Job Description
Perform heavy manual labor
Maintain and store records as needed
Use hand tools
Hand sweep or shovel debris and rubbish
Must be able to lift 50lbs
Previous warehouse sanitation experience is recommended
Gather and empty trash as requested
Rolls out trash barrels from yards, houses, apartments, or cellars to the for loading on trucks; Returns empty barrels from street to apartment, house yards or cellars; Loads trash barrels on trucks; Loads refuse onto trucks; Distributes load on trucks; Covers the garbage load with tarpaulin; Removes snow from streets, cleans snow from catch basins and corners and removes snow from around fire hydrants; Sweeps street; Sands icy streets May perform activities associated with a Laborer position; i.e. hauling and raking of leaves, cutting grass and assisting in the erection of traffic signs, when not performing duties of a Sanitation Worker; May operate a small vehicle (cart, pick-up truck, etc.) to pickup refuse; May operate a truck to plow show, sand streets, etc. in a storm emergency.
Job Specification
Willingness to perform routine manual work; ability to lift heavy weights; willingness to work under all weather conditions; physical endurance; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.