Heavy Equipment Operator

The Landfill Heavy Equipment Operator position is an Individual Contributor role that works as a team member to effectively operate the landfill. Their role enables the city to provide the communitys most essential and basic refuse service in the most efficient, cost-effective and courteous manner possible. ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES These duties are a representative example; position assignments may vary depending on the business needs of the department and organization. This position: - Safely operates heavy equipment, including: bulldozers, scrapers, compactors, water trucks, motor graders, backhoe loaders, wheel loaders, dump trucks, etc. - Prepares and maintains travel ways and ditches, including drainage ditches. - Grades roads and other surfaces, and prepares wet weather roads and unloading pads. - Pushes and spreads general refuse including demolished construction, hard to handle materials, and cover material, and compacts refuse material to maximum density. - Clears and prepares land for existing and future landfill sites (cells). - Excavates trenches for cover material and stockpiles excavated material for future cells. - Performs daily preventive maintenance inspection of the heavy equipment. - May issue receipts and maintain scale house records. - Scope of assigned area will depend on departmental structure and is at the discretion of the department director. - Upholds the values of the organization and has strong customer service orientation. - Performs other related projects and duties as assigned. - Demonstrates regular, reliable and punctual attendance.