Temporary - Austin Resource Recovery Associate (Driver Helper)

City of Austin

5d • $22 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

At the City of Austin, we are more than just an employer—we are a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic and innovative cities. As we strive to fulfill our commitment as public servants, it is important that we ground our efforts in a set of guiding principles – Empathy, Ethics, Excellence, Engagement, and Equity – anchors in delivering services that significantly impact the lives of Austinites. Joining the City of Austin means embarking on a purposeful career, contributing to the community, and being part of a forward-thinking organization that values every employee. Purpose: Under close supervision, this position performs tasks of general labor in the collection and disposal of trash and recyclables and the recovery and processing of recovered resources or in the support of the operations in the collection or disposal process. Position Overview for Operational: This position(s) will be driver helper and may require some or all of the following: Servicing approximately 700-1500 homes utilizing a commercial waste management vehicle. Boarding and exiting the cab of a collection truck, as well as stepping on and off the rear step using hand and foot holds. The position will be retrieving carts and bags from house to house with continual stretching, bending and stooping and will require pulling your own body weight. Delivering, exchanging and maintaining ARR Carts and preparing inventory for deliveries as well as repairing and cleaning and/or disassembling non-usable carts that are picked up from customers throughout the city. All positions are very physically demanding and may manually collect bags, branch bundles, personal containers and 96-gallon carts from curbside. Depending on the position, they may transport collected materials via a rear-loader and unload them at processing site. All positions work in all types of inclement weather (i.e. cold, wet, hot, etc.) and will be on their feet, walking, bending, stooping and picking up heavy items for most of their workday.

Requirements

• Six (6) months of experience performing general labor.
• Valid Texas Class C Driver license, as required by position.
• To be considered for employment in this position applicants must comply with Department of Transportation Federal Regulations and the City of Austin Drug Policy.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the waste management industry, construction, and other general labor fields.
• Experience working in a manual labor job outdoors in extreme heat, cold and other inclement weather.
• Experience operating heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Picks up, processes, or disposes of trash, brush, litter, recyclables, bulky items, re-use items, or compostable items by operating trash collection equipment as appropriate.
• Pre-trips all equipment as required by management and maintains detailed vehicle and equipment records.
• Constructs and maintains operational equipment including carts.
• Performs basic vehicle inspections, maintenance, and repairs including trash carts.
• Learns and follows routes, reads street maps and micro routes to locate route destinations.
• Completes paperwork, forms, and other reports related to collection activities.
• Uses hand tools such as backpack blower, rake, shovel, and sweep to stack, load, and unload smaller debris and litter.
• Cleans up illegal dump sites parkland, targeted encampment sites, and other sites with high volume of trash-related complaints or concerns throughout the City of Austin.
• Provides information to customers, when appropriate, and responds to routine customer questions about work being performed.
• Places customer notices, door hangers, and public information literature.
• Follows all safety rules.
• Observes and reports accidents, burglaries, and hazardous situations.
• Assists other Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) crews, as directed, and performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Working with the City of Austin at Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) provides a number of health benefits, such as medical, paid leave time, and training opportunities and more!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees