Solid Waste Field Services Worker II PT

City of Denton; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Denton is seeking a landfill attendant to help keep the site clean, manage litter, and assist in lawn care around the facility. You will work under supervision and ensure compliance with local regulations while supporting vehicle spotting and general maintenance tasks.

The role requires physical stamina for lifting up to 60 pounds, operating light equipment such as mowers, and performing routine checks on equipment and logs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; 1 year field services/landscape work preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Experience with litter collection and landscape/equipment maintenance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Keep landfill clean and litter-free under supervisor direction.
• Assist in lawn maintenance and vehicle spotting as needed.
• Collect windblown litter daily; operate light/medium equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance and pre/post operation checks on tools.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Reading/writing communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Mower

Chainsaw

Bolt cutter

Power tools

Steam cleaner

Job description

Responsible for keeping the landfill site clean and litter-free while working under supervisor direction ensuring compliance with all local, state and federal regulatory agencies. Responsible for assisting in lawn maintenance around the landfill facility and vehicle spotting as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collects windblown litter on and offsite daily, builds temporary litter control fencing around the active working face using t-post drivers and small hand tools so the landfill will stay in compliance with its Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 1590B Site Operating Plan- 13. CONTROL OF WINDBLOWN WASTE AND LITTER.
• Performs duties such as painting, mowing grass, trimming shrubs, trimming trees, steam cleaning of equipment and general maintenance assignments.
• Plants,fertilizes, cultivates and irrigates lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers; mows, trims, edges and fertilizes lawns, prunes, sprays trees and shrubs.
• Spots vehicles and controls traffic flow at the Landfill Working Face or Public Disposal Areas.
• Performs various lifting and carrying tasks of up to 60 pounds.
• Reads and understands the landfill site operation plan.
• Operates light to medium-sized motorized equipment such as mower and pickup truck.
• Performs routine maintenance, pre/post operation equipment checks (oil, gas, etc.)
• Completes daily logs
• Operates a variety of hand tools and/or power tools such as a steam cleaner, weed-eater, yard blower, chainsaw, bolt cutter, hammer, sledgehammer, metal cutter, pliers, wrench, saw, etc.
• Confers with customers regarding service issues or illegal dumping and reports information obtained to a supervisor.
• Ability to get along with customers and co-workers.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to use a computer to check emails daily.
• Maintains regular and punctual on-site attendance.
• Ability to perform all job duties in a safe manner.

Additional Duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications / Acceptable Equivalence:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent with one year of experience in a field services environment, landscape and/or field construction work
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Prior experience in techniques, procedures, tools and equipment used for litter collection, landscape and equipment maintenance.

OR

• Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job

Core Competencies:

Listening /Communication

1. Organizes ideas clearly.
2. Speaks logically and clearly so others can follow reasoning.
3. Uses appropriate grammar and vocabulary that supports the individual’s credibility.
4. Communicates effectively both in writing and in oral communication; Exhibits the ability to express oneself clearly in business writing.

Interpersonal Skills and Effectiveness

1. Builds successful, collaborative, genial, and trusting relationships that contribute to personal effectiveness and the effectiveness of the work team.
2. Establishes good internal and external customer relations and can come to workable solutions to service challenges by using the Consultation, Adaption, and Mobilization (CAM) model.
3. Perceives political relations within the organization or with customers and demonstrates sensitivity to situations or language while integrating that knowledge in approaching problems and resolving conflict.

Problem Solving/Initiative

1. Uses initiative to take empowered action to solve routine problems within policy guidelines and seeks creative solutions for non-routine challenges.
2. Effectively handles several problems or tasks at once and remains calm in stressful situations.
3. Thinks beyond the immediate issue to look at the root cause of behavior/issue.
4. Uses good judgment in sharing information and maintaining confidentiality.

Analytical Thinking

1. Resolves a problem in a systematic, step-by-step way.
2. Uses past experience to quickly evaluate situations where information may be incomplete or unclear.
3. Anticipates the implications and consequences of situations and takes appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.
4. Identifies the information needed to clarify a situation, seeks that information from appropriate sources, and uses skillful questioning to draw out the information, when others are reluctant to disclose it.

Preferences:

• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Prior Solid Waste Experience
• Skid Steer/Zero Turn Mower experience
• Additional years of experience in a field services environment

Conditions of Employment:

• Must have a valid Class “C” Driver’s License and valid state required minimum automobile liability insurance prior to employment (must obtain Texas Class “C” driver’s license and state required minimum automobile liability insurance within 90 days of hire per state law)
• Must pass a drug test, driver’s license check, criminal history background check, and social security number verification check
• Must pass a physical examination
• Must be able to work a 40 hour
• Must be able to move or lift objects 60 pounds or more, as necessary
• Must be able to work weekends when needed
• Must be able to work in all types of weather

Physical Requirements:

Overall Strength Demands: The italicized word describes the overall strength demands of the functions performed by the incumbent during a typical workday.

• Sedentary - lifting no more than 10 pounds
• Light - lifting no more than 20 pounds; carry up to 10 pounds
• Medium - lifting no more than 50 pounds, carry up to 25 pounds
• Heavy - lifting no more than 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds
• Very Heavy - lifting more than 100 pounds, carry more than 50 pounds

Physical Demand Codes: The following describes if the incumbent is expected to exert the following physical demands during a typical workday and the overall frequency.

Codes for “how often”

Y = Yes
N = No
E = extensive (100-70%)
M = moderate (60-30%)
I = infrequent (20-10%)
A = almost never (<10%)

Task: Code:

1. Standing: E
2. Sitting: A
3. Walking: E
4. Lifting: E
5. Carrying: Y
6. Pushing/Pulling: E
7. Overhead Work: E
8. Fine Dexterity: Y
9. Kneeling: M
10.Crouching: M
11.Crawling: M
12.Bending: E
13.Twisting: E
14.Climbing: Y
15.Balancing: M
16.Vision: E
17.Hearing: E
18.Talking: E
19.Video Display: E
20. Other:

Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids: The key responsibilities of this position require the use of light vehicles such as pickups, as well as the use of hydraulic mechanisms, hammers, rake, shovel, broom, wire stripper, power tools.

Environmental Factors: The key responsibilities of this position are performed in a field environment. The required fieldwork is performed on uneven ground, steep slopes and in all weather conditions.

This job description is not an employment agreement, contract agreement, or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

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