Our ideal candidate will be a person who exemplifies the following competencies:

• Being Resilient – Is confident under pressure, handles and manages crisis effectively.   Maintains a positive attitude despite adversity and bounces back from setbacks.
• Collaborates – Works cooperatively and partners with others to achieve shared objectives.   Represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas.
• Communicates Effectively – Is effective in a variety of communication settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels. Attentively listens and encourages open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
• Customer Focus – Builds and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations.   Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships.
• Nimble Learning – Learns quickly when facing new situations.  Takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks and experiments to find new solutions.
• Optimizes Work Processes – Identifies and creates the processes necessary to get work done.  Seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering.
• Self-Development – Shows personal commitment and takes action to continuously improve.  Accepts assignments that broaden capabilities.
• Situational Adaptability – Picks up on situational cues and adjusts in the moment. Readily adapts personal, interpersonal, and leadership behavior. Understands that different situations may call for different approaches.
• Values Safety - Promotes a safe work culture and work environment.

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• Drive solid waste collection vehicles over assigned routes.
• Pick-up carry and empty solid waste containers, boxes, bags and bundles of branches into a collection truck; pick-up debris and other solid waste and place into truck.
• Pick-up, and place recyclable material into truck.
• Operate mechanism for loading, compressing and dumping solid waste.
• Wash interior and exterior of assigned equipment and fuel solid waste collection truck as necessary; report hazardous or non-functioning equipment to mechanics.
• Drive front-load truck and drop-off box truck as assigned.
• Drive and operate automated barrel collection vehicles.
• Drive tractor and trailer equipment as assigned (requires Class A Commercial Drivers' License).
• Prepare and maintain basic records and logs related to daily activities such as route books and timecards.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Outdoor environment; subject to adverse weather conditions, fumes and noise.
• Position requires heavy lifting, bending and climbing into vehicles.
• An employee in this position is subject to potential traffic hazards.
• Exposure to hazards of equipment operation.
• Walking on uneven and sometimes slippery surfaces requiring alertness, agility, balance and coordination.

• Customers - Partner with the community on customer-valued services to meet the diverse needs of Tacoma neighborhoods
• Employees - Foster safe culture built on trust, conversation and equity
• Operations - Operate using best practices and innovation to meet changing environmental and community needs.

An equivalent combination to:

• An equivalent combination to: graduation from high school (or equivalent)  

• At least six (6) months of relevant work experience performing heavy manual labor

• At least one (1) year experience operating heavy-duty trucks, Class 8 trucks 

• Three (3) years of solid waste collections experience assisting drivers with solid waste collection and routing; operation of hydraulic equipment used to lift, compact and collect material
  

KNOWLEDGE:

• Operation of heavy automotive vehicles and equipment.
• Safe techniques of lifting heavy objects.

• Operate moderate to heavy solid waste-related automotive vehicles and equipment, including Automated Side Loaders, Front Load Trucks, Rear Load Trucks, Recycle Trucks, Semi-Tractors, waste compactors and other related equipment.
• Empty solid waste containers and other heavy objects into standard collection trucks.
• Understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
• Read and follow maps.
• Learn assigned routes.
• Write accurate reports (truck maintenance repair/accident, etc.)
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Observe legal and defensive driving practices.
• Perform heavy manual labor.