Job Description
Salary: $19.70 - $21.73 Hourly
Location : Durango, CO
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 2025-00043
Department: Public Works
Division: Recycling Center - 8413
Opening Date: 03/13/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Schedule Details:: Tuesday - Saturday 8:45am-5:15pmWith schedule adjustments to accommodate holiday schedules.
Description Join the City of Durango in our commitment to sustainability! We are looking for a Recycling Center Operator to
provide excellent customer service at the public drop-off area of the City of Durango's recycling program . In this role, you will operate light, power-driven equipment used for recycling collection and processing, and your responsibilities will include semi-skilled preventative maintenance tasks and activities that support sanitation, recycle collection, and recycle processing.
Essential Job Duties What You'll Do in This Role: - Staff and operate the Recycle Center public drop-off area, providing high levels of customer service.
- Operate maintenance equipment such as skid loaders, Bobcat attachments, weed cutters, mowers, hedgers, forklifts, and various other equipment for maintenance, light construction, and recycling material processing.
- Participate in preventive maintenance activities on recycling equipment as required.
- Maintain production logs and records.
- Facilitate cash, check, and credit card transactions for public and commercial recycling activities.
- Remove ice and snow from roadways, sidewalks, and parking lots as directed.
- Operate and perform weekly preventive maintenance on all recycling processing equipment.
- Process, relocate, and load recycled materials.
- Maintain the Recycle Center facility, including grounds, sidewalks, parking, and storage lots as directed.
Minimum Qualifications You Have: - High school diploma or GED.
- Two years of experience performing maintenance work and operating light, power-driven equipment.
- The ability to maintain a valid driver's license during employment.
- Commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
- Experience with basic cash handling.
- Skill in performing semi-skilled maintenance, janitorial tasks, and heavy manual labor.
Supplemental Information What We Can Offer You: - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Ample personal time off (PTO) and 11 paid holidays.
- 401(a) retirement plan and optional deferred compensation plan.
- Basic life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- Paid Family and Medical Leave (FMLA).
- Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Free access to the Durango Community Recreation Center and Chapman Hill Ice Rink & Ski Area.
- Holistic Employee Wellness Program, addressing physical, mental, financial, and professional well-being.
- Free transit pass and family member discounts.
- Reimbursement for job-related classes to foster continuous learning.
- Sixteen hours of volunteer time off per year to support local non-profit organizations.
To view the full job description, click here. Belong at the City of Durango: We believe in creating an inclusive workforce that
welcomes diversity of thoughts, viewpoints, and experiences. The City of Durango is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.
City of Durango's Indigenous Land Acknowledgement We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, and paid time off.
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Have you been previously employed by the City of Durango?
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Do you have any relatives who currently work for the City of Durango?
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