Job Description
Qualifications
Job Overview
Under general direction of the Lead Waste & Recycling Technician, responsible for various waste and recycling operations and maintenance functions on the premises of DFW Airport. Performs collection of waste and recycling and completes maintenance of equipment and assets deployed in the service of DFW Airport's waste and recycling collection system.
What you will be doing:
- Operates waste and recycling equipment on and off the Air Operations Air (AOA).
- Inspects all equipment, vehicles, and staging areas related to solid waste and recycling removal.
- Communicates with DFW Airport contractors, tenants, and customers as needed to coordinate waste/recycling services.
- Composes reports as necessary and appropriate for the tracking and logging of equipment maintenance and customer billing.
- Reads and interprets data from solid waste containers and compactors; identifies and reports deficiencies in damaged and faulty equipment or instruments.
- Notifies Waste and Recycling management of any attempts to damage, vandalize, or remove DFW equipment or any other suspicious circumstances that may affect normal operations and ensures security at compacter sites throughout the airport environment.
- Participates in ensuring regulatory compliance of airport and tenant facilities and personnel by performing inspections of DFW buildings, parking garages, and ramp areas for compliance with DFW waste and recycling policy and procedures.
- Works in a maintenance environment and outdoors for extended periods in inclement weather and in conditions containing open waste, lubricants, solvents, grease, poor lighting, fumes and noise.
- Performs manual labor, frequently exerting forces equivalent to lifting up to 50 pounds and occasionally exerting forces equivalent to lifting up to 100 pounds.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What you need:
- Completion of high school curriculum or equivalent.
- Possession of a valid Class C driver's license
What we desire:
- Two (2) years of experience in operation and field maintenance of waste equipment.
- Knowledge of the operating characteristics of powered and mobile waste collection and disposal equipment.
- Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions associated with the assigned equipment and its operation.
- Knowledge of the field maintenance requirements of assigned equipment.
Special requirements:
- Must have a clean private driving record: (a) no class "B" misdemeanor within the last ten years and (b) no offense greater than a Class "B".
- Has not been convicted of a Class "B" misdemeanor within the last ten years or any offense greater than a Class "B".
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test.
- Ability to pass a medical and physical examination.
- Must obtain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Airport Identification/Access Badge (badge) in accordance with Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements in Chapter 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 1500 et al., and DFW Airport's Security Program within thirty (30) days from date of employment and maintain qualification for a SIDA badge upon badge renewal.
- This is a DOT-designated and Airport-designated safety sensitive position as defined in DFW Airport's Drug and Alcohol Administrative Policy and Procedure. Applicants selected for this position will be required to pass drug and alcohol tests prior to employment and to submit to drug and alcohol screening on a random basis during the length of their employment in the safety sensitive position.
- This is a designated Essential Employee position as defined in DFW Airport's Categories and Classifications Administrative Policy and Procedure. An essential employee is one whose attendance is required to maintain airport operations during an emergency or inclement weather situation.
- Must be able to meet all initial and recurrent training requirements in accordance with Title 14 CFR part 139 and administrative Policy AO.014.01, Ground Vehicle Driver Training for Air Operations Area (AOA) within 30 days of assignment to a driving position and before being permitted to operate the vehicle without the direct supervision and presence of a co-operator qualified under this requirement.
About Us
We are Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport-one of the most successful airports in the world by any definition. We're recognized for our innovation, leadership, drive for excellence and talented employees.
Our success is made possible because of the diverse talents of nearly 2,000 employees who champion our mission of providing an exceptional airport experience to our customers and connect our community to the world. We're looking for the best talent to join us and help reimagine what an airport can be.
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