2026 City Service Worker, Sanitation

City of Marietta; Marietta (GA); Vor Ort; USD 23.419 - 26.739; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The City of Marietta is looking for a dedicated individual to join its Sanitation division in a skilled position. Responsibilities include collecting garbage and trash from residential areas, operating the garbage truck, and ensuring cleanliness and maintenance.

Candidates must have a valid Georgia Class B CDL, experience in heavy manual labor, and be in excellent physical condition. This position involves working closely with route drivers and requires effective communication skills.

Qualifikationen

• Must maintain a valid Georgia 'Class B' CDL and have a satisfactory driving history.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in heavy manual labor.
• Ability to lift and carry loads weighing 35 to 70 pounds.

Aufgaben

• Collect garbage and trash with a crew on assigned routes.
• Act as a replacement driver and operate a garbage truck as needed.
• Assist in maintaining and cleaning the garbage truck.

Kenntnisse

Operating a garbage truck

Heavy manual labor

Effective communication

Ausbildung

Valid Georgia Class B CDL

Jobbeschreibung

Rate of Pay

$17.00 - $19.41

Status

Open Until Filled

Overview

This is a second‑tier, skilled position within the Sanitation division. The employee works daily from the back of a garbage collection truck, responsible for collecting all garbage, trash and brush throughout the city. The role can be utilized as a replacement driver on routes as needed. The position requires excellent physical condition to keep pace with the route crew while performing repetitive and manual lifting, carrying and loading of garbage cans. When acting as a replacement driver, the employee must possess all required skills, abilities and job requirements necessary to safely operate a garbage truck.

Responsibilities

• Work as a crew member with an assigned Route Driver on an assigned residential route and respond to work reassignments from supervisory staff as assigned.
• Ride on the back of a garbage compactor truck in residential areas and perform garbage, trash or brush collection from behind houses or curbside, dumping refuse into the collection trucks.
• Operate as a replacement driver as needed or required.
• Assist the Route Driver in unloading refuse at the county landfill.
• Wash and clean the truck daily and assist the Route Driver in performing preventative maintenance inspections on the truck, reporting any equipment problems to the Route Driver.
• Notifies the supervisor of any customer requests or complaints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must have and maintain a valid Georgia “Class B” CDL at time of hire and a satisfactory seven‑year driving history, including no DUIs in the last five years.
• Minimum of 1 year of recent experience performing heavy manual labor; outdoor and heavy manual labor work experience is highly desired.
• Must be in excellent physical condition and able to pass a pre‑employment physical examination, drug screen and criminal background check at time of hire.
• Ability to lift and carry garbage/trash/brush loads weighing approximately 35 to 70 pounds several times daily.
• Skill and ability to drive and operate a garbage truck safely in all types of traffic and weather conditions, ensuring the safety of other employees riding on the back of the truck when acting as a replacement driver.
• Must be able to speak clearly and understand verbal instructions.
• When acting as a replacement driver, must have the ability to operate the garbage packer on the rear of the truck and to use simple hand tools, monitor crew activities, and adjust the pace of the route truck as appropriate to ensure work quality and safety.
• Ability to fill out a daily route summary sheet, write charge tickets, and violation notices to customers.
• Ability to communicate courteously with other employees and customers.

Successful candidates are required to submit to a drug screen and background inquiry.