Senior Sanitation Operator (Open Until Filled)

City of Fresno, CA - Fresno, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Fresno, CA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Under general supervision, Senior Sanitation Operators provide lead direction and operate vehicles and various heavy equipment in the collection of municipal solid waste, green waste, and/or recyclables on an assigned route; and participates in community clean-up activities. Our organization's statement of purpose and reason for existence: We ensure the preservation of our community's environment, collect, and manage Green Waste, Refuse and Recyclables in a professional, safe, and efficient manner through teamwork, education, and high-quality service. Incumbents participate in the collection of discarded waste materials; in community clean-ups; conducts all activities according to the delivery and collection schedule; and courteously serves the public. Senior Sanitation Operators work independently in the field making decisions in accordance within established policies. Incumbents may be required to work in adverse weather conditions, weekends, and holidays. Incumbents are required to participate in pre-employment and random drug testing.

Responsibilities

• Operates automated rear or claw loader in a fixed location or in the collection of solid waste over assigned routes.
• Provides lead direction which may include but not limited to, training and instructing employees in the performance of their duties and ensuring compliance with safety procedures and standards.
• Operates heavy duty trucks and equipment, such as a claw; safely drives a roll off, side, or rear loading truck on an assigned route; assists crew members in picking up and loading solid waste materials including bundled tree branches, shrubbery, and other refuse for placement in truck hopper: drives truck to designated unloading site and maneuvers truck in unloading operations.
• Ensures work area safety by properly positioning equipment around work area including the use of traffic control devices.
• Participates in the collection of organized community clean up, municipal solid waste, green waste and/or recyclables on an assigned route; checks route maps for new and terminating pick-up instructions and follows assigned schedule.
• Uses management approved tagging systems to alert customers to service interruptions and violations of agreed service protocols.
• Provides hands-on service such as moving containers away from obstacles, special handling of services to assist disabled customers, and retrieval of waste oil/filters as necessary.
• Performs daily safety and pre-operational maintenance checks, clean trucks as scheduled and/or as required, and monitors fluid levels.
• Operates hydraulic mechanisms for loading, compacting, and dumping municipal wastes; reports any mechanical defects in operation of equipment.
• Informs supervisor of operating condition of solid waste collection vehicles, vehicular accidents, and conditions which prevent pick-ups of refuse and/or recyclables as scheduled.
• Provides customer service while on route and on site at convenience centers.
• Completes various reports, such as service requests, daily operation reports, accident reports and other necessary record of activities.

Requirements

• Possession of a High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent;
• Two (2) years of experience performing solid waste collection activities, which includes experience operating a roll off, side, or rear loader and articulator loader.
• Possession of a valid Class B California Driver's License, without airbrake restriction, AT TIME OF application and maintain a valid Class B California Driver's License for the entire term of employment in this classification.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong customer service skills
• Safety minded
• Ability to deal with the public in a positive and courteous manner.

Benefits

• 2% Salary Increase, effective December 30, 2024
• Health insurance contributions for employee and dependents
• Flexible Spending Account for health and dependent care expenses
• Voluntary 457 plan for retirement savings
• Accrue 8-15 hours of vacation leave per month
• Eight (8) hours of sick leave per month, available after 90 days
• Ten (10) City-observed annual holidays plus birthday and two (2) personal days
• Short term disability provided through California SDI program
• Bilingual premium pay of $100 per month
• Health reimbursement arrangement for eligible retirees
• City of Fresno Retirement Systems with reciprocity with other public California systems
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) available for eligible employees