refuse vehicle driver
Refuse vehicle drivers drive the large vehicles used for refuse collection. They drive the vehicles from the homes and facilities where the refuse is collected by the refuse collectors on the lorry and transport the waste to the waste treatment and disposal facilities.
Also called: driver of refuse vehicle
- 12
- essential skills
- 16
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 8332
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- waste broker4 skills in common
- landfill supervisor3 skills in common
- recycling worker3 skills in common
- refuse collector3 skills in common
- street sweeper3 skills in common
- tow truck driver3 skills in common
- waste management officer3 skills in common
- armoured car driver2 skills in common
Essential skills
12- adhere to transportation work schedule
- drive vehicles
- drive waste collection vehicle
- maintain waste collection records
- manage waste rock
- manoeuvre heavy trucks
- park vehicles in depot
- types of waste collection vehicles
- use personal protection equipment
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
- waste transport legislation
Optional skills
16- assess waste type
- collect domestic waste
- collect industrial waste
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- drive in urban areas
- drive vehicles in processions
- empty community waste collection bins
- establish waste collection routes
- hazardous materials transportation
- hazardous waste storage
- maintain refuse collection equipment
- maintain septic tanks
- operate GPS systems
- read maps
- road transport legislation
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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