Lead Collection Equipment Operator - Recycle

General Description

The purpose of this class within the organization is to drive a truck following established routes to collect recyclables from residences throughout the County.

Works under close to general supervision according to set procedures, but determines how or when to complete tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

Essential Functions:

Collects, sorts and loads material on to truck.

Cleans materials as necessary. Bales materials & loads finished products into truck for delivery to market; includes e-waste.

Operates and completes maintenance on a variety of equipment for loading and unloading recyclables.

Uses conveyors, bobcats, forklifts, compactors, balers, air compressors and mechanic tools.

Additional Duties:

Assists customers using the shredder and shows where to deposit their recyclables.

Cleans and provides maintenance to ensure adequate supply of required materials and tools.

Delivers curbside recycling roll carts to citizens.

Prepares and submits citizen participation reports, fuel logs and vehicle maintenance reports.

Performs related work as assigned

Responsibilities, Requirements and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.

Compares or inspects data, people, or things against a standard.

People Responsibility:

People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.

Serves others such as customers, attends to their requests and exchanges information with them.

Asset Responsibility:

Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.

Requires some responsibility for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials, supplies or small amounts of money.

Mathematical Requirements:

Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.

Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percentages.

Communications Requirements:

Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.