About this role
Posting Expires:10/07/26
Salary Range: $40,945.05- $51,181.31
Responsible for driving and operating commercial vehicles, specifically rear loaders, along with laborers. Responsibilities include collecting waste materials, recyclables, and yard debris, ensuring the vehicle's operational readiness by maintaining fluids and systems, and traveling to the dump site to retrieve weight tickets. Additionally, duties entail downloading information into the city database using a portable tablet. This role operates garbage trucks for the Department of Public Works, requiring a valid Georgia Commercial Driver’s License with Class A or B endorsement. Individuals in this position must possess basic knowledge of the work and the necessary motor skills and physical capabilities to carry out assigned tasks safely and effectively.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience -
- High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
- Six months experience operating heavy trucks or other large equipment.
Licensures and Certifications - Flagger certification, CDL B.
Preferred Requirements -
CDL A, Heavy equipment certification. 1 year of equipment operating experience
Work Environment:
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Lifting Requirements:
Heavy work : Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
It is the policy of the City of Atlanta (“COA”) that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department.
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