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SANITATION COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR

This is administrative work directing the activities of at least four geographic districts within a sanitation area which may include general or special sanitation collection and city-wide cleaning activities for a municipal sanitation waste collection program. Employees in this class direct, through subordinate waste collection supervisors, refuse and recycling collections and municipal cleaning activities such as, cleaning lots and underpasses and performing tire removal. Work includes conferring with subordinate supervisors, special sanitation programs administrators, other departmental administrators and the vehicle maintenance central agency to resolve operational, labor relations and maintenance problems. Prioritizing maintenance and operational needs, ensuring that program standards and goals are being met and developing and controlling the assigned sanitation area program budget are significant aspects of the work. Work is performed under the direction of an administrative superior.

ALLOCATING FACTORS: (The following conditions must be met for a position to be allocated to this class.)

• The position must supervise an assigned sanitation area consisting of at least four (4) geographic cleaning and waste collection districts through waste collection district supervisors in the Sanitation Division of the Streets Department.

• Directs, through subordinate waste collection district supervisors, refuse and recycling collections and cleaning activities in an assigned geographic district of the City; resolves operational difficulties such as the preparation of routes, balancing collections and best utilization of equipment and personnel; coordinates the activities of the several waste collection districts within their assigned sanitation area to maintain a balance of personnel and equipment to accommodate changing workload demands; develops operating budgets for assigned area with the assistance of the divisional program coordinator; conducts or directs the study of various phases of the waste collection program to ascertain the most efficient methods of operation; observes the field testing of new equipment; makes recommendations for the purchase or rejection of new or improved collection equipment.
• Tours sanitation areas to determine if field forces are performing collection and municipal cleaning functions in accordance with prescribed procedures and schedules; ensures that productivity standards are adhered to; develops and recommends changes in work methods and procedures in order to improve operations.
• Directs appropriate personnel to carry out waste collection and cleaning activities for special events such as parades; confers with officials of other city departments to coordinate work activities prior to following special events.
• Makes suggestions in the bidding and contract process; does pre-delivery inspections of and suggests changes on contracted equipment.
• Receives, reviews and acts upon citizen complaints regarding collection and cleaning activities; visits sites of reported violations to make personal observations; assigns district supervisors responsibility for investigation and resolution.
• Confers with subordinate supervisors to re-deploy the work force and equipment among the various areas and districts to alleviate shortages; meets with subordinate supervisors and staff to resolve labor difficulties; maintains good public relations.
• Directs personnel and vehicles engaged in municipal cleaning emergencies caused by automobile and environmental problems.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• methods, techniques, tools, machines and equipment used in waste collection and street cleaning operations
• principles governing the establishment of rules and regulations involved in sanitation operations
• management principles, administrative procedures and record systems used in controlling a sanitation operations program
• principles and practices of methods and procedures analysis, work implementing and forms and records control
• supervisory methods and techniques
• media appropriate for the dissemination of various kinds of informational, educational and publicity materials
• public health aspects of solid waste sanitation

ABILITY TO:

• analyze and solve a variety of complex operational problems relative to a sanitation waste collection program
• plan, organize and review the work of personnel engaged in sanitation waste collection and municipal cleaning operations
• exercise judgement and discretion in applying and interpreting departmental policies and procedures
• prepare comprehensive oral and written reports
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, vendors and the public

EDUCATION

• Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.
AND


GENERAL EXPERIENCE

• Four years of field experience in street sanitation work.
AND


SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

• Four years of experience supervising waste collection and district cleaning activities for a sanitation district or a solid waste transfer or disposal program;
OR

Four years of experience supervising, through subordinate supervisors, a staff of skilled and unskilled workers engaged in the operation and maintenance of a solid waste transfer plant;

OR

Four years of experience supervising, through subordinate supervisors, a staff of neighborhood development specialists as part of the city’s clean block and urban beautification programs;

OR

Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department which has included the specific experience as described above.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATES

• Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of employment as Sanitation Collections Assistant Administrator.