Job Description
Supports the Recycling and Solid Waste Division by working as needed on either a recycling crew (office paper cardboard bottles and cans) or on the trash collection crew. This includes operating large and small packer trucks and various other motorized equipment for collection purposes. Assists with routine daily maintenance checks truck washing etc. This position is designated as Emergency Personnel and requires employees to report to work as needed during campus emergencies holidays closings and in accordance with the supervisors instructions.
Required Qualifications
Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class B with air brake endorsement.
Must be able to communicate effectively work as an effective team member and receive and execute instructions from the immediate supervisor and/or lead worker.
Ability to perform heavy manual labor including safely moving and handling greater than 50 pounds.
Work consists of long periods of time sitting standing walking reaching bending pushing/pulling; and working in all types of weather conditions including extreme temperatures.
Ability to climb in and out of trucks and load refuse or recyclables into trucks.
Previous work experience operating trucks and related highway equipment such as snow plow.
Must be available twenty-four hours per day seven days a week to provide support during planned events or emergencies (such as inclement weather) to include being physically on site if deemed necessary.
Ability to safely direct traffic and guide driver operating vehicle for backing safely in and out of dock areas.
Must have a valid Drivers License and be able to operate a motorized vehicle daily.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with the operation of a garbage packer unit
Experience with recycling guidelines sorting and collection
Pay Band
2
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$39000-$43000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
December 9 2025
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is an inclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicinecollege Graduate School and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerous Extension officesand research institutes. A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
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