LANDFILL ATTENDANT

Location:

Rapid City, SD Job Summary:

This position is responsible for providing administrative and inspection support for the Landfill operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Determines appropriate fees for solid waste disposal in accordance with rate schedule, collects fees and directs customer to appropriate area of disposal site. Operates landfill scale, computer, cash register and other related office equipment to enter and maintain data for various statistical reports. Provides daily transaction reports for cash, credit, and no-charge transactions to the supervisor, and processed daily bank deposits. Organizes and documents proper disposal of special wastes by coordinating and connection manifest, ticket transactions, laboratory reports and placement. Answers customer questions related to policies and regulations of the Solid Waste Division. Conducts load inspections to assure the landfill is not receiving hazardous or toxic or other restricted wastes. Performs ground maintenance duties, such as mows grass/weeds, plants grass seeds, flowers, running magnet, snow removal and litter picking. Provides scale data reports, and similar data as needed. Performs janitorial duties.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent required A minimum of six (6) months related experience in customer service. Must possess a valid driver's license or ability to obtain within 30 days from date of hire.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is: frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. regularly required to stand; walk and taste or smell. frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. frequently required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.