Austin Resource Recovery Operator Senior (Organics) (ARR Departmental Employees Only)

Posting Title Austin Resource Recovery Operator Senior (Organics) (ARR Departmental Employees Only) Job Requisition Number COA092354 Position Number 117734 Job Type Full-Time Division Name ARR YT Organics - 1 Minimum Qualifications

Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus two (2) years of driving experience with a Commercial Driver License.
• One (1) year of additional experience may substitute for education up to a maximum of four (4) years.

Licenses or Certifications:

• Current Class B* Commercial Driver License (CDL)
• Must obtain a Class A CDL and/or required endorsements within 120 days of employment, as required by position.
• To be considered for employment in this position applicants must comply with Department of Transportation Federal Regulations and the City of Austin Drug Policy.

Notes to Applicants

This position is an Operator Senior position in the ARR Litter Abatement Curbside Composting Division. The Curbside Composting Operator Senior provides weekly manual collection services to the City of Austin residential customers utilizing the rear-loader and/or multi-packer, servicing up to 1,500 homes a day. This very physically demanding position and will manually collect bags, branch bundles, personal containers and 96- or 32-gallon carts of yard trimmings and organics from curbside, transport collected yard trimmings and organics via a rear-loader or multi-packer and unload them at a processing site. This position will require some or all of the following: boarding and exiting the cab of a refuse collection truck, as well as stepping on and off the rear step using hand and foot holds pulling your own body weight. They work in all types of weather (i.e. cold, wet, hot, etc.) and will be on their feet, walking, bending, stooping and picking up heavy items for most of their workday. This position will require the top candidate to become licensed for the operation of commercial vehicles in the state of Texas within 120 days of employment.

Employee will be required to work holidays, after hours, weekends, seasonal shift changes and other areas due to business needs.

A competency assessment may be required to verify your skill set.

This posting may be used to fill other similar positions within Austin Resource Recovery outside of the division listed above.

This position is considered an essential position, which means it is expected that an employee comes to work during any City Closure or emergency to include bad weather and any other unexpected events or shutdowns.

Physical requirements for Operational Positions:

The employee is required to perform the following tasks during the normal course of an approximately eight (8) to ten (10) hour day, four (4) to six (6) days a week.

• This position involves sitting while driving a commercial refuse vehicle as well as entering or exiting the cab and the rear step of the truck using hand and foot holds pulling body weight about 18-36 inches around 1250 times per day. The employee will apply up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and less force frequently to move objects. The position requires constant standing and grasping of hand holds roughly 32-54 inches from step to handle while riding on the back of the truck with frequent stops. This will involve continuous use of arms, shoulders, legs and feet to operate drive/steering inputs. Additionally, the employee will frequently be expected to perform tasks involving stretching, bending, twisting, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, lifting and stooping while inspecting vehicle, while pushing/pulling 50+ pound refuse containers or throwing items into a refuse truck at approximately 5 feet high.
• This position walks from house to house to retrieve carts, brush, bulk, and bags for approximately 8-10 hours during a normal workday and works in extreme heat, cold, rain and other bad weather. Additional hazards include working close to mechanical parts, oils, fumes/odors/gases, noise, repetitive motions and vibration which expose joints and muscles to vibration and shock produced by the truck as well as walking near traffic, uneven surfaces, mud, snow, ice or rain daily. Employees may come in contact with blood and/or other potentially infectious materials.
• Employees must have sufficiently good eyesight to drive and inspect trucks and other equipment. Additionally, listening while driving is necessary to hear emergency vehicles and other issues with traffic or operational equipment. Employees must also be able to hear and speak to communicate with supervisors, dispatchers, and citizens.

Driving Requirement:

This position requires a Current Commercial Driver License, Minimum Class B License and must obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License and/or required endorsements within 120 days of employment. City of Austin employees that promote or transfer into driving required positions cannot have more than eight City Driver Points (CDP) within a period of thirty-six (36) months and must meet the City of Austin's Driver Record Evaluation (DRE) requisite.

When completing the City of Austin employment application:

A detailed and complete job application is required and helps us to better evaluate your qualifications. In completing your job application, please be sure to provide a COMPLETE employment history regarding any and all relevant work experience that you would like for us to consider. If you are applying for a driving position that requires a Commercial Driver License (CDL), please list ALL CDL employers on your application. This information is used to determine your salary for CDL jobs.

Please be thorough in completing the employment application and list all experience and education that is relevant to this position. For each position, please describe your specific experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications. This information will also be used to determine salary in the event that you are selected for this position. You will not be given the opportunity to provide additional work experience once you complete and submit your job application. Furthermore, if selected as the top candidate, you will not be permitted to present additional work experience for salary calculation purposes.

Each individual who submits an Application as provided in the Municipal Civil Service Rules and meet the Minimum Qualifications for a Competitive Position shall be considered a Candidate for that Position. Employees, in Good Standing, who are Candidates within the Department or division that the Position resides in and who meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications (if any) of the Position will be included in the initial interview.

Veterans:

Veteran candidates will be required to provide a copy of their DD214 at the time of interview.

NOTE: All Austin Resource Recovery locations are tobacco-free. Use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted on any ARR worksite - including parking lot or in any personal vehicle located on the premises.

Pay Range

$23.76 - $27.56

Hours

Monday - Friday; 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Employee will be required to work holidays, after hours, weekends, seasonal shift changes, and other areas due to business needs.

Job Close Date 09/13/2024 Type of Posting Departmental Only Department Austin Resource Recovery Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Technical Location 4108 Todd Lane, Austin TX, 78744 Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience:

Experience operating CDL vehicles such as Rear Loader, Tonka truck, Automated Side Loader, Multi-packer and other waste management CDL vehicles.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Picks up, processes, or disposes of trash, brush, litter, recyclables, bulky items, re-use items, or compostable items and dumps collected materials at designated dump sites/landfill. Maintains dedicated bus lanes and bikeways on residential and major streets in City of Austin.
• Pre-trips all vehicles and heavy equipment, as required by management; maintains detailed vehicle and equipment records; completes paperwork, forms, and reports related to collection activities.
• Learns and follows routes, reads street maps, and micro-routes to locate route destinations.
• Trains others in the proper use of equipment and vehicles as required by management.
• Sets up, operates, and maintains (as required by position) automated collection vehicles, street sweeper vehicles, rear-loader vehicles, rubber-wheeled loader, truck-mounted knuckle-boom grapple loader (crane), tractor trailer rig, truck trailer rig to haul equipment and materials, heavy equipment, landfill-wheeled trash compactor; track dozer loader with waste handling, paddle wheel scraper, track dozer with angle and straight blade, brush tub grinder, motor grader, wheeled/tracked excavator, fuel service truck, forklift, tanker, high-lift rubber tire loader, dump truck, water truck, roll-off truck, roll-off truck/roll-off trailer combination, and other industry related equipment as assigned.
• Checks, refills, or changes fluids, belts, hoses, or safety features of various waste management industry equipment.
• Operates hand tools, air-powered wrenches in performing replacement of worn equipment parts; uses hand tools such as backpack blower, rake, shovel, and sweep to stack, load, and unload smaller debris and litter (as required by position).
• Hauls leachate and documents all loads following r