Street sweeper job description
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Street sweeper requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in street sweeper job postings.
Sample street sweeper requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Valid Driver's License
- Ability to lift and carry heavy objects
- Familiarity with street cleaning equipment
- Ability to work in all weather conditions
Sample required street sweeper soft skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to follow instructions and complete tasks in a timely manner
- Good problem-solving skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Street sweeper job description example 1
ABM Industries street sweeper job description
**Overview**
As a street sweeper, your job is to help clean debris from the streets of a town or city. In most cases, you serve as an operator for a large cleaning machine that uses suction, water, and brushes to clean the roads as effectively as possible. While most street cleanings occur on fixed schedules, a street sweeper also responds to incidents like car wrecks, where glass and other dangerous debris are scattered across a road. You may also perform maintenance on the mechanical systems of your sweeping machines, including daily preventative work. On rare occasions, you may help set up traffic control devices, perform custodial tasks, clean up trash and other debris, or report problems like unusually large debris or hazardous material spills.
**Position Summary Details**
This position is in charge of towing and emptying trash and cardboard carts as they fill through the shift.
**Essential Functions**
+ Operates Industrial Lift and/or Tugger to assist in loading or moving materials for Yardage.
+ Other duties as assigned by management
+ Must learn to bale cardboard, run a trash compactor, and operate a tow tractor in order to keep production running smoothly
**Responsibilities**
+ Uses computer, reads work order, or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
+ Loads materials and/or buggies into trailers and/or trucks.
+ Installs strapping or chains to prevent shifting or damage while in transit.
+ Prints necessary labels and manifests.
+ Transports buggies from work sites to designated area.
+ Loads and unloads full or empty buggies.
+ Uses the computer to keep a current list of available buggies.
+ Some duties of this position may be janitorial in nature, such as emptying trash cans, cleaning restrooms, and scrubbing floors
**Qualifications**
+ Must be 18 years of age or older
+ Must meet all requirements to receive required airport SIDA badge and Customs Seal (if applicable), including ten-year work history if available
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Customer Service Experience
+ 1 yr of similar work experience
REQNUMBER: 6073
As a street sweeper, your job is to help clean debris from the streets of a town or city. In most cases, you serve as an operator for a large cleaning machine that uses suction, water, and brushes to clean the roads as effectively as possible. While most street cleanings occur on fixed schedules, a street sweeper also responds to incidents like car wrecks, where glass and other dangerous debris are scattered across a road. You may also perform maintenance on the mechanical systems of your sweeping machines, including daily preventative work. On rare occasions, you may help set up traffic control devices, perform custodial tasks, clean up trash and other debris, or report problems like unusually large debris or hazardous material spills.
**Position Summary Details**
This position is in charge of towing and emptying trash and cardboard carts as they fill through the shift.
**Essential Functions**
+ Operates Industrial Lift and/or Tugger to assist in loading or moving materials for Yardage.
+ Other duties as assigned by management
+ Must learn to bale cardboard, run a trash compactor, and operate a tow tractor in order to keep production running smoothly
**Responsibilities**
+ Uses computer, reads work order, or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
+ Loads materials and/or buggies into trailers and/or trucks.
+ Installs strapping or chains to prevent shifting or damage while in transit.
+ Prints necessary labels and manifests.
+ Transports buggies from work sites to designated area.
+ Loads and unloads full or empty buggies.
+ Uses the computer to keep a current list of available buggies.
+ Some duties of this position may be janitorial in nature, such as emptying trash cans, cleaning restrooms, and scrubbing floors
**Qualifications**
+ Must be 18 years of age or older
+ Must meet all requirements to receive required airport SIDA badge and Customs Seal (if applicable), including ten-year work history if available
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Customer Service Experience
+ 1 yr of similar work experience
REQNUMBER: 6073
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024