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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.105 SOLID WASTE WORKER I 20220628PART I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES COUNTY OF KAUAI 7.105 Class Specifications for the Class: SOLID WASTE WORKER I BC-05, BU-01 Duties Summary: Performs a variety of semi-skilled, manual, and routine tasks at a Solid Waste baseyard or transfer station; and performs other related duties as required. Distinguishing Characteristics: Under general supervision, a position in this class is responsible for providing coverage as a worker at a Solid Waste baseyard and transfer station as required to ensure waste removal for residential and commercial customers. Examples of Duties: (The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position). • Performs general clean-up, maintenance, and other semi-skilled, manual, and supportive work at Solid Waste facilities, including assisting with the distribution and maintenance of refuse carts, washing, disinfecting, and cleaning and waxing trucks, trailers, vehicles, facilities, and other equipment; • Performs minor vehicle maintenance, paints walls and ceilings, repairs windows, doors, and other articles, replaces fuses and bulbs, cleans clogged drains, repairs leaky faucets, clean windows, lavatories, wash basins and restrooms, sweeps and mops floors, plants, trims and fertilizes flowers and plants, and uses tools such as power washers, lawn mowers, power trimmers, shovels, sickles, hoes and weed eaters; • Assists the public by directing and controlling the unloading of refuse at a solid waste baseyard and transfer station, keeping unauthorized persons out of restricted areas and advising of applicable rules and regulations; • Checks and verifies disposal fee coupons from commercial haulers and keeps appropriate records; • Assists equipment operators at solid waste facilities with trailer coupling, replacing attachments, opening, and closing trailer gates, securing loads, etc.; PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES COUNTY OF KAUAI 7.105 Minimum Qualification Specifications for the Class: SOLID WASTE WORKER I BC-05, BU-01 Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school; and • one (1) year of general work experience. Qualifying General Work Experience: Any work experience which may involve the basic skills: reading, writing, computation, and communication. Substitutions Allowed: The following may be substituted for education: A. Four (4) years of full-time general work experience may be substituted for a high school diploma. B. Successful completion of semester credits leading towards a degree or diploma from an accredited community college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be substituted for up to four (4) years of the education requirement (15 semester credits = 6 months). C. An Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree from an accredited community college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be substituted for the education requirement. The following may be substituted for experience: A. Successful completion of semester credits leading towards a degree or diploma from an accredited community college, business or technical school, college, or university may be substituted for up to four (4) years of the general work experience requirement (15 semester credits = 6 months). B. An Associate’s degree in any field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the general work experience requirement. PART II SOLID WASTE WORKER I 2 7.105 C. A Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to four (4) years of the general work experience requirement. D. A Master’s or PhD degree in any field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the general work experience requirement. If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be conducted by the human resources staff in order for more than one degree to be credited towards the minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if obtained independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being considered. Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant. Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that they have the ability to perform the duties of the position for which they are being considered. License Requirement: Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license (Hawai‘i Type 3 or equivalent), and any other appropriate licenses or certificates as required of the position. Selective Certification: Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position. Departments/Agencies requesting Selective Certification must show the connection between the kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective certification and the duties of the position to be filled. Tests: Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.