Landfill Operator I

Job Description:

Duties: Performs skilled & semi-skilled work in the maintenance & operation of the City of Salinas municipal solid waste landfill; operates & maintains medium & heavy equipment such as compactors, dozers, motor graders, front-end loaders, self-propelled scrapers & similar equipment; assists in planning fill cells; moves, levels, compacts & covers solid waste at landfill; looks for & prevents hazardous waste from entering into landfill; mows grounds; collects litter; maintains landfill roads; extinguishes fires at landfill; performs maintenance checks on equipment & makes repairs; welds; prepares minimal records of own activities, including burial logs & special wastes.

Education: High school diploma or G.E.D.

Experience: One (1) year of progressively responsible construction & maintenance work operating light & medium equipment (tractor, loader, skid steer); one (1) year of experience operating heavy equipment (dozer, compacter, earth scraper); horizontal land construction work preferred; must be able to work outside in all weather conditions.

Requirements: Must possess valid Kansas driver’s license at hire; must obtain a valid Kansas commercial drivers license (CDL) with air brake & tanker endorsement within one (1) year from hire date.

Work Type: Heavy, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Machines, Tools, Equipment: Earth scrapers, trash compactors, wheel loader, motor grader, dozer, water truck, roll off truck, tractor mower, weed-eaters, mechanics hand & power tools, welder, etc.

Hours: 4 (10 hour days) & quarterly shift change (3-10.5 hours, & 1-8.5 hour days)

Starting pay: $19.93-20.93/hr. DOQ EOE

Additional $1.50/hour paid for hours worked after 6:00 p.m. & before 6:00 a.m.

Paid Time Off:

48 hours of vacation available upon hire; additional 48 hours earned during the year (96 hours in first year).
96 hours of sick leave during first year.

Apply: jobs.salina-ks.gov

Application Deadline: Until filled