Scale House Attendant (OSI)
Salary
$45,760.00 - $53,967.97 Annually
Job Number
25EED838TF022
Closing Date
5/27/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
The Environment and Energy department is seeking a Scale House Attendant to process transactions at drop-off facilities. These citizen drop-off facilities provide an opportunity for residents to properly manage household hazardous waste, recyclables, and problem materials like computers, televisions, and appliances.
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Location and hours:
This position requires staff to work at multiple locations including the following sites Brooklyn Park Transfer Station, 8100 Jefferson Hwy Brooklyn Park, MN 55445, South Hennepin Recycling and Problem Waste Drop-off Center, 1400 West 96th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, and/or Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), 505 N 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401. Public transportation is only available to the HERC facility. There is no public transportation to the other two locations. This position is subject to 40 hours a week.New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About the position type:
This position is full-time benefit earning position.
This position is internally classified as an Office Specialist I.
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In this position, you will:
• Operate Point of Sale (POS), and process financial transactions.
• Greet customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Record all business transactions efficiently.
• Answer customer questions professionally, by phone or in person.
• Provide customers with the proper informational literature and inventory informational literature weekly.
• Access the county website for the Green Disposal Guide to answer citizens' questions.
Need to have:
• One of the following:
o One or more full-time equivalent years of office clerical experience.
o Six months of office clerical experience and completion of the Office Specialist Pathway Training program.
o Note: Education may be substituted for experience on a semester (12 credits) basis.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds, and stand for extended periods of time, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Nice to have:
• Experience:
o Working in a high-volume customer service center.
o Using Microsoft Word, Excel, and/or Access.
o Using call center systems.
o Providing customer service in person and by telephone
• Ability to:
o Perform cash transactions or processing electronic payments.
o Work in a high-volume customer service center.
o Record all commercial hauler and citizen transactions in the county computer system Paradigm software.
o Follow detailed instructions.
o Work independently with minimal direction.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Talent Acquisition Division
Hennepin County Human Resources Department
612-348-7855