Truck Driver II- Sanitation

The City of Portsmouth is seeking a dependable and safety-minded Truck Driver II-Sanitation to join the Department of Public Works-Sanitation Division. This position plays a critical role in keeping our community clean and well-maintained through refuse collection, snow and ice removal, street maintenance, and other public works operations. Starting pay range: $25.33 - $27.93 an hour per the 1386A Salary Schedule Hours: Full Time, 40 hours per week Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00am-2:00pm We encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet point on this list. The City offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes retirement paid time off including vacation holidays medical & dental insurance flexible spending account professional development career growth longevity incentives and more! NATURE OF WORK The purposes of this position are to perform semi-skilled municipal maintenance and construction work and operate heavy trucks as required to complete work assignments. Included are assignments such as refuse collection, snow and ice control operations, street cleaning, other seasonal clearing and cleaning operations and maintenance, improving traffic and pedestrian access and sight distances; grounds maintenance, loading, transporting and implementing job and work safety procedures. SUPERVISION Work is performed under the general direction of the Public Works Director, General Foreman or their designee. Incumbent plans and carries out daily work with a degree of independence and teamwork. Performance is subject to review according to the City's personnel plan through observation, reports and the results achieved. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustration of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to, or extension of, the position. 1. Regularly operate roll-off trucks, sanitation trucks, varied GVW ten-and six-wheel dump and flatbed trucks or smaller with or without a trailer. 2. May direct the work of semi-skilled and unskilled workers in routine maintenance and refuse collection activities, the replacing of containers in an acceptable manner, and other duties as assigned while operating a sanitation vehicle. 3. Assures a generally clean appearance of curb and roadsides during refuse collection operations. Assists with customer education in proper refuse disposal methods. 4. Operates on an emergency and seasonal basis trucks and equipment for winter snow and ice removal and control and other seasonal clean-up operations. 5. When not engaged in operating a truck, this position performs various semi-skilled tasks essential to public works and utility operations using a wide variety of power, pneumatic, and hand tools. 6. Prepares, maintains, and performs job site and work safety practices. 7. Is subject to call out to respond to emergencies after normal working hours. 8. In addition to the duties listed above, this position continues to perform all duties and responsibilities of the Laborer classification, as operationally required. EXAMPLES OF OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS 1. Prepares, maintains and reports work according to approved formats and procedures. 2. Operates and checks vehicles, attachments and tools for correct fluid levels, pressures, and general operating condition. Cleans and washes any assigned vehicles. Services equipment and makes minor field repairs and adjustments. Reports repair needs to supervisors and the Fleet General Foreman. 3. Performs other duties as may be assigned. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES An incumbent in this position consistently demonstrates a(n)... 1. Knowledge of truck operation and record keeping. 2. Ability to determine an appropriate way to undertake various tasks and projects, plan the work, effectively direct other assigned employees i…

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