Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

<ul><li>Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.</li><li>Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.</li><li>Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.</li><li>Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.</li><li>Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.</li><li>Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.</li><li>Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.</li><li>Fill out defective equipment reports.</li><li>Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.</li><li>Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.</li><li>Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.</li><li>Tag garbage or recycling containers to inform customers of problems, such as excess garbage or inclusion of items that are not permitted.</li></ul>