LANDFILL LABORER
Salina Municipal Landfill

Position Objective: Environmental compliance to isolate waste to protect citizens from pollution & health risks.

Career Advancement: Landfill Operator I, Landfill Operator II.

On the job training: Learn to operate medium / heavy equipment & to participate in federal & state regulated landfill practices in the disposal of solid waste.

Duties: Performs skilled & semi-skilled manual labor in the maintenance & operation of the City of Salina’s municipal solid waste landfill; maintains landfill roads by conducting minor asphalt patching & operating a road sweeper; fixes fences; mows grounds; cleans & maintains buildings; picks up litter & debris; extinguishes fires; performs service & maintenance to equipment; welds & makes repairs to equipment; after training this position levels, moves, compacts & covers solid waste; assists filling cells where waste is dumped & compacted; works to minimize the possibility of wastes escaping to groundwater beneath the landfill; looks for & prevents hazardous waste from entering into landfill.

Equipment: Light to medium equipment such pickups, mowers, weed eaters, hand power tools, welder, litter pickers, road sweepers, etc.; heavy equipment training to include compactors, bulldozers, motor graders, front-end loaders, & self-propelled scrapers.

Education: High school diploma or G.E.D.

Experience: One (1) year of construction work operating light & medium equipment; horizontal & vertical land construction work desired.

Related Work: Construction laborer; fence construction; highway & road maintenance; work using self-propelled scrapers, bulldozers & equipment in moving, pushing & pulling large quantities of dirt or rock; front-end loader operation moving heavy material; fire suppression & prevention; hazardous waste removal work; welding; hydraulic, irrigation, large truck, diesel & heavy equipment repair work.

Requirements: Must possess a valid Kansas driver’s license at hire; valid Kansas commercial driver’s license (CDL) with air brake endorsement & tanker endorsement is desired but not required. The City of Salina will pay enrollment fees & pay hourly wages for employees to attend CDL training at Salina Area Technical College. 

Work Type: Heavy, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Hours: Monday-Thursday, 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or Tuesday–Friday, 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Starting pay:  $18.97-19.92/hr. DOQ

Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug-Free Workplace: We consider applicants for all jobs without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, or familial status.  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department at 785-309-5710.

09/07/2023