General Definition of Work

Performs work responsible for technical duties in the operation and daily maintenance of the Transfer Station for the City of Cape Girardeau.

Essential Functions

● Loads trash and recycling materials into open top trailers using a hi-lift or backhoe.

● Prepares loaded trailers for transport to the landfill or recycling center, which consists of tarping, and weighing the trailers using yard trucks and pulling empty trailers into the pit.

● Responsible for transporting multiple 20-yard containers consisting of single stream and loaded cardboard using the roll-off truck. The yard containers are moved between the recycling center and transfer station to be both emptied and replaced.

● Responsible for loading special waste from Republic Services into designated trailers specifically assigned for the waste using equipment such as the hi-lift.

● Conducts daily inspections of all transfer station equipment including but not limited to hi-lifts, backhoes, yard trucks, roll-off trucks, forklifts and pickup trucks to identify maintenance needs and complete preventative maintenance based upon those inspections.

● Recovers Freon from appliances using a Freon Recovery Machine.

● Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

● High school diploma or equivalency required.

● Must comply with Missouri CDL requirements and possess and maintain a valid Class “B” or better CDL with air brake endorsement.

Salary per hour $18.95, plus a generous benefit package.

• Bi-weekly pay periods.
• Twelve paid holidays per year.
• 96 hours of vacation – accrued throughout the year.
• 96 hours of sick leave – accrued throughout the year.
• 2 days of personal leave per fiscal year. Must be employed on July 1 of the fiscal year to receive.
• City paid monthly premiums for health and dental insurance – Employee only.
• City paid monthly life insurance for employee only (1 times annual salary up to $50,000).
• Optional group term life insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
• Optional vision insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
• Voluntary deferred compensation plan – not matched by the City.
• Retirement (LAGERS) paid by the City. Missouri LAGERS – A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org).
• Total compensation value (Hourly starting rate plus benefits value) for this position is $28.26 hourly/$58,789 yearly.

Before final appointment, successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a drug test, background investigation and pre-employment physical.

The City of Cape Girardeau reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for an interview as to their status of their application for employment. EOE/ADA/M/F/V