Sanitation Equipment Operator

As part of the University’s Facilities Operations, the staff in Campus Grounds oversees seasonal and academic cycle grounds care for a large university campus consisting of approximately 2,300 acres of diverse landscape, 60 parking lots, 56 miles of walkways, and 22 miles of roadways
. Our team includes the Garage and University fleet repairs, moving‑logistical support of campus events, running the surplus program, including several warehouse complexes for rental equipment, documents storage, surplus items and the entire waste and recycling stream for the University. Campus Grounds deliver and take down over 125,000 pieces of rental equipment each year, manage nearly 100,000 square feet of warehouse space, and remove over 5,000 tons of waste and recycling each year.

The Sanitation Equipment Operator provides recycling, special waste, and trash removal services on a daily basis for designated University properties, operating specialized equipment such as scooters, commercial rear‑loading trash trucks, forklift side, and top‑loading compactors. Maintain equipment and dumpster sites. Experience preferred, CDL license with brake endorsement a must. The normal work week for this position is Monday‑Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm.

Based on business needs, other work schedules may be assigned or required.

• Operate special equipment, including commercial vehicles, pick up trash, special waste, and recycling materials at designated University properties and dispose of that material at designated landfills and/or resource recovery sites.
• Manually lift waste and recyclables into dumpsters and/or waste vehicles.
• Attach dumpsters to rear‑loading waste vehicles and operate hydraulic machinery for packing material and unloading material at landfills and resource recovery locations.
• Perform minor maintenance on commercial vehicles such as checking motor fluids and lubricants, greasing necessary fittings, and keeping hydraulic fluids at proper levels.
• Utilization of CMMS and other applications for data tracking.
• Maintain daily logs of commercial vehicles, Biodigester and reporting defects to the Sanitation Crew Supervisor or fleet mechanic.
• Maintain and inspect all dumpsters for defects. Grease and/or replace casters and lids as necessary. Report any major defects to the Sanitation Supervisor.
• Maintain dumpster sites, performing occasional racking and sweeping as necessary. Including cleaning the interior of dumpsters and toters.
• Operate trash compactors and perform minnow repairs such as checking hydraulic fluid levels.
• Assist in organics collection and transport, including hauling food scraps, operating system controls, data collection, weighing toters, offloading, and sorting compost accordingly. Conduct safety checks and the cleaning of the Biodigester machine.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a culturally diverse environment with demonstrated flexibility and composure.
• Model our core value of Teamwork by developing internal and external partnerships to better accomplish goals; maintains good working relationships with co‑workers, superiors and public.
• Show our core value of Innovation in support of the department, encouraging creativity, sharing valued remarks, and demonstrating perseverance with recommendations to management.
• Practice our core value of Integrity by performing job duties in accordance with University and departmental policies and procedures, professional standards and practices and in accordance to relevant laws, regulations and practices.
• Demonstrate our core value of Inclusiveness by representing strong employee morale and cultivating a culture of inclusion, fairness, and effective leadership while embracing diversity in recruitment and talent retention efforts.
• Show our core value of Respect when representing the university or department during campus activities, customer service, or other topics of general interest to the public or University Community; maintains appropriate attendance in the workplace by keeping tardiness and unplanned absences to a minimum.
• Model our core value of Sustainability while performing work duties such as…