ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
The Commercial Sanitation Truck Driver operates front load sanitation trucks to collect commercial solid waste dumpsters and carts and transports loads to the Transfer Station and/or Landfill. This position may also require operation of wheel loader, backhoe, semi-truck and trailer, as well as residential collection side-load trucks in certain instances.
This position qualifies as safety sensitive under PSC guidelines.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor, manager, or Chief Executive Officer, subject to reasonable accommodations.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operate sanitation commercial trucks.
- Deliver dumpsters and carts to customers.
- Report issues pertaining to bin misuse and damage.
- Customer data entry in route software.
- Operate solid waste collection and transfer station equipment.
- Operate sanitation route trucks.
- Operate sanitation landfill trucks.
- Performs vehicle and equipment maintenance.
- Fuel and clean vehicles and equipment.
- Prepares and submits required forms and reports.
- Assembles collection containers and makes repairs as needed.
- General cleaning and maintenance.
- Attends meetings and training as required by this position and/or the Chief Executive Officer.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Considerable knowledge of Missouri CDL and traffic laws and safe practices. Considerable knowledge of the principles, operation and services of trucks and related automotive equipment. Ability to read and understand vehicle operator manuals. Heavy equipment operation and knowledge preferred. Employee must seek to maintain good public relation practices when working with the public.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND OR WORKING ENVIRONMENTS:
Must be able to tolerate and work in extreme weather conditions. Employee must be able to do manual labor including climbing and heavy lifting.
LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS:
Class A Commercial Driver’s License
Residency Policy:
As of May 1, 2022, employees of City Light Gas and Water are required to live within a 10-mile radius, from 303 S. Anthony Street, Kennett, Missouri and are bound to the west by the St. Francis River located approximately 4.4 miles west, and to the east by Little River Floodway Ditch located approximately 3.85 miles east.
All new hires are required to adhere by this policy and must meet the residency requirements within six months of their hire date.
All employees shall have a telephone at their place of residence, landline or cellular service is acceptable. Unlisted telephone numbers will be permitted providing the number be made available to all departments of CLGW. If a cellular service is chosen, signal reliability is required. This is the responsibility of the employee.
General and Administrative employees must have a reliable internet connection furnished in the event remote work is forced. This is the responsibility of the employee.
Any employee violating the residency requirements may be suspended, demoted, or terminated by the Superintendent of Utilities.
Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview, reference checks, and/or job-related tests may be required. As a condition of employment, the successful applicant will be required to pass a standard physical and drug test.
The duties listed under each job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must meet residency requirements laid out in the job description.
- Class A Commercial Driver’s License
- Knowledge of Missouri CDL and traffic laws and safe practices.
- Knowledge of the principles, operation and services of trucks and related automotive equipment.
- Ability to read and understand vehicle operator manuals.
- Must be able to tolerate and work in extreme weather conditions.
- Employee must be able to do manual labor including climbing and heavy lifting.
