Part Time Landfill Attendant

City of Enid • Enid, OK

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for presenting a positive public perception of the Landfill for Enid residents and ensuring compliance with ODEQ regulations and City of Enid ordinances. The role involves monitoring, weighing, and measuring incoming materials, completing various reports and paperwork, receiving and balancing payments, answering telephone inquiries, identifying hazardous materials, and preventing the entrance of unacceptable loads. The attendant also provides assistance to other departments as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Waste Exclusion Training within one year of hire.
• Yearly Waste Exclusion Update Training.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Ability to use computer, printer, cash register, truck scales, and radio.
• Ability to positively interact with customers on a daily basis.
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Accurate and attentive to detail.
• Good communications and public relations abilities.
• Ability to assist and support others.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to work with the fingers.
• Normal vision, with or without corrective lenses.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding and subtracting two digit numbers, multiplying and dividing with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of money and weight or measurement.
• Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

• 3-5 years experience (for Intermediate advancement)
• Proficient computer skills (for Intermediate advancement)
• Vocational training (for Intermediate advancement)
• Ability to fill in for Heavy Equipment Operator for short periods (for Intermediate advancement)
• 6+ years experience (for Advanced advancement)
• Intermediate computer skills (for Advanced advancement)
• Associate’s Degree or equivalent in related field (for Advanced advancement)
• Ability to fill in Landfill Manager for short periods (for Advanced advancement)

Responsibilities

• Monitors, weighs, or measures incoming materials or products, using volume meters, scales, rules, and calipers.
• Completes daily ODEQ reports, non-hazardous material paperwork, daily transaction sheets, and daily work sheet.
• Receives and balances payments for use of Landfill.
• Answers telephone inquiries and promotes a positive customer service relationship.
• Identifies hazardous materials by checking product labels, tags, or tickets; shipping manifests; purchase orders; and bills of lading to verify that the contents, quantity, or weight of loads is accurate.
• Prevents entrance of products or loads not of acceptable standards, and notifies supervisor or appropriate department of contents.
• Provides assistance to other departments as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED