good working condition; makes minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and ensures that periodic maintenance and major repairs are performed.
- Performs daily safety inspections and observes proper safety practices and regulations when operating or working around equipment.
- Screens solid waste materials received at the transfer station and removes unauthorized materials in accordance with the site's operational permit.
- Assists with directing traffic and guiding customer vehicles into position for proper unloading of waste.
- Assists with manual work related to transfer station operations, including cleaning waste loading and unloading areas in accordance with site's operational permit.
- Uses manual tools to pick up litter at the facility and ensure proper disposal.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Knowledge of traffic laws and regulations applicable to the operation of motorized construction, maintenance, and transport equipment on public streets and highways.
- Knowledge of the operation of a variety of motorized equipment.
- Ability to operate a variety of motorized equipment.
- Ability to service and make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment.
- Knowledge of safety equipment, standards and regulations.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to demonstrate good customer service skills.
- Ability to read and understand work related material.
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Ability to pass DOT physical on an annual basis.
- Required to work in outside in all types of weather.
- Required to lift to 50 lbs. and push/pull up to 100 pounds.
- 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.
- Completion of the ninth grade; and
- Entry-level (3 months) experiences in the operation of motorized equipment such as front-end loaders or skid steers; or
- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above; and
- Possession of a valid Florida Driver's License.