Sanitation Worker

JOB SUMMARY
Under general supervision, this position is responsible for the removal of residential solid waste and recycling from Municipal Streets. Works as part of a crew assigned to a collection vehicle under the direction of a Sanitation Worker III/Driver Operator on a scheduled route to pick up curbside garbage, trash and recyclables. Is able to operate/drive vehicles that do not require a CDL license for the pick-up of bulk item trash, spraying of mosquitos, etc. assists in yard debris, limb removal and street sweeping. Assembles, repairs and delivers garbage cans and recycle bins. Maintains sidewalks, bike paths, curbs, gutters and drains by edging and using zero turn blowers, to remove sediment, debris and leaves. Operates self-propelled paint sprayers for marking and laying out parking areas and roadway striping. Occasionally picks up litter and/or dead animals in streets and on Right-of-Ways. Performs other assigned duties which may include weed eating, spraying sidewalks, disassembling damaged cans, performing maintenance on trucks, responding to notes from customers, etc. Reports to the Residential Sanitation Supervisor.JOB FUNCTIONS
Essential Functions

• Picks up residential garbage and recycling materials.
• Picks up residential bulk items.
• Assists residential customers with special needs with retrieval of residential waste.
• Safely performs manual work under adverse weather conditions.
• Sprays for mosquitos and mixes chemicals.
• Picks up road kill throughout the City.
• Operates blowers on sweeper truck to sweep streets.  
• Works with other departments in the City for various cleanup activities.
• Monitors debris for hazardous waste.
• Assembles trash cans.
• Assists construction crews and other crews, as needed.
• Operates industrial paint sprayer to assists with painting.
• Assists with set up for parades and specials events.
• Performs preventative maintenance on vehicles.
• Receives and/or reviews information such as call tickets, written/spoken instructions, maps, basic OSHA and environmental safety regulations and procedures, personnel, policy and related information.
• Prepares and generates information such as garbage can log, mosquito spraying log and equipment maintenance log.
• Refers to call tickets, written/spoken instructions, maps, basic OSHA and environmental safety regulations and procedures, personnel, policy and related information.
• Interacts and communicates with a wide variety of groups and individuals to include the general public, Department Heads, Supervisors, Driver Operator II, landfill personnel, fellow employees, and office staff.
• Operates a variety of machinery and/or equipment to include mosquito truck, truck pulling flatbed, hopper, fork lift and a Gator.
• Utilizes a variety of tool and/or sets of tools such as power drills, grease gun, pressure washer, weed eaters, edger, trimmers, lawn mowers and blowers.

Additional Functions

• Uses a forklift to move chemicals, removes cans and oil.
• Weed eats sidewalks and sprays weeds.
• Uses chainsaw and trims specific alleys.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
High School Diploma or its equivalent and six (6) months of experience in a job related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. 
Special Qualifications:
Valid Driver’s License.PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is heavy work which requires 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. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing:  sufficient to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Climbing: sufficient to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Crouching: sufficient to bend the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Grasping: sufficient to apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: sufficient to pick, hold, or otherwise work, primarily with the whole hand.
• Hearing: sufficient to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound. 
• Lifting: sufficient to raise objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. 
• Mental Acuity: sufficient to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Pulling: sufficient to use upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: sufficient to use upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Reaching: sufficient to extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: sufficient to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time. 
• Stooping: sufficient to bend body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. 
• Talking: sufficient to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Visual Acuity: sufficient to observe violations of codes, to effectively operate standard office equipment; ability to read and write reports, correspondence, instructions, drawings, etc.; and to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, by both day and night.
• Walking: sufficient to move about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.

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