Compost Operations Specialist - Facilities Services - UTK

University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN
Onsite

About The Position

The Compost Operations Specialist performs a variety of duties related to the daily operations of the UT Compost Facility. This includes leading special projects to improve equipment and infrastructure, creating preventative maintenance schedules for equipment, performing diagnostics and complex repairs on broken vehicles and equipment, and making recommendations on how to best complete projects. This individual will operate heavy equipment, waste collection vehicles, and drive passenger buses. This position serves as a lead team member who provides work direction to students, AmeriCorps members, and other team members and volunteers, and assists in the supervision of others when the supervisor is absent.

Requirements

  • Operate heavy equipment
  • Operate waste collection vehicles
  • Drive passenger buses
  • Provide work direction to students, AmeriCorps members, and other team members and volunteers
  • Assist in the supervision of others when supervisor is absent

Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of duties related to the daily operations of the UT Compost Facility
  • Lead special projects to improve equipment and infrastructure
  • Create preventative maintenance schedules for equipment
  • Perform diagnostics and complex repairs on broken vehicles and equipment
  • Make recommendations on how to best complete projects
  • Operate heavy equipment
  • Operate waste collection vehicles
  • Drive passenger buses
  • Provide work direction to students, AmeriCorps members, and other team members and volunteers
  • Assist in the supervision of others when supervisor is absent

Benefits

  • career development and coaching
  • continued education
  • extensive list of development and training possibilities
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