Environmental Service Worker I (Landfill Operations)
About The Position
Performs a wide variety of environmental services, grounds maintenance, sanitation, and landfill operational support activities to maintain and enhance the cleanliness, safety, and beautification of the City of Atlanta. Duties may include, but are not limited to: garbage and recycling collection; litter and debris removal; landscaping and grounds maintenance; transfer station and landfill support operations; operation of hand tools, power tools, and heavy equipment; and general maintenance activities. Work may involve operating equipment in controlled landfill and transfer station environments, including tractor mowers, loaders, compactors, scales, and other landfill-specific equipment utilized in waste management and disposal operations. Employees may also assist with traffic flow, customer interaction, waste screening, contamination monitoring, and accurate documentation/reporting associated with landfill and transfer station activities. This is the entry level for this job family. Individuals entering this level must possess basic knowledge of environmental services work and demonstrate the physical capabilities, motor skills, dependability, and initiative necessary to safely complete assigned tasks in both field and operational environments. Typically performs the simplest pertinent tasks, assists higher-level workers with more complex assignments, prepares and stores tools and equipment, and supports overall team operations to ensure efficient service delivery.
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of environmental services work
- Physical capabilities, motor skills, dependability, and initiative necessary to safely complete assigned tasks in both field and operational environments
Responsibilities
- Garbage and recycling collection
- Litter and debris removal
- Landscaping and grounds maintenance
- Transfer station and landfill support operations
- Operation of hand tools, power tools, and heavy equipment
- General maintenance activities
- Operating equipment in controlled landfill and transfer station environments, including tractor mowers, loaders, compactors, scales, and other landfill-specific equipment
- Assisting with traffic flow
- Customer interaction
- Waste screening
- Contamination monitoring
- Accurate documentation/reporting associated with landfill and transfer station activities
- Performing the simplest pertinent tasks
- Assisting higher-level workers with more complex assignments
- Preparing and storing tools and equipment
- Supporting overall team operations to ensure efficient service delivery
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
