Scalehouse Attendant

Gila, County of • Payson, AZ

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to ensure safety while using cost-effective measures. This position weighs vehicles, moves traffic and assists customers at the landfill. The worker operates trucks, performs cleaning duties and trains new employees. Other responsibilities include bookkeeping and report preparation.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• One (1) year customer service and cash handling experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Clerical knowledge.
• Customer and personal service and cash handling knowledge.
• Communicating diplomatically.
• Customer service skills.
• Problem recognition skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Multi-tasking skills.
• Typing and data entry skills.
• Ability to categorize and group data.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations.
• Ability to focus.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to maintain calm demeanor in stressful situations.
• Ability to adapt to weather conditions affecting operations.
• Routinely stands to attend to cash register and to attend to customers.
• Routinely sits to complete reports or to operate computers.
• May be required to lift work related materials or equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Regularly requires dexterity for keyboard operation, occasionally requires dexterity for special gadgets, for special machines, heavy equipment and tools.
• Incumbents in this position may be required to occasionally walk to and from work sites, bend, stoop, and/or twist.
• Incumbents in this position may become exposed to telephone verbal abuse by customers or citizens; individuals with high level of emotional distress; bloodborne pathogens, communicable diseases, respiratory hazards and extreme temperature.
• Incumbents in this position are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department.
• Occasionally may be required to wear hard hat.

Nice To Haves

• Trains colleagues in scalehouse operation.
• Creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails, certain papers and reports.
• Interacts regularly with internal coworkers and other departmental personnel over the telephone, by email, and/or in person.
• Incidental contact with the public may occur as part of the work location.
• Always (More than 85% in a year) interacts specifically with customers.

Responsibilities

• Weighs vehicles, moves traffic safely and gives customers directions.
• Maintains records of all charges for billing, collects fees and balances with reports and makes deposits.
• Prepares reports, including waste tire count, recycled paper reports and end of month totals.
• Serves as laborer, operating dump truck, water truck and pull magnet; picks up litter and cleans area around scalehouse.
• Trains new scalehouse employees in landfill procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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