Job Posting: Landfill Maintenance Worker

Department: Community Development
Representation: Local 737
Salary: $21.98-$27.80

General Position Summary

The Landfill Maintenance Worker operates light to heavy trucks and equipment to perform a variety of tasks associated with landfill maintenance. Applicants must pass a DOT drug screen test to be eligible for employment.

Essential Functions

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Operate D-8 Cat, D-7 Cat, 816 & 826 Compactors to move solid waste and materials.

• Use graders and dozers for material movement and grading.

• Operate backhoes to excavate and backfill trenches.

• Use compactors to compact solid waste.

• Operate snow removal equipment to maintain landfill access during winter conditions.

• Drive transport trucks and load/unload equipment on low-boy trailers for transport to outlying landfills and transfer sites.

• Direct vehicles to appropriate disposal areas based on load type.

• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on assigned equipment.

• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly landfill site.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this role successfully, an individual must meet the following qualifications:

Education, Certification, & Experience

• High school diploma or GED.

• One to three months related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Valid Oregon Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A.

• CPR Certification.

• First Aid Certification.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Language Skills: Ability to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions and correspondence; communicate effectively in one-on-one and small group settings.

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide basic units of American money, weight, volume, and distance.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram instructions and solve practical problems.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, talking, and hearing.

• Occasional use of hands to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, tasting, or smelling.

• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally.

• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.