Transfer Station Operator

City of Cape Girardeau•Cape Girardeau, MO

16h

About The Position

This position performs technical duties in the operation and daily maintenance of the Transfer Station. The operator handles trash, recycling, brush, compost, appliances, and special waste using heavy equipment and trucks; prepares and transports containers and trailers; inspects and maintains equipment; monitors incoming materials; and helps train personnel. The position also oversees and assigns work to work-release inmates and maintains the grounds in accordance with Transfer Station and MDNR specifications. When assigned in the absence of the Transfer Station Scale Operator, the operator may handle scale-office duties, including processing incoming and outgoing materials and payments, maintaining records, preparing trailer paperwork, checking loads for required tarping and securing, monitoring inmates through video surveillance, and cleaning the scale office, breakrooms, and bathrooms. The position requires a valid Class B or higher commercial driver’s license with air-brake endorsement, maintained in compliance with Missouri CDL requirements, and a high school diploma or equivalent. The hourly starting rate is $20.10, with a stated total compensation value of $28.65 per hour including benefits. A successful applicant must pass a drug test and background investigation before final appointment.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Comply with Missouri CDL requirements and possess and maintain a valid Class B or higher CDL with air-brake endorsement.
Knowledge of MDNR and EPA regulations.
Knowledge of acceptable and non-acceptable waste-stream materials and materials prohibited from single-stream recycling trailers.
Knowledge of vehicles and equipment used at the Transfer Station, including hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, roll-off trucks, forklifts, and pickup trucks.
Knowledge of operating a Freon Recovery Machine.
Skill in using computers and modern office equipment.
Skill in operating hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, forklifts, and roll-off trucks.
Skill in operating truck scales.
Oral and written communication skills.
Successful completion of a drug test and background investigation before final appointment.

Responsibilities

Load trash and recycling materials into open-top trailers using a hi-lift or backhoe.
Prepare loaded trailers for transport by tarping and weighing them, using yard trucks, and moving empty trailers into the pit.
Transport 20-yard containers of single-stream recycling and cardboard between the recycling center and transfer station using a roll-off truck.
Load brush and compost into 50-yard containers and transport them to the compost storage area.
Load appliances into 50-yard containers and transport them to the metal recycling facility.
Load special waste from Republic Services into designated trailers using appropriate equipment, such as a hi-lift.
Inspect transfer station equipment daily, identify maintenance needs, and perform preventative maintenance based on inspections.
Oversee and assign work to work-release inmates.
Maintain the grounds according to Transfer Station and MDNR specifications.
Recover Freon from appliances using a Freon Recovery Machine.
Monitor materials brought into the Transfer Station to prevent restricted waste from reaching the tipping floor.
Assist the Transfer Station Chief Operator with training personnel.
When assigned in the absence of the Scale Operator, operate the computer for incoming and outgoing refuse, recycling, and compost materials.
When assigned, accept and process cash, check, and debit/credit payments and ensure cash and charge accounts are charged correctly.
When assigned, maintain accurate records required by DNR policy and prepare and process paperwork for trailers transported to the landfill or recycling center.
When assigned, monitor and inspect incoming materials to ensure loads are tarped and secured as required by City policy.
When assigned, use the video surveillance system to monitor work-release inmates from the scale office.
When assigned, clean the scale office, breakrooms, and bathrooms.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

City-paid monthly health and dental insurance premiums for employee-only coverage.
City-paid monthly life insurance for the employee, equal to one times annual salary up to $50,000.
Optional group term life insurance available at the employee’s expense.
Optional vision insurance available at the employee’s expense.
Voluntary deferred compensation plan, not matched by the City.
City-paid LAGERS retirement.
Thirteen paid holidays per year.
96 hours of vacation accrued throughout the year.
96 hours of sick leave accrued throughout the year.
Two days of personal leave per fiscal year, subject to employment on July 1 of that fiscal year.