Job Title: Shop/Cart Delivery
Reports To: Route Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
SUMMARY
Delivery and collection of residential and commercial customer’s roll carts in the Bend Garbage & Recycling service area.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Delivers roll carts, containers and lift boxes for solid waste handling
· Inventories and maintains containers regularly
· Assists the mechanics as needed
· Operates all equipment safely
· Maintains all carts and containers, including daily washing and minor repairs
· Maintains a neat and clean appearance, appropriately clothed in uniform
· Meets attendance and tardiness standards
· Attends staff meetings as requested
· Complies with company policies, procedures and safety regulations
· Must get along with co-workers
· Performs other duties as assigned
· Operates truck safely & efficiently in all weather conditions
CHARACTERISTICS
· Displays friendly, helpful manner with all employees/management
· Reliable and dependable; follows instructions
· Works cooperatively with other employees, supervisor and dispatch personnel
· Able to learn a geographic area and organize the stops in a time effective manner
· Maintains safety awareness at all times
· Self starter; maintaining performance standards while working unsupervised
· Flexible with a willingness to assume responsibility for all job tasks
· Listens actively and communicates openly
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one month to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with other employees and before groups of customers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, (while driving) stand, walk, bend and twist from the waist and knees; (while loading garbage cans, roll carts and containers) use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 40 to 60 pounds, up to 200 ft. and push/pull up to 500 pounds, up to 200 ft, moving solid waste containers, garbage cans and roll carts, push, pull, unload, drag and carry. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.. The noise level in the work environment is sometimes moderate to loud.
