SANITATION WORKER 60770

(Labor - City)

 

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

 

Performs routine manual work in the collection of garbage and rubbish; does related work as required.

 

DISTINCUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

 

Under immediate supervision, an employee in this class performs routine manual work in the collection and removal of public refuse. No supervision is exercised over others.

 

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK

 

Lifts garbage and rubbish containers from curb to truck.

Carries refuse, garbage and rubbish containers from the curb to the street for loading on trucks and returns

the empty containers.

May remove snow from streets.

Operates the packer controls so that rubbish dumped into hopper will be packed into truck.

May go to back yards to carry rubbish containers to curb.

 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

 

Willingness to perform routine and repetitive manual work.

Ability to lift heavy weights.

Ability to understand and carry out oral instructions.

5ufficient physical strength, agility, and freedom from disabling defects to do heavy manual labor,

occasionally under adverse weather conditions.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

 

There are no minimum qualifications for this class.

 

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