Public Works Driver CDL

City Of Fountain Inn•Fountain Inn, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Public Works Driver CDL drives and operates sanitation trucks and other specialized equipment to support general maintenance of City grounds, property, rights-of-way, infrastructure, and departmental operations within the City and surrounding areas. The role operates sanitation and yard-debris collection vehicles, tractors and mowers, and a range of other equipment; performs related manual maintenance work; and helps ensure safe and effective operations for City workers and the public. The position also assists with animal-response duties, City events, and emergency or disaster response. It includes storm preparation and cleanup as an essential employee and participation in an on-call rotation for after-hours business needs. The employee inspects, prepares, cleans, and performs light maintenance on equipment, follows safety procedures, communicates with supervisors and others, and maintains regular, reliable in-person attendance. Work is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with possible overtime and periodic weekend hours for City-sponsored community events.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of experience driving and operating sanitation and other specialized maintenance equipment, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Valid South Carolina Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class A or B, which must be maintained.
Ability to perform the essential functions and learn, understand, and apply City and departmental policies, practices, and procedures.
Ability to operate and control equipment, machinery, tools, and materials requiring complex or rapid adjustments.
Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions and exercise judgment in work situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and basic counting and measuring.
Ability to communicate orally and perceive visual cues or signals, sounds, colors, depth, and texture.
Ability to exert moderate physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, prolonged standing, and some lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of objects weighing approximately 12–20 pounds.
Ability to work in conditions that may include dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, varying light, animals, bites, disease, pathogenic substances, and difficult customer interactions.
Regular, reliable in-person attendance.

Responsibilities

Drive and operate vehicles and specialized equipment for maintenance of City grounds, property, rights-of-way, and infrastructure, while following traffic laws and safety guidelines.
Operate rear-loading and semi-automated sanitation trucks to collect solid waste on assigned routes, position vehicles for collection, operate collection mechanisms, ensure loads are contained and balanced, and repair, pick up, or deliver waste and recycling carts and containers.
Drive and operate vehicles used to collect and dispose of residential yard debris.
Serve as an essential employee during storm preparation and cleanup and participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours emergency business needs.
Operate tractors and mowing equipment along rights-of-way, parks, slopes, ditches, and other City property; identify and remove obstacles and adjust equipment for safe, effective mowing.
Perform manual grounds and rights-of-way maintenance, including mowing and edging.
Respond to reports involving lost, abused, or nuisance animals by trapping, handling, restraining, transporting, feeding, watering, exercising, and caring for animals, and cleaning kennels.
Assist with special events and other City activities, including installing decorations, helping with traffic control and cleanup, responding to emergencies and disasters, and supporting other departments as directed.
Inspect equipment before work and perform light maintenance, including changing oil, refueling, and replenishing lubricants; clean vehicles and equipment after assignments and secure vehicles after use.
Follow safety procedures, use protective equipment, monitor work and traffic conditions, direct traffic, place work-site markers and signs, and report incidents, accidents, problems, or unusual situations.
Operate and use sanitation trucks, leaf trucks, brush trucks, bush hogs, dump trucks with trailers, tractor loaders, mowers, chainsaws, shovels, rakes, power tools, hand tools, and related supplies and equipment.
Communicate with supervisors, City employees, the public, and others to coordinate work, discuss work status, exchange information, and resolve problems.
Maintain consistent and reliable in-person attendance and perform other related duties as required.