Solid Waste Equipment Operator I Job at City of Reidsville, NC in Reidsville

Salary : $39,620.20 - $59,430.31 Annually
Location : Reidsville Public Works, NC
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 00055
Department: Solid Waste Division
Opening Date: 11/06/2025
Closing Date: 12/1/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

General Statement of Duties: Operates a city vehicle for collecting, transporting, and disposing of solid waste, yard waste and recycling materials from residential and commercial sources.
Distinguishing Features of the Class: An employee in this provides safe and efficient collection and disposal solid and yard waste from residential and commercial areas. The employee is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the equipment while picking up cans close to cars, mailboxes and telephone poles. An employee in this class must adhere to all traffic laws, ordinances, and City of Reidsville Rules and Regulations. Work involves checking items for proper disposal, pick up trash, and assure brush, bulk items and commercial routes are completed, and banned items from the landfill are not picked up. Some judgment is required to as when and how established procedures or guidelines are to be applied, knowing what materials to pick up according to the rules of the city and regulations enforced. Work subjects the employee to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme temperatures, and normal hazards associated with operation of equipment, vibration, electrical current and exposure to chemicals. Work is performed under the supervision of the Solid Waste Operations Coordinator and is checked through daily observation and daily route sheets complete, and citizen feedback. This classification is considered non-exempt in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operates a city vehicle and collects waste and refuse by driving assigned routes and picking up solid waste, yard waste, and recycled materials.
• Loads trash into collection vehicles.
• Transports waste to landfill and recyclables to appropriate site.
• Performs a safe, economical, and efficient operation of the equipment in the collection, transportation, and disposal of refuse and recyclables; maneuvers around different directions to get to cans.
• Assures that banned materials from the landfill are not picked up; informs supervisor where banned items are located.
• Reads street maps and route sheets to locate route destinations.
• Adheres to City's safety guidelines and regulations.
• Provides information within the area of assignment; responds to customer complaints and issues, requests for service, and inquiries about solid waste collection service from the general public.
• Completes a daily route sheet.
• Maintains assigned vehicle and equipment in clean and mechanical working order.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge in garbage collection and disposal.
• Considerable knowledge of the basic operation, maintenance, and servicing of solid waste equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of City streets.
• Considerable knowledge of the traffic laws, ordinances, rules and city procedures.
• General knowledge of the current trends and development related to municipal solid waste management and operations.
• General knowledge of the hazards, safety rules, procedures, and regulations in solid waste equipment operation.
• Ability to apply applicable laws, codes and regulations.
• Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Work in this class is described as medium and frequently requires physical exertion to complete tasks. An employee must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing and hearing. An employee must possess the visual acuity to be the operator of trucks, forklifts, cranes and other equipment. The employee is subjects to hazards including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, vibration, noise, oils, exposure to heat and chemicals. The employee is subject to both environmental conditions inside and outside.

• 100% Employer-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance for the employee; City-subsidized rates for spouse and dependents
• Retiree health and dental insurance until Medicare eligibility
  • 100% employer-paid with 30 years in N.C. Retirement System, the last 10 served in Reidsville
  • 50% employer-paid with 25 years in N.C. Retirement System, the last 10 served in Reidsville)
• Local Government Employees Retirement System membership
  • Vested at 5 years
  • Requires 6% employee contribution
• 5% Employer contribution to 401(k) plan for general employees
  • No employee contribution required
• Employer-paid life insurance at 1 ½ times the annual salary (capped at $200,000)
• Local Government Employees Retirement System death benefit
  • 1 times annual salary
  • Minimum $25,000
  • Maximum $50,000
• Voluntary (employee-paid) benefits include: accident plan, cancer plan, critical illness plan, long-term disability plan, short-term disability plan, term life plan for employee and dependents, vision plan, whole life plan, flexible spending (FSA) for unreimbursed medical and/or dependent care
• Professional development appropriate to the position (dues, memberships, conferences, training opportunities, etc.)
• Mileage reimbursement for City-related travel
• Longevity pay - paid annually in November
  • $50 per year of service beginning after the second year of service
  • Maximum at $1,500/annually
• Vacation leave accruals starting at 10 days per year, based on years of service
  • Maximum 240 hours
  • Excess rolls into Sick Leave once a year
  • Credit may be given for other municipal government service
• Sick leave accruals at 12 days per year with no maximum
  • Unused sick leave converts to service credit at retirement
• Employees with prior service with an LGERS contributing employer may transfer in unused sick leave from their previous employer to the City of Reidsville
• Fourteen paid holidays annually
  • Includes one personal holiday and one floating holiday to be used at a time selected by the employee and approved by their supervisor
• Free admission to, and use of, Lake Reidsville facilities for employees and dependents living at home (includes one week of camping each year)
• Free employee membership at the City of Reidsville Fitness Center