Lead Landfill Equipment Operator chez City of Sioux Falls, SD

About the Department

Perform semiskilled and skilled duties, including landfill operation and construction, landfill equipment operation, landfill gas, pipeline, and leachate equipment operation, maintenance, repairs, and day-to-day leadership. Direct and train other semiskilled and skilled employees in the above activities.

Position Duties

1. Operate light and heavy equipment, including front-end loaders, sanders, dump trucks, tractors, sweepers, backhoes, forklifts, garbage crushers, cranes, landfill packers, motor graders, scrapers, bulldozers, asphalt paver, etc., in the performance of a variety of tasks, including hauling and placement of materials, removal and replacement of large segments of asphalt street, and applying asphalt overlays; grade and level streets, alleys, roads, and parks; sweep streets; river channel and levee maintenance and repairs; push, cover, and pack refuse and other solid waste deposited in the City landfill; and grounds landscaping activities, etc.

2. Oversee and direct activities of crews consisting of four or more temporary and/or regular employees; assist in the training of regular and temporary employees and complete performance evaluations of temporary employees; and prepare and submit daily work/project reports to department supervisor.

3. Perform snow and ice control procedures, including plowing, sanding, spreading deicing chemicals, loading, or operating other light and heavy snow removal equipment.

4. Operate heavy equipment to excavate and construct landfill disposal areas within the specifications for solid waste disposal; load and haul soil to the fill area to be used for the daily cover of solid waste. Utilize alternative daily cover material in place of soil when possible.

5. Perform various miscellaneous duties, including routine maintenance and minor repair on equipment and machinery as required, maintain records of equipment use and repair, service equipment, including fueling, oil changes, repairing tires, changing cutting edges, checking hydraulics, building barricades, repairing truck chains, preparing chemicals for sanding, conducting street survey for the planning of future street maintenance construction, and repair activities.

6. Perform landfill gas, leachate, and pipeline duties as needed.

7. Perform other such duties as may be necessary or incidental to the proper performance of this position.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or GED certification with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in landfill operations and construction and the operation of various types of light and heavy construction or related equipment used in construction and in street maintenance activities; or any such combination of education, experience, or training as may be acceptable to the hiring authority.

Must be operator-qualified for gas pipeline-related tasks within one year of hire as required by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.

Must pass Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) exam within one year of hire.

Must possess or be able to obtain within 90 days of hire a valid Class A commercial driver’s license with tanker endorsement.

Other Qualifications

• Knowledge and demonstrated experience of the principles and the techniques of operating most types of light and heavy construction equipment.

• Ability to operate, maintain, and make minor repairs and adjustments on most types of light and heavy construction equipment.

• Knowledge of the standard practices, methods, tools, and materials used in landfill construction and maintenance activities, including knowledge and experience of drainage and maintaining proper grades.

• Knowledge of the rules of safe operation and the precautions to be taken in order to avoid accidents in the operation of light and heavy automotive equipment and the ability to communicate this knowledge to other employees.

• Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions.

• Ability to make basic mathematical calculations.