Jumper- Crestview

Adams Sanitation, Inc.; Crestview (FL); Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams Sanitation in Northwest Florida is seeking a hard-working sanitation worker to join our team. You will collect and dump refuse and recyclables from containers and load them into trucks, using automated or semi-automated hoists.

The role involves operating equipment that compresses waste, moving between collection points, and ensuring proper sorting and tagging of containers. Applicants should be prepared for outdoor work in varying weather conditions, with the physical stamina to stand for

Qualifications

• Physical stamina required to stand for long periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Must be able to climb into and out of a garbage truck.

Responsibilities

• Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into trucks.
• Operate hoisting devices to lift bins and dump contents into truck bodies.
• Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
• Dump refuse or recyclables at disposal sites.
• Dismount and remount garbage trucks at collection points.
• Tag containers to inform customers of problems.
• Sort items for recycling and place in designated compartments.

Skills

Standing for long hours

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Bending and stooping

Outdoor work

Job description

Adams Sanitation is a fast-growing waste hauler serving residents and businesses in Northwest Florida providing a full range of waste and recycling collection and disposal services. At Adams, safely exceeding customer expectations while supporting the communities that we serve is what drives us every day. Our fast-growth and team focused environment makes us a great place to work for dynamic, self-motivated people.

Job Purpose

• Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into trucks

Tasks

• Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
• Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
• Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
• Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.
• Tag garbage or recycling containers to inform customers of problems, such as excess garbage or inclusion of items that are not permitted.
• Sort items set out for recycling and throw materials into designated truck compartments.

Requirements

• To be able to stand for long hours.
• To stoop and bend with ease
• To be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted
• To be able to step up into a truck repeatedly
• To work in an environment that often smells musty, putrid, or rancid
• To potentially work in an environment that has seasonally high heat or low temperatures due to being outdoors
• To potentially work in an environment that has wet or humid conditions due to be being outdoors