Maintenance Worker II - Litter Crew

Job Title : Solid Waste Collector

Location : Panama City, FL

Salary : $33,425.60 Annually

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 20251003

Department : Public Works

Division : Solid Waste

Opening Date : 10 / 03 / 2025

Major Functions

Under the leadership of the Director of Public Works and the general guidance of the Environmental Services Manager, this is a position requiring semi-skilled manual labor duties with great attention to safety and detail. The primary responsibility is collecting and removing litter from the city's roads and rights of way.

This is an emergency essential position that requires performance of emergency duties and actions to prepare, repair, and recover the City before, during, and after any adverse storm events (hurricane, tornado, tropical storm, ice storm, etc.) or other conditions (natural or manmade).

Essential Duties :

• Maintains cleanliness by picking up litter along designated roadways.
• Load and unload filled litter bags at designated locations.
• Responsible for setting up, moving and removing highway awareness signs throughout the workday.
• Maintains proper maintenance of traffic to keep the area safe.
• Perform manual work functions associated with trash and garbage pickup and removal, including lifting / depositing trash into the truck and emptying garbage carts onto the truck.
• Removing spilled garbage, trash or debris from the curbsides and from the ground around receptacles.
• Perform maintenance tasks to keep the truck and equipment in good working condition, including checking fluid levels and tires and washing / cleaning the truck and equipment.
• Report equipment problems or malfunctions to the appropriate supervisor.
• Communicates via two-way radio and telephone, including responding to dispatch requests, which will require providing information and relaying messages.
• Maintains effective, cooperative and team-focused working relationships with team members, leadership and the public.
• Refers and reports complaints and concerns from citizens related to garbage or trash service to the appropriate supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Minimum Qualifications

A comparable amount of training or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Disclaimer

These are intended only as illustrations of various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.