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Description
The Heavy Equipment Operator will operate and maintain heavy, motorized equipment in a safe and efficient manner at a landfill, while adhering to all Company policies and procedures.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Operate heavy, motorized equipment used in earth moving, trash processing, and composting operations, including but not limited to front-end wheel loaders, water  tankers, dozers, scrapers, landfill trash compactors, mobile compost mixers, tub grinders, concrete crushers, bailers, excavator and other equipment to support a variety of operations
• Process incoming material with heavy equipment to build waste cells per designed landfill permitted plans
• Maintain the general working area in a leveled and organized manner
• Work closely with traffic control spotters to identify fill areas to be used for dumping solid waste
• Operate trash compactors to process trash in 2-foot lifts working on 3:1 or 4:1 slopes, for landfill only
• Operate excavator and ADT trucks to haul dirt from the borrow area to the waste processing area for daily cover, for landfill only
• Operate dozer to cover and maintain level tipping areas for daily operations
• May operate water tanker and similar equipment for dust control, dirt compaction, and watering grass
• Build and maintain access and hauling roads
• Use handheld mobile radio units or company cell phone to coordinate tasks and resources
• Perform pre and post operations inspection and perform daily maintenance required of the equipment in accordance with Company policy and maintain accurate logs and records
• Identify potentially hazardous or unacceptable materials and report immediately to supervisor for proper handling of material
• Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Requirements
Required
• Heavy equipment operation experience
• Must be at least 21 years of age
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Ability to judge the distance between equipment and an object
• Ability to repeatedly adjust the control and placement of equipment to exact position
• Ability to recognize unacceptable waste (such as gasoline or other flammable materials)
• Knowledge of DOT, OSHA, and other related state and federal regulations
• Ability to perform maintenance and minor repairs to assigned equipment
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
• Strong work ethic, demonstrating integrity and trust
• Ability to be a self-starter capable of working effectively in a team environment or as an individual contributor
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend reports and associated documents
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet time sensitive deadlines
• Flexibility to accept and adapt to change as well as the commitment to seek continuous improvement
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operation, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• Ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry objects (adjust depending on job title)
• Ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example: two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting or standing
• Ability to make simple and repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
• Ability to judge the distance between equipment and an object
• Knowledge of proper lifting techniques
• Ability to follow all company safety policies and procedures
Preferred
• Solid waste industry experience