Equipment Operator II - Solid Waste

Equipment Operator II

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Would you like to work 4 days a week and work independently while being rewarded with competitive pay and great benefits?

If so, joining the City of Fayetteville's Public Services' Solid Waste team is right for you! Our team works each week in every neighborhood operating the most up-to-date equipment removing garbage, yard waste, and large items that do not fit in the trash cart.

The City of Fayetteville's Public Services Department is currently recruiting for Equipment Operator II's for our Solid Waste Division to operate light and medium power‑driven equipment requiring a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) (such as refuse trucks, yard waste trucks, dump trucks, tractor mowers, street sweepers, snow plows, salt spreaders, crane trucks, etc.), to assist with the collection of municipal solid waste, recycling materials and other debris removal from City streets and rights‑of-it, as well as to.th

maintain and upkeep streets, rights‑of‑way, parks, horticulture, cemeteries and other City property.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate and maintain light and medium sized equipment and other ancillary equipment in support of the collection of municipal solid waste, yard debris and recyclables, and operate to upkeep streets, rights‑of‑way and City properties.
• Participate in all required training classes both in the classroom and in the field and practice all safety rules and procedures; exhibit safe movements while operating trucks and equipment.
• Participate in the repair and maintenance of City owned properties such as parks, cemeteries, streets, roads, alleyways, and/or drainage systems; transport and deliver equipment from construction sites, maintenance facilities, storage yards and/or other locations as required.
• Participate in the collection, driving, hauling and disposal of municipal solid waste and/or yard debris at the appropriate landfill or transfer facility; perform additional tasks such as loading carts; repairing carts, using shovels, rakesídios, brooms, etc., while removing debris from the street or curb line.
• Perform additional grounds maintenance, construction and maintenance tasks such as mowing, clearing fence lines of obstructions, grading, seeding, concrete work, truck driving, asphalt spreading, jack hammering and a variety of minor repair activities.
• Maintain records and logs of all work performed, perform pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections, and perform basic preventive maintenance on equipment as required.
• Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors and others as needed through all methods of communication technology including but not limited to radios, digital phones and on board communication devices.
• Respond as needed before/after and during emergencies, weather events, etc. utilizing spreaders and snow removal equipment including front‑end loaders, snowplows, tractors, etc.
• Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; investigate and respond to complaints from the public; resolve issues in the area of assignment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Two years of experience involving the skilled operation of refuse equipment or medium construction and maintenance equipment in parks, cemeteries, horticultural environments, street repair/maintenance or related field.

Training:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• Retirement

To apply or for more information, please visit the City’s career page at:

The City is Splash an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.