Sanitation Driver / Laborer

Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B Required

This full-time position is generally responsible for the safe and timely removal of all trash, recycling, and brush on assigned routes and crews. This position is responsible for the operation and proper maintenance of assigned vehicles and equipment. This position involves general work on township streets and property that requires skilled operation of vehicles such as sanitation trucks, dump trucks, and snowplows, as well as manual labor. This position will be expected to work both independently and as part of a team. This position, at times, will work outside of the truck. Hours : 6 : 30 AM to 3 : 00 PM, Monday through Friday (40 hours per week), 24-hour on-call - weather.

Qualifications :

• High School diploma or GED or its equivalent, at least two years' experience.
• Applicants must possess and maintain for continued employment a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B.
• Must be able to perform heavy manual labor under varying weather conditions.
• Must be able to take and comprehend oral and written instructions.
• Must be willing to update skills and learn new skills as necessary.
• Must attend training sessions as directed.
• Must be able to work well with others.
• Must demonstrate initiative and innovation in achieving results.
• Must adhere to high ethical standards and personal integrity.
• Must use available resources efficiently.
• Must be well organized.
• Must be able to work diplomatically, courteously, and professionally with individuals who may be angry, frustrated, or upset.

Essential Functions :

Driver is in charge of the crew assigned to truck :

Benefits :

A pre-employment drug screening, background examination, and criminal history check will be required.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to bend, kneel, reach, squat, and lift throughout a work shift. Frequent strenuous physical effort required; ability to lift and carry 50 to 100 pounds. Required to climb, bend, kneel, reach, and squat frequently throughout a work shift. Frequent movement in and out of equipment and vehicles. Will be required to work shifts greater than (8) hours during winter and emergency operations. Ability to use and wear personal protective equipment and clothing such as hearing protection, eye protection, foot and hand protection, and respiratory protection.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Antidiscrimination Policy :

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of Haverford Township to foster the employment of all individuals in accordance with their fullest capacities regardless of their race, color, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, handicap or disability, use of guide or support animals because of the blindness, deafness, or physical handicap of the user or because the user is a handler or trainer of support or guide animals, or because of a person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations 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 the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.