Compost Yard Operator & Customer Service Pro

Provo City Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Recreation center access

Library card

Golf discount

4/10 schedule

Job summary

Provo City is seeking a Compost Yard Attendant to operate yard equipment, assist customers with compost use, and maintain safety and records at the compost yard. You will verify residency, process payments, and help unload materials while ensuring efficient yard operations.

The role requires physical strength, adherence to safety protocols, and willingness to obtain forklift certification within six months.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in courteous customer service, recordkeeping, and heavy equipment operation.
• Must have physical strength and agility and effective communication.
• Knowledge of safe use of hand tools and equipment.
• Valid driver's license; CDL preferred.
• Forklift certification within 6 months.
• Composting, landscaping or gardening experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate loaders, grinders, trommel screens, compost turners, and other yard equipment to receive and process green waste, turn compost, and load finished compost into customer vehicles.
• Greet customers, explain yard procedures and proper compost use, answer questions, sell compost, and process credit and debit card payments.
• Verify municipal residency and prevent unauthorized use of the compost yard by landscapers, developers, contractors, and other ineligible users.
• Inspect incoming loads, estimate and record the type and volume of yard waste, reject contaminated or unapproved materials, and direct customers to another facility when needed.
• Help customers unload materials and maintain safe traffic and service areas throughout the compost yard.
• Monitor compost windrows each day; record temperatures and turn or adjust the material as needed to maintain proper oxygen, moisture, and temperature.
• Clean, inspect, maintain, and repair tools, containers, machinery, and compost equipment, including welding and fabricating replacement parts when needed.
• Identify unsafe conditions, fires, equipment problems, accidents, injuries, and property damage; stop work when necessary and report issues immediately to the appropriate supervisor.
• Maintain accurate yard records, operating logs, sales files, and required regulatory forms.
• Follow all safety, operating, and environmental requirements and assist other municipal solid waste staff with related duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Heavy equipment operation

Recordkeeping

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Front loader

Forklift

Grinders

Trommel screens

Job description

Provo City is seeking a Compost Yard Attendant to operate yard equipment, assist customers with compost use, and maintain safety and records at the compost yard. You will verify residency, process payments, and help unload materials while ensuring efficient yard operations.

The role requires physical strength, adherence to safety protocols, and willingness to obtain forklift certification within six months.