Solid Waste Technician

Harvey County•Newton, KS

21h

About The Position

This position is responsible for safe, efficient operation, and care of heavy solid waste equipment for the ground preparation, receiving, distribution and movement of waste to the landfill in a safe and sanitary manner.

Requirements

Associate’s degree from an accredited college and two (2) years of experience in general construction, facilities management or related field.
Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) training.
OSHA Hazwoper training.
Kansas Class A Commercial driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of skilled work in the maintenance and repair of County equipment and Transfer Station facility.
Drives and operates heavy equipment including wheel loader, trash compactor, dozer, paddle scraper, motor grader and backhoe and other equipment to separate the waste stream into construction, metal, debris, brush, leaves, grass, recyclables, and contaminants.
Loads solid waste onto trailers; pushes and packs trash with backhoe.
Drives a semi to haul trailers full of waste to the regional solid waste landfill; hauls metal bins and convenience area roll off bins.
Performs inspection of vehicles and semi-tractor trailers pre and post inspections.
Uses tools such as precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices; diagnoses machine, equipment, and infrastructure malfunctions.
Diagnoses mechanical problems and determines how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
Adjusts functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
Directs unloading of solid waste at Transfer Station; controls public traffic and other operators passing near, in, or around work zones.
Collects and sorts household hazardous waste including latex, oil, and pesticides, opens cans and bulk paints.
Mixes finished compost, which includes grass and leaves, food waste, biosolids, grains, feed straw, sawdust, and any other compostable material and places it into rows.
Uses tractor and compost turner to mix materials.
Reads construction drawing and blueprints.
Takes temperatures of composting material and determines when compost is finished; performs sampling of finished compost.
Maintains records for KDHE (Kansas Department of Health and Environment) on compost.
Loads and hauls finished compost for construction and debris cover.
Enforces Federal, State and local policies and regulations related to solid waste.
Keeps transfer station floor clear so customers, garbage trucks, roll offs and pickups can unload efficiently.
Mows grass; burns brush piles.
Prepares time and work records and reports.
Performs other general maintenance and clean up duties as needed.
Inspects equipment daily for safety and maintenance.
Ensures all activities are carried out in a safe manner; adheres to all County safety regulations; ensures all regulations pertaining to the safe use of equipment are understood and followed.
Reports all accidents to the appropriate authority. Follows all policies for reporting.
Other duties as assigned.