Transfer Station Operator

General Definition of Work

Performs work responsible for technical duties in the operation and daily maintenance of the Transfer Station for the City of Cape Girardeau.

Essential Functions

• Loads trash and recycling materials into open top trailers using a hi-lift or backhoe.

• Prepares loaded trailers for transport to the landfill or recycling center, which consists of tarping, and weighing the trailers using yard trucks and pulling empty trailers into the pit.

• Responsible for transporting multiple 20-yard containers consisting of single stream and loaded cardboard using the roll-off truck. The yard containers are moved between the recycling center and transfer station to be both emptied and replaced.

• Responsible for loading special waste from Republic Services into designated trailers specifically assigned for the waste using equipment such as the hi-lift.

• Conducts daily inspections of all transfer station equipment including but not limited to hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, roll-off trucks, forklifts and pickup trucks to identify maintenance needs and complete preventative maintenance based upon those inspections.

• Recovers Freon from appliances using a Freon Recovery Machine.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.

• Must comply with Missouri CDL requirements and possess and maintain a valid Class "B" or better CDL with air brake endorsement.

Salary per hour $18.95, plus a generous benefit package.

• Bi-weekly pay periods.
• Twelve paid holidays per year.
• 96 hours of vacation - accrued throughout the year.
• 96 hours of sick leave - accrued throughout the year.
• 2 days of personal leave per fiscal year. Must be employed on July 1 of the fiscal year to receive.
• City paid monthly premiums for health and dental insurance - Employee only.
• City paid monthly life insurance for employee only (1 times annual salary up to $50,000).
• Optional group term life insurance purchased at employee's expense.
• Optional vision insurance purchased at employee's expense.
• Voluntary deferred compensation plan - not matched by the City.
• Retirement (LAGERS) paid by the City. Missouri LAGERS - A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org).
• Total compensation value (Hourly starting rate plus benefits value) for this position is $28.26 hourly/$58,789 yearly.

Before final appointment, successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a drug test, background investigation and pre-employment physical.

The City of Cape Girardeau reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for an interview as to their status of their application for employment. EOE/ADA/M/F/V