JOIN OUR TALENT POOL! Crew Member - Des Moines, IA

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A crew member collects litter along roadways. Your morning will start off by meeting your supervisor and other crew members at a designated location. Then you will be escorted by truck to the location. Litter pickup includes shoulders and medians of the highway, but excludes travel lanes. The days are Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturdays. OUTDOOR WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: Regular Full-Time

TRAVEL (Overnight): No

SHIFTS: Day

BENEFIT OFFERINGS: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k

Job Duties:

• Collect and bag litter along assigned interstates and other roadways.
• Load and unload trash bags at designated locations.
• Setting up, moving and picking up highway awareness signs throughout the work day.
• Ensure equipment safety before during, and after use.
• Required to report to work at the appointed hour, as scheduled, and to work the entire assigned schedule.
• Ability to be self-controlled and exercise good judgement.
• Must wear proper clothing including protective equipment.
• Communicate with field supervisor any hazards or unsafe conditions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Must obey all safety rules and regulations.
• Ability to take a teamwork approach to the job cooperating with others, offering help to others when needed, and considering large organizational goals rather than individual concerns.
• Other duties and contracts as assigned.

High-school diploma or GED preferred. Reliable transportation to meet at assigned location as early as 6:00am. Walk up to 5 miles per day. Lift up to 25 lbs. multiple times daily. Use of grabber-type device. Outdoor work experience required.

Preferred Skills

Ability to work independently, detail-oriented, operate a variety of small hand tools, two-way radio, phone and other items needed for the job.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally be required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift up to 50 pounds; will regularly be required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; and will frequently be required to talk or hear. Special vision requirements are close, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to walk for extended periods of time over rough, steep or uneven terrain in all weather conditions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles; and will frequently be exposed to moving traffic and outdoor weather conditions. The noise level for this environment will be loud. Requires of collection of litter along roadways and rights-of-way for extended periods and in all types of weather.