SANITATION WORKER

The City of Wilmington, a leading Delaware employer, provides the City's sanitation, recycling, street cleaning, water, and transportation services through the Department of Public Works.

The Department provides a wide array of services, including once-a-week recycling and once-a-week residential solid waste collection, treatment and distribution of high-quality drinking water, collection, and treatment of sewage, stormwater management, sweeping of all City streets, street paving and repairs, maintenance of traffic signs and signals, line striping, rodent control, snow removal, and maintenance of the City fleet and City properties.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Sanitation Worker will work alongside the Sanitation Driver to collect waste and other recyclable materials from residential areas.

The Sanitation Worker (Chucker) reports to the Assistant Sanitation Supervisor.

Additional responsibilities include: * Collects refuse on designated routes within the city and dumps refuse onto the truck.

* Operates hoisting device that raises refuse bin and dumps contents into enclosed truck.

* Operates a compactor or packer-type device, which collects solid waste, rubbish, and refuse.

* Occasionally requires the performance of tasks requiring the use of hand tools.

* Performs semi-skilled tasks on a relief or emergency basis.

* Ensures all equipment is in clean and working order.

* Performs all related work as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Graduation from high school or GED equivalency, or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

* Knowledge: Knowledge and ability to perform semi-skilled and skilled manual tasks without close supervision.

Knowledge of proper handling and disposal of hazardous materials, following safety guidelines.

* Skills: Some experience in performing difficult and heavy manual labor in connection with general sanitation duties (i.e., picking up solid waste and refuse and loading it into trucks). Possesses good customer service skills and the ability to deal with the general public.

Ability to understand oral and written instructions.

* Abilities: Ability to lift heavy articles and perform heavy manual labor for extended periods of time.

Ability to walk for a prolonged period of time and distances in hot and cold weather.

Ability to perform manual tasks without close supervision.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with other employees.

* Licenses: Maintain a valid driver's license with a good driving record, preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS All selected applicants must pass a criminal background investigation, drug test, and pre-employment physical.

* Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.

* Frequently lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds.

* Frequently works in highly precarious places and is exposed to vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

* Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.

Frequently is required to stand, walk, and use hands, operate objects, tools, or controls.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear.

TOTAL COMPENSATION Compensation encompasses both salary administration and a comprehensive benefit package: * Salary Administration: New employees are hired at the starting salary up to the median salary/ step four based on qualifications and internal equity within the classification.

Merit increases are given after a satisfactory performance review.

* Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package is available from day one.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION * Open Competitive: This position is open to all applicants who meet the qualifications both internally and externally.

* To apply on-line visit our website at: Computers are available for interested candidates in the Department of Human Resources, City/County Building, 800 N.

French St, 4th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Contact Human Resources at to schedule computer use.

* Equal Opportunity Employer.

* City code provides a preference for eligible current city employees, veterans, and current city residents.

* The City of Wilmington is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Delaware Persons with Disabilities Employment Protections Act, it is the policy of the City to provide reasonable accommodation when requested without causing an undue hardship.

If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Human Resources at .