Description
Operate a solid waste and recycling transfer station by receiving, inspecting, and sorting materials; identifying and isolating hazards; operating scales and heavy equipment; and loading, consolidating, and shipping materials in compliance with safety and regulations.
Knowledge
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
- • Personnel and Human Resources
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Engineering and Technology
- • Mechanical
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Skills
Content
- • Active Listening
Process
- • Monitoring
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Rate Control
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
- • Speed of Limb Movement
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Depth Perception
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Energy & Natural Resources
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
