Crew Lead Worker

This recruitment is open to current county employees only.

Applicants who are Department of Waste Resources employees may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

The County of Riverside's Department of Waste Resources is looking to fill one Crew Lead Worker vacancy, the incumbent will be reporting to the following locations, Badlands Landfill in Moreno Valley and Lamb Canyon Landfill in Beaumont.

The Crew Lead Worker will instruct and lead crew workers in work methods and practices on a variety of projects and maintain safety and security of job site.

Competitive candidates will have experience handling hazardous materials (antifreeze, batteries, oils, paint, and e-waste, ) and operating heavy equipment such as dump trucks, roll-off trucks, and backhoes in support of landfill site operations.

This position follows a 4/10 schedule, with rotating Saturdays.

A California Commercial Class A or Class B driver's license is required at the time of application.

Under general supervision, instructs and leads County employees, volunteers, and participants of court mandated work release programs in performing a variety of manual labor tasks in support of landfill operations, construction and maintenance, illegal dumping clean-up, recycling activities, and traffic direction at landfill sites; prepares a variety of reports including court required documentation on attendance and participation of the work crews; and performs other related duties as required.

The Crew Lead Worker is a lead level classification and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position.

Incumbents are assigned lead responsibilities over large work crews engaged in performing small construction and maintenance duties and labor intensive tasks such as cleaning up illegal dumping areas, cutting fire breaks, remodeling buildings, traffic direction at landfill sites, recycling activities at landfill sites and constructing drainage systems.

These activities may require the operation of various tracked and/or wheeled motorized construction equipment requiring relatively simple forms of manipulation and coordination such as loaders, backhoe, mowers, and small dozers (up to and including a D-6 dozer).

These crews are typically made up of County employees and employees of other agencies, and participants of volunteer and work release programs.

Incumbents are required to prepare detailed documentation of personnel attendance and performance, as well as prepare records on equipment and material utilization.

Meet the Team!
The Department of Waste Resources serves the County's Traffic Control and Waste Recycling division needs by providing for efficient and effective landfilling of County non-hazardous waste, protecting the environment, and promoting recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations.• Instruct and lead crew workers in work methods and practices on a variety of proj...