Refuse / Recyclable Material Collector

Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Front Load Trash Truck Driver; Garbage Man; Recycle Driver; Refuse Collector; Roll Off Container Truck Driver; Roll Off Truck Driver; Sanitation Laborer; Swamper; Trash Collector; Truck Driver

Tasks

• Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
• Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
• Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
• Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
• Fill out defective equipment reports.
• Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
• Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.
• Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
• Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.
• Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.
• Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.

Knowledge

• Mechanical

Abilities

• Multilimb Coordination
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Static Strength
• Manual Dexterity
• Reaction Time
• Trunk Strength
• Oral Comprehension
• Extent Flexibility
• Near Vision
• Far Vision