Heavy Equipment Landfill Operator

Experience Required

2-4 Years Experience

Education Required

HS Graduate or Equivalent

Position Description/General Purpose of Job

Operates heavy equipment used for landfill operations

Essential Functions

• · Performs pre-operation inspections of equipment, identifying equipment issues and reporting issues to the Lead Mechanic for repair
• · Refuels equipment and adds fluids as needed
• · Ensures compliance with company policies, safety, and maintenance procedures
• · Operates heavy equipment such as scrapers, wheel-type or crawler tractors with a dozer blade, blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders, and pneumatic tire scrapers
• · Compiles daily equipment reports consisting of logging the number of loads excavated and the number of hours spent operating equipment
• · Controls well fires by smothering them with dirt, isolating them, and/or wetting them with water
• · Communicates with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe conditions, accidents,s and equipment breakdowns
• · Keeps informed of the weather conditions
• · Demonstrates continuous efforts to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• · Works closely with traffic control spotters to identify fill areas to be used for dumping solid waste.

Equipment/Tools Used

Trucks, scrapers, wheel-type or crawler tractors with dozer blade, landfill blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders, pneumatic tire scrapers, seat belts, vehicle inspection equipment.

Protective Clothing & Equipment Used

• Steel-toe boots; hard hat, safety glasses, earplugs, and uniforms/overalls

Special Skills, Education, or Licensure Required

• The driver must meet Motor Vehicle Records standards set by the company

Work Environment

• Exposure to outdoor elements
• Small, cramped spaces, such as the equipment cab
• Exposure to dust
• May work on uneven ground
• Exposure to high/low temperatures with sudden temperature changes.
• May experience wet weather, snow, or high humidity
• May work at heights greater than 10 feet

Typical Physical Demands

• Ability to carry, push, and pull up to 75lbs
• Ability to climb, kneel, or crawl
• Ability to reach, twist, and turn while driving