Job description
This position is responsible for operating a sanitation truck along an assigned route; performs general labor associated with the collection and disposal of trash.
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge and skills. Factors such as regular attendance at the job not routinely listed in job descriptions but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: Operates a sanitation truck and/or roll-off truck to collect residential and commercial waste including trash, brush, litter and bulky items.
- Operates a sanitation truck and/or roll-off truck to collect residential and commercial waste including trash, brush, litter and bulky items.
- Learn and follow assigned routes; read street maps and routes to locate route destinations.
- Reports damaged dumpsters, missing lids or bottoms, and needed welding to Administrative Assistant.
- Perform basic vehicle inspection, maintenance, and repair prior to use on a daily basis to ensure that it is in proper operating condition.
- Performs equipment maintenance duties such as lubricating, greasing and checking belts, hoses, air, oil, gas and other fluids.
- Dump collected trash at designated dump sites/landfill.
- Picks up trash daily at the landfill and outside of gate areas.
- Make decisions whether or not to pick up trash that is set out improperly.
- Follow safety rules.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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High School diploma or GED certificate.
- Ability to read, write and perform basic mathematical calculations.
- Must posses required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position usually associated with having had a similar position for one to two years.
- Possession of a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B issued by the State of Texas for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
- Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of City policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of departmental and safety rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of City geography, including street and road names.
- Knowledge of how to operate and perform minor maintenance on assigned equipment.
- Skill in operating a sanitation truck.
- Skill in defensive driving techniques.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS
The Sanitation Supervisor assigns work in terms of somewhat general instructions. The supervisor checks completed work for compliance with procedures, accuracy, and the nature and propriety of the final results.
GUIDELINES
Guidelines include city and departmental policies and procedures, state traffic laws, and supervisory instructions. These guidelines are generally clear and specific, but require some interpretation in application.
COMPLEXITY
The work consists of related duties in operating a sanitation truck. Inclement weather, equipment failure, and traffic contribute to the complexity of the work.
SCOPE AND EFFECT
The purpose of this position is to collect commercial and residential refuse on an assigned route. Successful performance helps ensure that waste in the City of Big Spring is properly collected and disposed of.
PERSONAL CONTACTS
Contacts are typically with co-workers and the general public.
PURPOSE OF CONTACTS
Contacts are typically to give and exchange information and provide services.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Sanitation Truck – work is typically performed while sitting in a vehicle for extended periods of time with intermittent standing, walking, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee must frequently lift light and heavy objects.
Roll-off Truck – work typically includes getting on and off truck; pulling and pushing back gates on containers; pulling cables, ropes; climbing and reaching.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work is typically performed outdoors. The employee is exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, and inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.
SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
None
There are a wide variety of benefits available to City of Big Spring employees. These benefits include health, dental, life and disability insurance, optional life insurance plans, flexible spending account for health expenses, an Employee Assistance Program, and a Tuition Reimbursement Program.
Texas Municipal Retirement System
- Employees contribute 7% of their gross salary; the City contributes 14% for a total contribution of 21% of the employee's gross salary.
- Employees can retire with full retirement benefits after twenty (20) years of service or at age sixty (60) and above, with a minimum of five years of service. Individual retirement benefits vary based on annual salary and tenure.
- There is a Supplemental Death Benefit with TMRS that is equal to one year's annual salary. TMRS is a tax-sheltered program.
- Employees pay 6.7 percent of their adjusted gross salary; the City matches 5.51% into the retirement plan and 2.19% for a life and disability insurance package for a total matched funds 7.70%. The Deferred Compensation is a tax-sheltered program.
- The life insurance package pays the beneficiary four times the employee's annual salary with a maximum payout of $200.000.00 with additional life insurance options available. The disability package ensures that in the event of a permanent disability, a maximum of 60% of the employee's monthly salary is paid, up to a maximum of $3,000.00 per month.
Longevity (Pay for years of Service)
- After one year of service, longevity pay is paid bi-weekly. After the one (1) year anniversary, employees may choose to bank longevity payments to begin in January of the following year. Employees who bank longevity payments receive a lump sum payment in November of each year.
- For qualified employees, three to five uniforms are furnished by the City, along with other suitable foul weather and safety gear. Police and Fire Department personnel have different uniform benefits.
- The Flexible Spending Plan allows employees to tax shelter eligible medical expenses. This program provides a tax savings, increasing the employee's take home pay.
Health Insurance
- The City of Big Spring pays 100% of the cost of employee's health insurance and supplements the cost of dependent insurance. Health insurance coverage is effective on the first day of the month following the date of hire. The in-network office co-pay is $30.00.
- Pharmacy benefits are included in the health insurance package. The pharmacy plan provides benefits for retail and mail order prescriptions. Navitus in-network pharmacies offer a thirty (30) day generic prescription for a $0 co-pay.
- Dental & Vision insurance is available to City employees at a semi-monthly cost.
- The City meets the standard state requirements for Workers' Compensation.
City of Big Spring employees receive twelve (12) paid holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents' Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving Day and the day following
- Two (2) days at Christmas.
- Standby pay is paid to employees who are required to maintain contact with the City to provide essential emergency services after normal business hours. Employees are paid $75.00 per full week of standby duty.
Full-time permanent employees earn vacation time based on the following schedule:
- 1-2 years - 5 days/year
- 3-4 years - 10 days/year
- 5-9 years - 15 days/year
- 10-14 years - 17 days/year
- 15-19 years - 18 days/year
- 20-24 years - 19 days/year
- 25+ years - 20 days/year
Full-time permanent employees shall earn sick time based on the following schedule:
- 1-2 years - 5 days/year
- 3-4 years - 10 days/year
- 5-9 years - 12 days/year
- 10+ years - 15 days/year
- Eligible employees can sell back to the City, for cash, up to 68 hours of their accumulated vacation leave.
- City employees have no entry fee into Moss Lake and are eligible for discounted fees at the Comanche Trail Golf Course.
- An employee may take college courses which are either related to their job duties or designated in their degree plan and the City will reimburse the employee for those courses according to the City's reimbursment schedule.
- Discounted membership fees at the Big Spring YMCA.
- Co pay reimbursement for annual wellness physicals.
- Employee Assistance Program to provide counseling.
- Tobacco Cessation Program
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