Equipment Operator Ii - Landfill

Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Essential Duties

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

(The following duty statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other non-essential or marginal duties that may be required. Mesa County reserves the right to modify or change the duties or essential functions of this job at any time. All responsibilities may not be performed by all incumbents.)

Operates complex landfill equipment such as front-end loader, water truck, landfill compactor, scraper, motor grader, dozer, and backhoe in order to perform maintenance activities.
Under the direction of the Landfill Site Manager, performs routine landfilling operations, which can include, but are not limited to, soil excavation, maintaining access roads, waste compaction, stormwater BMP installation, dust suppression, fueling equipment, hauling trash, monitoring incoming materials to ensure they are acceptable, placing final cover, material grinding, and fire mitigation.
Maintain all waste diversion areas, including, but not limited to, the friable asbestos cell, white goods, waste tire drop-off, public drop-off area, mattress recycling program, and traditional recycling yard.
Maintains access roads leading to and from the tipping floor, including grading, snow removal, and dust control.
Ensures stormwater is managed in accordance with the permit by maintaining proper grading for stormwater drainage, clearing debris from existing stormwater control ditches and water retention ponds, and installing temporary stormwater BMPs where needed.
Assist in installing, repairing, and maintaining landfill gas collection system piping and wells.
Provide litter control, including collection of blown litter. Responsible for overall site cleanliness and upkeep.
Maintain all site signage.
Ensures materials coming into the facility are approved and in compliance with the Division’s Engineering Design and Operation Plan. Will perform load inspections as needed.
Direct the public to appropriate dumping areas depending on the contents of their refuse.
Direct traffic on landfill tipping deck to ensure safe unloading of refuse.
Perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs on the facility’s heavy equipment, specialized equipment, and machinery. Routine maintenance includes but may not be limited to checking oil and fluid levels, checking tire pressure, checking belts, greasing loaders, and changing and blowing off equipment filters.
Executes necessary precautions to ensure safety and compliance with OSHA. Identify and report safety concerns to the Landfill Site Manager.
Utilizes skills related to good customer service and answers customer questions related to the policies and regulations of the Solid Waste Management Division, including the landfill and satellite facilities. Responds to citizens' unique needs and complaints.
Responds in emergency situations, including after-hours when necessary.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or equivalent and three (3) year of related experience.
Any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

Supplemental Information

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position requires standing, stooping, sitting, bending, twisting, and lifting up to 150 pounds with assistance.
Employee must be able to maneuver in tight places such as the crawl space under a building, climb ladders, step over obstacles, step on and off machinery, etc.
Work is often done outside and must continue even during inclement weather conditions.
The employee is frequently exposed to dirt, smoke, fumes, extreme heat and cold for long periods of time, outside atmospheric conditions, traffic noise, and dust for sustained periods of time.
The employee is frequently exposed to possible bodily injury from moving mechanical parts of equipment, tools, and machinery.
The employee is occasionally exposed to possible bodily injury from electrical shock, falling from high places, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
Typical noise level of work environment is loud, primarily from engines, equipment, machinery, and power tools.
Employee is subject to Mesa County Drug and Alcohol testing policies.

In compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act the following items can be used as a determining factor in the starting and ongoing wage of an employee working in this position:

A seniority system that rewards employees based on length of employment.

A merit system that rewards employees for exceptional job performance.

Education, training, or experience to the extent that they are reasonably related to the work in question.

Another factor related to job performance or business operations, such as paying a shift differential to workers on less popular shifts.

Travel, if the travel is a regular and necessary condition of the work performed.

This position is eligible for the Mesa County benefit package which includes the following;

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
• Life insurance
• Long term disability