Salary: $61,874.40 - $66,824.35 Annually

Location : New Braunfels

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 2400109

Department: Recycling

Opening Date: 12/31/2024

Closing Date: 1/14/2025 11:59 PM Central

Pay Grade: E3

Online applications are only accepted for current available positions.

Incomplete applications will be rejected. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application and/or the Work History section.

Any position posted may be closed or extended at any particular time during the advertisement period, at the discretion of Comal County.
Summary

Under the general supervision of the Road Superintendent, the Rural Recycling Manager manages all tasks related to collecting, compaction, and disposal of recyclable materials and facilitates the general administration and management of rural recycling programs. This is a "safety-sensitive position " that requires random drug and alcohol testing under the auspices of the federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (OTETA) of 1991.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Toperform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Duties include the following:

Manage every aspect of rural recycling programs.
Provide written and oral reports to supervisor when requested.
Oversee community involvement with recycling, including addressing public forums, coordinating special events, and applying for grant funding to enhance the recycling program.
Ensure that rural recycling trucks are available at the Rural Recycling Center.
Supervise collection at the Rural Recycling Center and assist as necessary.
Supervise the transport of recyclables from rural collection sites to the Material Recycling Facility (MRF).
Coordinate with the Shop Manager to ensure all equipment is maintained and repaired when necessary.
Provide direction to the public regarding general disposal procedures of recyclable material.
Maintain daily logs of collections.
Manage chipping/mulching operations.
Other duties as assigned.
Attendance is an essential function of the job.

Note: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is assigned by the supervisor.
Mandatory Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High School diploma or GED equivalent required. Must have a valid Texas driver's license and provide a three (3) year driving history to operate county vehicles.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess and maintain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with tank vehicle and air brake endorsement.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Must be able to perform strenuous work in the outdoors under all weather conditions and be able to establish and maintain an effective and cooperative working relationship with other employees.

Desired Minimum Qualifications

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence and e-mail. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and utilize Microsoft Excel for tracking collections and understandably presenting information.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
This position has been identified with a possible risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and/or other various hazards that require immunization against such exposure.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

All individuals operating commercial vehicles using a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) are required by the DOT to register with the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and are subject to pre-employment drug tests, random tests, post-accident tests immediately following accidents, reasonable suspicion, and fitness for duty testing, per County and DOT Alcohol and Drug testing policies.

*If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, the interview process, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your inquires to Comal County Human Resources at (830) 643-5859 or

Benefits are an important part of Comal County's overall compensation package. The county is pleased to offer a comprehensive array of valuable benefits to protect your helath, your family and your way of life. Benefit eligiblity requires an employee to work 30 or more hours per week.

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