Equipment Operator II (O) - Landfill

Environmental Health / Landfill Division Position

The City of Wichita is seeking individuals who take pride in their work and are dedicated to providing excellent service. Are you ready to be part of an organization that will help you achieve your career goals? Are you ready to see what your work can accomplish for the community?

The main responsibility of this position is skilled and safe operation of specialized automotive equipment in a landfill environment, including servicing and making minor repairs to equipment operated. Employees also perform manual work, usually of an unskilled or semiskilled nature, in connection with maintenance or landfill activities. Occasionally the employee may act as a crew leader over a small number of employees to accomplish specific tasks or assignments. A supervisor gives general directions in routine tasks and special instructions when changes are made in established procedures. Work is reviewed through inspections and through discussions with a supervisor.

Examples of work performed include :

• Operating a wheel loader, water truck, backhoe, skid steer, track loader, and tractor with attachments.
• Operating a pickup truck; may operate a dump truck with trailer depending on drivers license type and endorsements.
• May be cross trained to operate larger pieces of equipment, such as a landfill compactor or bulldozer.
• Performing service work on equipment, such as refueling, lubricating, washing, and making minor repairs and adjustments.
• Completing daily inspection logs.
• Directing traffic at and around the working face of a construction and demolition (C&D) landfill.
• Monitoring, sorting, and burying materials brought into a C&D and industrial landfill.
• Maintaining composting windrows.
• Assisting customers with the loading of compost, mulch, or other items purchased.
• May function as backup operator or assistant to an Equipment Operator III.

The examples of work performed are not intended to be all-inclusive. The City of Wichita reserves the right to assign additional duties as needed.

Requirements of work include : willingness and ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions; ability to acquire knowledge of the procedures, tools, equipment, and materials used in landfill work; ability to maneuver self into and / or onto vehicular equipment with two-foot steep first step, and onto frame or fender as required to perform fluid / filter check daily and maintenance every 100 hours or as needed; ability to maintain balance and physically tolerate operating and riding heavy equipment over rough terrain for long periods of time; ability to follow simple oral and written instructions; ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to lead the work of a small number of employees on landfill maintenance operations; ability to operate, with training, a two-way radio; ability to tolerate exposure to airborne environmental nuisances associated with traffic and machine exhaust, open grounds, construction, and composting operations; ability to tolerate equipment and machinery noise with the use of ear plugs; ability to lift and carry bulky items weighing up to 90 pounds; ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds with the assistance of another; ability to pull, shove or otherwise maneuver items weighing up to 150 pounds; ability to be continuously performing tasks that require one to push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk about (up to a half mile at a time) for most of a ten-hour shift; ability to wear safety toed boots and other personal protective equipment as required; ability to acquire (within 120 days of start date) and