Department:

Solid Waste

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Are you great with customer service, have cashiering experience, and would like a chance to operate weigh scales? As the Scalehouse Finance Specialist, you work from the Central County Landfill (4000 Knights Trail Rd. in Nokomis) and provide administrative and operational support for the landfill staff.

Come apply today and join this team that is passionate about helping keep Sarasota clean and beautiful for current and future citizens.

About the Position

• Operate, troubleshoot, and test the computerized scale system and associated software to weigh vehicles, process transactions, and record transactions for landfill sites for operational accuracy.

• Visually inspect loads of waste to determine type, amount, and contamination levels of material being delivered, performing the duties of an initial load inspection utilizing landfill spotter certification principles.

• Understand landfill processes and procedures, and be able to apply processes and procedures to the acceptance of waste.

• Determine if acceptance of waste is permitted and direct acceptable waste to the designated disposal area, and coordinate with the onsite landfill inspector.

• Prepare, process, and record regulatory tracking paperwork for acceptance of regulated wastes such as friable asbestos and waste tires.

• Communicate with customers in a friendly, service-oriented manner.

• Promptly, courteously, and accurately processes payments for waste disposal transactions in the form of cash, credit cards, account charges, online payments, and advanced payment accounts.

• Balance cash drawer daily; identify errors and take appropriate steps to remedy and/or report to the supervisor if not remedied.

• Prepare bank deposits and/or transfers of cash/checks as needed.

• Accurately perform accounting-related duties pertaining to the receipt of cash to ensure the integrity of the financial system.

• Enter and retrieve data and prepare reports from on-line systems, including banking institutions, following established formats.

• Review computer-produced reports for accuracy and correct as required. 

• Conduct QA/QC process on all transactions to ensure accuracy.

• Perform administrative duties as assigned.

Work Hours:

• Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

• Saturday, 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• Minimum 40 Hours per week.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• ​A High School Diploma or its equivalent.

• Two (2) years of bookkeeping, cashiering, or computer experience.

• -OR- One year of college may substitute for one year of experience.

• Successful completion of "Landfill Spotter" certification course within six (6) months from the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with scale systems and scale system software.

• Basic bookkeeping skills and working with spreadsheets.

• Ability to use phone, two-way radios, calculator, copier, scanner, and credit card terminals.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Rate: $21.85/ hour

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

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Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

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