Solid Waste Maintenance Technician

Purpose of the position

Essential Functions of the position

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
• Ability to use and care for tools, equipment, and materials employed in the work.
• Ability to review work throughout the work process to ensure that it has been performed properly at completion.
• Ability to collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods as required by work assignments.
• Ability to deal courteously with the general public.
• Ability to work in all types of weather.
• Knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools, and equipment utilized at the landfill.
• Knowledge of work hazards and applicable safety precautions associated with landfill work.
• Buncombe County Government realizes the importance of a diverse professional workforce and the need to foster a responsive and innovative organizational culture, one that fully engages all of our employees, honoring and building on each employee's unique experiences, opinions, and perspective.
• It is the policy of Buncombe County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, marital or familial status, pregnancy, veteran status, religious belief or non-belief, age, or disability or any other legally protected class under federal or NC State law. EEO practices and employment decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion and compensation shall not be based on any of these protected classes. In addition, the County expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination.