Transfer Station Operator

POSITION TYPE: Hourly, Non-Exempt

JOB SUMMARY:  This position is responsible for performing technical duties in the operation and daily maintenance of the Transfer Station.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Loads trash and recycling materials into open top trailers, using a hi-lift or backhoe.
• Prepares loaded trailers for transport to the landfill or recycling center; which consists of tarping and weighing the trailers using yard trucks and pulling empty trailers into the pit.
• Responsible for transporting multiple 20 yard containers consisting of single stream and loaded cardboard using the roll-off truck. The yard containers are moved between the recycling center and transfer station to be both emptied and replaced.
• Loads brush and compost using a hi-lift or backhoe, into 50 yard containers and transports them with the roll off truck to the compost storage area.
• Loads appliances into 50 yard containers and transports them to the metal recycling facility using the roll-off truck.
• Responsible for loading special waste from Republic Services into designated trailers specifically assigned for this waste using equipment such as the hi-lift.
• Conducts daily inspections of all transfer station equipment including but not limited to hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, roll-off trucks, forklifts and pickup trucks, to identify maintenance needs and complete preventative maintenance based upon those inspections.
• Oversees and assigns work for “work release inmates”.
• Maintains grounds in accordance with Transfer Station and MDNR specifications.
• Recovers Freon from appliances using a Freon Recovery Machine.
• Monitors materials brought into the Transfer Station to prevent restricted waste from hitting the tipping floor.
• Assists the Transfer Statin Chief Operator in the training of other personnel.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

In the absence of the Transfer Station Scale Operator, this position may be required to perform these duties when assigned:

• Operate the computer for incoming and outgoing refuse, recycling and compost materials.
• Responsible for accepting and processing payments in the form of cash, check or debit/credit card.
• Responsible for ensuring all cash and charge accounts are charged correctly.
• Maintain current and accurate records as required by DNR policy.
• Prepare and process paperwork for loaded trailers in transport to the landfill or recycling center.
• Monitors and inspects material brought into the transfer station, making sure loads are tarped and secured as required by City Policy.
• Utilizes the video surveillance system to monitor “work release inmates” from the scale office.
• Does daily cleaning of the scale office, breakrooms and bathrooms.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION:

• Knowledge of MDNR and EPA regulations.
• Knowledge of acceptable and non-acceptable materials in the waste stream as well as what cannot be loaded into the single stream recycling trailers.
• Knowledge of the vehicles and equipment used at the Transfer Station which includes but is not limited to hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, roll-off trucks, forklifts and pickup trucks.
• Knowledge in the operation of the Freon Recovery Machine.
• Skill in the use of computers and other modern office equipment.
• Skill in the operation of hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, forklifts, and roll-off trucks.
• Skill in the operation of truck scales.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must comply with Missouri CDL requirements and possess and maintain a valid Class “B” or better CDL with air brake endorsement.
• High School graduate or equivalent.

Salary per hour $20.10, plus a generous benefit package.

• Bi-weekly pay periods.
• Thirteen paid holidays per year.
• 96 hours of vacation – accrued throughout the year.
• 96 hours of sick leave – accrued throughout the year.
• 2 days of personal leave per fiscal year. Must be employed on July 1 of the fiscal year to receive.
• City paid monthly premiums for health and dental insurance – Employee only.
• City paid monthly life insurance for employee only (1 times annual salary up to $50,000).
• Optional group term life insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
• Optional vision insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
• Voluntary deferred compensation plan – not matched by the City.
• Retirement (LAGERS) paid by the City. Missouri LAGERS – A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org).
• Total compensation value (Hourly starting rate plus benefits value) for this position is $28.65 hourly.

Before final appointment, successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a drug test and background investigation.

The City of Cape Girardeau reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for an interview as to the status of their application for employment. EOE/ADA/M/F/V