Transfer Station Maintenance Operator - Road
This is a full-time position with benefits. This position is responsible for assisting the Landfill Crew Leader with a variety of light and heavy equipment in the maintenance and operation of the County’s post closure landfill, inert landfill, transfer station and related facilities.
Major duties include but are not limited to:
1. Assists with the daily maintenance operations of the post-closure landfills as required by Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD).
2. Ability to operate light equipment, including skid steer, commercial mowers, tractors, weed eaters, bush hogs and other equipment as needed.
3. Ability to operate heavy equipment including dozers, loaders, and excavators.
4. Assists with the coordination of staging of yard waste and mulch from County departments and the public.
5. Assists with the coordination with the transfer station contractor to dispose of animal waste in a timely manner.
6. Uses hand tools such as shovels and bush axe.
7. Applies herbicides and pesticides.
8. Assists in maintenance and installation of stormwater control structures.
9. Maintains assigned equipment and tools.
10. Assists in the construction, repair and maintenance of solid waste monitoring areas to standards required by the EPD.
11. Assists in litter cleanup in County right-of-way at the facility.
12. Assists in monitoring transfer station activities and reports unusual or unsafe conditions to supervisor.
13. Monitors transfer station activities and reports unusual activity to supervisor.
14. Performs other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Ability to read, write and perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Ability to communicate with the general public when providing customer service.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's licenses issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
Starting Salary - $41,367.86
To Apply - Fayette County, GA
