Equipment Operator, Senior (Litter Control Operations) Solid Waste & Recycling chez Broward County, FL

About the Department

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THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.  

The Equipment Operator, Senior (EOS) position will provide litter clean-up and abatement services in the Broward Municipal Services District (BMSD). This position will support a new litter abatement program which includes operating a new litter vacuum truck within the BMSD.  This position requires the ability to drive large trucks and operate heavy equipment including a single-axle truck, tandem dump truck, roll-off truck, semi-trailer truck, box truck and/or claw truck and may operate a variety of other waste collection trucks as well. Additional duties include manual litter collection as needed, completing daily work orders, logging locations serviced, and identifying hot spots for the purposes of service, monitoring, and outreach.

• Associates or Vocational degree in heavy equipment operation, or closely related field
• MOT Certification or Spotter Training
• One (1) year experience operating waste collection trucks
• One (1) year of experience with truck loading, transporting and maintenance, or closely related experience
• Two (2) years of experience utilizing dump trucks, roll-off trucks, semi-trailer trucks, box trucks, and/or claw truck

Position Duties

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Transports construction equipment using a lowbed semi-trailer; operates tractor-trailer and tandem trucks in local hauling tasks; loads and unloads vehicles as required; operates heavy duty road roller in resurfacing and roadway construction; operates front-end loader or small tractor rigged with hydraulic loading lift and back hoe digging shovel; operates tractor and "bush hog" for mowing roadway shoulders and removing vegetation from drainage ditches; operates sweeper truck for cleaning roadways; may operate smaller earth moving equipment such as small bulldozers and bobcats.

Performs operator pre-checks on equipment; checks lubricants, cooling systems, hydraulic systems, and electrical systems; makes necessary minor adjustments and reports malfunctions to supervisor.

Supervises labor crew with assigned tasks or acts as sub-foreman on landscape or construction jobs.

Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or exceptional skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands, or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.

Other Qualifications

Competencies

• Decision Quality

• Action Oriented

• Optimizes Work Processes

• Ensures Accountability

• Communicates Effectively

• Nimble Learning

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.