Duration: 6+ Months
Description ... • Must have the physical, developmental, and mental ability to perform job tasks, work efforts, responsibilities, and duties of the job illustrated below:
Major Functions:
• Responsible for safe and effective equipment operations in processing solid waste for the Waste Resource Management Division.
• Employees in this classification operate a wide variety of heavy equipment that may be complex in nature, requiring considerable dexterity and acute motor skills.
• Work includes processing both hazardous and non-hazardous refuse and solid waste.
• Actively participates in maintaining the Waste Resource Management Division's exceptional performance level by meeting and/or exceeding job requirements and customer expectations coupled with a positive attitude, unparalleled ethical behavior, and unquestionable work ethic.
Illustrative Duties
• Operates all pieces of heavy equipment with equal effectiveness in a high-paced landfill environment. Utilizes each unit with its specific landfill function while processing over a high volume of tonnage per day and servicing multiple customers on demand. The operator's physical requirements for the operation of each piece of equipment are essentially identical. The Landfill Operator's primary responsibility is the proper operation and usage of the following equipment:
• Primarily
• Computerized Earthmoving and GPS Machine Control Systems (in various equipment).
• Utilizing the above equipment and best management practices performs day-to-day field operations in a manner consistent with state and local requirements. Assist in the implementation and improvement of the site's operations plan to ensure compliance with all applicable permit requirements.
• Continuously constructs and maintains berms and drainage systems, temporary and permanent, in a first-class manner to ensure environmental compliance and prevent stormwater from creating leachate.
• Responsible for minimizing truck turnaround time, use of airspace for daily cover and refuse compaction. Maintains temporary haul roads. Continuously improves the appearance of the site by assisting with litter prevention, control, and collection.
• Applies and maintains initial cover in order to minimize any adverse environmental, safety, or health effects such as those resulting from birds, unauthorized waste, blowing litter, odors, disease vectors, or fires. Applies cover materials such as earthen materials or alternative daily covers (Client) tarps, foams, etc. daily for Class I and once every week for C&D or Class Ill. Removes all or part of the daily and intermediate covers before placing additional waste.
• Dozer and compactor operators work in tandem to optimize the compaction of waste, reduce cover soil usage, and conserve airspace.
• The dozer spreads waste into layers of 2 feet thickness or as thin a layer as practical on the active slope.
• The compactor moves back and forth over the entire area before the next layer is applied. The process repeats with each load of waste until lifts of 1520 feet are formed.
• Ensures bulky materials that are hard to compact are worked into other materials as much as practical to ensure proper compaction and to prevent wastes from protruding through the cover. Constructs side slopes and maintains ratio (three feet horizontal to one-foot vertical rise) in accordance with the design.
• Dozer operators push waste dumped by various refuse trucks to the active face. Keeps tipping area graded for easy customer access. As the working face progresses, spreads soils over the compacted refuse ensuring that customer contact with waste is minimized and that lift height and 3:1 slope are maintained. Ensures the working face of the cell should be only wide enough to accommodate vehicles discharging waste, and to minimize exposed wastes and unnecessary use of cover.
• Must work with an Environmental Compliance Worker (spotter) to ensure compliance, safe operation, and good customer service.
• Applies erosion control measures to correct any erosion, which exposes waste or causes malfunction of the stormwater management system within three days of the occurrence. Applies daily and intermediate cover to prevent stormwater from pooling or mixing with waste and causing run-off.
• Must understand, interpret, and implement information produced by GPS machine control systems (Computerized Earthmoving or other GPS Machine Control System). Performs daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections of assigned equipment and completes documentation forms.
• Performs light service and maintenance of vehicles and equipment. Rotating 4 x 1 0 hr schedule Monday-Saturday (occasional Sunday work and overtime is required.) Performs related duties as required.Knowledge. Abilities and skills:
• Ability to interpret the rules of the State Department of Environmental Protection that regulate landfills (Chapter 62.701 FAC).
• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and use of assigned equipment. Knowledge of (OSHA), occupational hazards, and safety precautions in the operation of assigned equipment.
• Ability and agility to make routine maintenance checks and minor repairs to equipment. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read, Ability to complete work activity forms.
• Ability to use independent judgment. Ability to read surveying. Ability to drive from work site to work site.
• Knowledge of sub-title D regulations and classifications of wastes.
• Ability to learn the physical and chemical characteristics of solid waste and how it should be handled and placed in the cell.
• Ability to learn to recognize hazardous, restricted and prohibited wastes.
• Ability to learn safety rules pertaining to the operations of heavy equipment, vehicles, and work zone traffic control for various activities.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the public and other employees. Ability to learn and apply principles and processes for providing customer service.
• Ability to work in all weather, environmental conditions (i.e.: sun, rain, cold, swamp, ditches, dust, and dirt), and all terrains for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to use proper personal protective equipment (dust masks, earplugs, safety harnesses, respirators, etc.) to safely work with and be exposed to chemicals, hazardous materials, noises, and heights.
• Ability to lift, carry, and handle up to 50 pounds; stoop, climb, squat, push, pull, crawl, or bend on a frequent basis. Ability to walk, kneel, bend, twist, lift, climb ladders, and work on uneven surfaces, in landfill disposal areas, on 3:1 slope, and in ditches/swales. Must be able to hear sounds at a normal level.
• Ability to see and recognize color (associated with hazard placards or other warning signs), talk, ambulate independently, drive, and make written notations.
• Ability to use multi-band and/or foot controls that require eye and hand coordination. Ability to perform mathematical tasks.
• Ability to research, investigate, experiment, detect, inspect, verify, recognize, and recommend solutions.
• Ability to use hand tools such as rakes and shovels, and power tools such as weed eaters and chain saws.
• Ability to supervise day labor and community service workers.
• Ability to follow, read, and comprehend oral and written instructions and procedures.
• Ability to perform as a team member and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work independently and comprehend and follow instructions.
• Must wear required personal protective equipment: hard hat, steel-toed safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, and complete uniform.
• Note: The operator incurs a significant amount of bouncing and jarring throughout the workday as the equipment is operated over rough terrain and on steep inclines and declines.
Minimum Qualifications
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years' experience in the operation and routine maintenance of landfill operations.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to secure a valid Florida driver's license at the time of employment.
• A comparable amount of related training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
Special Requirements:
• Must have and maintain a home telephone or immediate access to communication to and from the workplace at the time of employment.
• Must understand, interpret, and implement information produced by GPS machine control systems (Computerized Earthmoving or other GPS Machine Control System).
• Must obtain and maintain University of Florida TREEO Center Landfill Certification within 12 months of employment. (Passing score on required exam is 70%, continuing education credits are required annually to maintain this certification).
Special Preferences:
• Private Industry Experience — landfills, transfer stations, collections, and recycling
• Experience operating a Claw and/or Roll-Off Truck
• Class B Commercial Driver's License
• This position may be required to report for work when a declaration of emergency has been declared in Polk County.LI1
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About our Company: -
22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.
Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
“22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and “US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply."
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Job Type: Contract
Salary: $17.71 per hour
Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
