SENIOR RECYCLING OPERATOR

Code: 07720 Local Competitive

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Examples of work

• May distribute and balance workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization; may ensure timely accomplishment.
• Observes the status and progress of the work; makes necessary adjustments in accordance with established priorities; notifies the supervisor as to the work's progress and status; requests advice or needed information regarding problems that arise, relays supervisory instructions to other workers; and demonstrates proper work methods.
• Answers questions of other workers regarding procedures, policies, regulations, and instructions; instructs workers in specific tasks and job techniques.
• May check on work in progress and completed work to determine whether supervisory instructions have been accurately followed.
• Responds to supervisory questions regarding overall work operations and problems.
• May orient new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices, and inform them of available services and agency regulations.
• May resolve simple informal complaints of employees and refers all others to the supervisor.
• May inform supervisor as to the progress and training needs of employees and make suggestions as to disciplinary matters, promotions, reassignments, dismissals, and other personnel problems.
• Operates skid steer loaders and front-end loaders to move material and load or unload trucks.
• May operate a tub grinder to grind leaves and brush.
• May operate a rotary screen to remove foreign matter such as sticks, stones, metals, etc. and retain usable compost.
• May operate specialzed vehicles including, but not limited to, roll off trucks, water trucks, tank tractor trailers and blower trucks.
• May operate a bulldozer, track loader or grader.
• May operate a windrow compost turner to aerate compost piles.
• Uses hand and power tools to clean the area, maintain equipment, and perform related tasks.
• May drive a dump truck to transport material. and equipment, plow snow and for other purposes as assigned.
• May drive a flatbed truck to transport equipment to worksite.
• May operate a street sweeper to clean facility property and connecting roadways.
• May independently operate a truck mounted hydraulic boom to lift and dump containers and/or material into truck body or machinery, exercising care to avoid contact by boom with overhead power lines.
• Performs minor repair and maintenance to equipment, tools, and vehicles.
• Adds fuel, oil, coolant and water to trucks and other powered equipment.
• Cleans tools, equipment, and work area.
• Prepares reports on activities performed as assigned.
• Ensures that the equipment is ready for operation at all times by inspecting and lubricating moving parts; adding fuel, oil, and coolant as needed; inspecting tires for proper inflation and adding air as required; checking brake hydraulic reservoir level and oil level and making a general inspection of the entire equipment for any obvious deficiencies.
• Reads instructional and operational manuals for lubrication, adjustment, and repair procedures on assigned equipment to prevent excessive strains and wear of vital parts.
• Performs a variety of manual, unskilled laboring tasks and work assignments when not engaged in operation of equipment.
• Reports any problems that cause a delay in the completion of the work assignment to the supervisory, either in writing or orally.
• Receives assignments either in writing or orally explaining the work to be done and the equipment to be used to know the specifics of the assigned tasks.
• May give instructions, guidance, or advice to other workers and oversees the performance of their job assignments.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Two (2) years of experience in operating one or more types of gasoline or diesel powered mobile equipment used for excavation, grading, paving, earth moving, or hoisting, or in operating similar types of motorized construction equipment.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and typed of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of solid waste and recyclable material handling and processing methods.
• Knowledge of mechanical functioning of large-scale equipment.
• Knowledge of the equipment and methods used to transport, transfer, and collect both solid waste and recyclable materials.
• Knowledge of the use of different sets of controls for operating equipment and attachments.
• Knowledge of adjusting, oiling, greasing, fueling, and maintaining various equipment to ensure good working conditions.
• Knowledge of sight inspection procedures used to ensure safe operation of the equipment.
• Ability to follow specific oral or written instructions concerning the work assignments.
• Ability to work without close and constant supervision in performing work assignments.
• Ability to handle different sets of controls used to operate various equipment.
• Ability to move eyes, hands, and feet together to control movement of equipment and estimate distances.
• Ability to adjust, oil, grease, fuel, and maintain assigned equipment.
• Ability to sight inspect equipment to ensure safe operation of equipment.
• Ability to comprehend the various functional phases of machinery utilized in shredding, processing, and disposing of solid waste and recyclable material.
• Ability to perform routine and complex mechanical and manual operations.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.