Environmental Services Worker

City of Tucson

1d • $15 - $23

About The Position

The Environmental Services Worker position at the City of Tucson’s Environmental Services Department supports the operations of refuse collections for the safe, efficient, and responsible collection and disposal of refuse, trash, debris, food waste, and recyclables. This position inspects equipment to ensure proper operations, maintains transfer stations, assists with delivering and exchanging refuse containers, and provides excellent customer service. Work is performed under the supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor. This position does not supervise.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Experience: No experience
• License/Certifications: A valid and unrestricted driver’s license with two (2) years of licensed driving is required
• Equivalency: Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in solid waste collection, recycling, or related environmental services operations.
• Experience in collecting, handling, sorting, and disposing of hazardous waste.
• Experience operating trailers and other heavy equipment safely and efficiently.
• Experience and knowledge of safety precautions required when handling heavy equipment, tools, and machinery in a public environment.
• Experience following delivery routes and using routing systems.
• Experience working in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a spotter by directing various vehicles and refuse units to appropriate locations by determining load contents and size while watching for prohibited or hazardous items.
• Performs random inspections on residential and commercial customer refuse drop offs, completes forms describing items included in drop off loads, verifies items by taking pictures, and may need to reject or remove items from loads.
• Communicates directions for disposal with operators and customers to prevent hazards and accidents.
• Provides transportation for operators to various reporting sites at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus to avoid injury or accidents.
• Receives work orders to pick up damaged containers, drops off replacement or new containers to customers, and ensures completion of requests.
• Assists with delivering, exchanging and maintaining disposal containers for customers.
• Cleans debris from the interior of containers, removes loose paint from the exterior, assembles and disassembles containers for washing and sanitizing, and paints repaired and newly fabricated containers.
• Collects, loads and disposes of refuse, trash, debris, food waste, green waste, and recyclables.
• Maintains City properties by removing weeds and trimming overgrown brushes and trees.
• Collaborates with crew members, Tucson Police Department, and Outreach teams to safely and effectively clean up encampments.
• Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections of City vehicles when necessary, maintains cleanliness of interior and exterior, and operates vehicles in accordance with federal, state, local, and City of Tucson requirements.
• Abides by the City of Tucson’s safety standards while driving and if servicing containers or brush and bulky items.
• Provides courteous and professional assistance to customers related to refuse collections or other services and provides relevant resources and information as requested.
• Performs all other duties and tasks assigned.
• Participates and cooperates in scheduled trainings, briefings, and meetings.

Benefits

• The City of Tucson offers a generous benefits package for benefit-eligible positions. The comprehensive, flexible, and affordable coverage is designed to optimize health and well-being, security and future, and peace of mind.
• Benefits begin with medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA coverage, surpassing your standard 401(k) program by offering a rich pension plan plus optional Roth and pretax deferred compensation savings.
• With your well-being in mind, our paid time off program provides new hires with 38 paid days off in the first year of employment, with time off increasing steadily in subsequent years.
• We offer twelve weeks of paid parental leave, paid tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, off- and on-the-job training, and opportunities to forge connections with peers and the community through employee resource groups and paid volunteer hours.
• You can learn more about our benefits at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/Employee-Benefit-Snapshot.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED