(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Job Description
Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
94
|
Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition. |
94
|
Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems. |
93
|
Drive to disposal sites to empty trucks that have been filled. |
93
|
Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas. |
91
|
Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid. |
91
|
Fill out defective equipment reports. |
91
|
Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected. |
86
|
Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed. |
81
|
Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse. |
80
|
Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point. |
78
|
Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies. |
69
|
Tag garbage or recycling containers to inform customers of problems such as excess garbage or inclusion of items that are not permitted. |
55
|
Organize schedules for refuse collection. |
45
|
Sort items set out for recycling and throw materials into designated truck compartments. |
25
|
Provide quotes for refuse collection contracts. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
70
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
60
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
57
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
55
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
48
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
46
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
45
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
45
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
44
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
44
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
43
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
42
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
36
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
36
|
Getting Information
|
35
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
35
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
32
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
31
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
30
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
29
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
28
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
25
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
25
|
Processing Information
|
24
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
24
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
24
|
Thinking Creatively
|
23
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
23
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
22
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
22
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
22
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
19
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
19
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
18
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
18
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
18
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
17
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
17
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
16
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
12
|
Interacting With Computers
|
7
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|