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Crew Lead Worker

County of Riverside

Department of Waste Resources

Fresh

Location

Salary

$28.74 - $38.74

per hour

Type

Closes

February 25, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading teams of workers, including county employees and volunteers, in hands-on tasks like cleaning up illegal dumping, maintaining landfill sites, and directing traffic at waste facilities in Riverside County.

The role requires operating trucks and equipment while ensuring safety on the job site and handling recycled or hazardous materials.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in construction or waste management who enjoys supervising crews and working outdoors on a schedule that includes rotating Saturdays.

Key Requirements

  • California Commercial Class A or Class B driver's license required at time of application
  • Experience handling hazardous materials such as antifreeze, batteries, oils, paint, and e-waste
  • Ability to operate heavy equipment including dump trucks, roll-off trucks, backhoes, loaders, mowers, and small dozers
  • Skill in instructing and leading crew workers in manual labor tasks for landfill operations, construction, maintenance, and recycling
  • Prepare reports and documentation on crew attendance, performance, equipment, and material utilization
  • Maintain safety and security of job sites, including traffic direction
  • Follow a 4/10 work schedule with rotating Saturdays at Badlands Landfill in Moreno Valley or Lamb Canyon Landfill in Beaumont

Full Job Description

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The County of Riverside's Department of Waste Resources is looking to fill one Crew Lead Worker vacancy, the incumbent will be reporting to the following locations, Badlands Landfill in Moreno Valley and Lamb Canyon Landfill in Beaumont.


The Crew Lead Worker will instruct and lead crew workers in work methods and practices on a variety of projects and maintain safety and security of job site.

Competitive candidates will have experience handling hazardous materials (antifreeze, batteries, oils, paint, and e-waste, ) and operating heavy equipment such as dump trucks, roll-off trucks, and backhoes in support of landfill site operations.

This position follows a 4/10 schedule, with rotating Saturdays.


A California Commercial Class A or Class B driver's license is required at the time of application.

Under general supervision, instructs and leads County employees, volunteers, and participants of court mandated work release programs in performing a variety of manual labor tasks in support of landfill operations, construction and maintenance, illegal dumping clean-up, recycling activities, and traffic direction at landfill sites; prepares a variety of reports including court required documentation on attendance and participation of the work crews; and performs other related duties as required.

The Crew Lead Worker is a lead level classification and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents are assigned lead responsibilities over large work crews engaged in performing small construction and maintenance duties and labor intensive tasks such as cleaning up illegal dumping areas, cutting fire breaks, remodeling buildings, traffic direction at landfill sites, recycling activities at landfill sites and constructing drainage systems. These activities may require the operation of various tracked and/or wheeled motorized construction equipment requiring relatively simple forms of manipulation and coordination such as loaders, backhoe, mowers, and small dozers (up to and including a D-6 dozer). These crews are typically made up of County employees and employees of other agencies, and participants of volunteer and work release programs. Incumbents are required to prepare detailed documentation of personnel attendance and performance, as well as prepare records on equipment and material utilization.

Meet the Team!
The Department of Waste Resources serves the County's Traffic Control and Waste Recycling division needs by providing for efficient and effective landfilling of County non-hazardous waste, protecting the environment, and promoting recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations.

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Requirements


• Instruct and lead crew workers in work methods and practices on a variety of projects; maintain safety and security of job site.

• Operate a three-axle dump truck or other sized truck-type equipment in the construction, maintenance, and repair of public work facilities; operate dump truck or roll off truck to haul construction materials, recycled materials from landfill sites, supplies, and equipment; operate tank truck to spray water, oil and chemicals; may operate low-bed or trucks with trailers in hauling equipment or materials.

• Operate small tracked and/or wheeled motorized construction equipment (up to and including forklifts, backhoes, mowers, loaders, and a D-6 sized dozer).

• Evaluate efficiency and appropriateness of assigned duties, recommend improvements and report on progress of work to higher level personnel as needed.

• Prepare and maintain accurate records on materials and equipment usage, and employees and work release program participants' attendance and behavior.

• Refer complaints, problems or issues to higher level personnel.

• May operate equipment and vehicles assigned to projects including buses in transporting personnel.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from high school or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. test is required within six months of employment.

Experience: Three years in maintenance, construction, recycling, traffic direction, or other similar work which required at least occasional operation of construction equipment.

Knowledge of: The tools, materials, methods, and equipment commonly used in public works construction and maintenance; safety rules, operation, maintenance, capacities, and limitations of construction and maintenance equipment.

Ability to: Coordinate, lead and direct the work of others; perform a variety of maintenance and construction tasks; follow oral and written directions; prepare records, forms and documentation; prepare incident reports in a brief and concise manner describing material factors or evidence and events of the incidents; establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Physical/Environmental Requirements: The Crew Lead Worker operates outdoors and is exposed to inclement weather, and other environmental conditions. The responsibilities require moving heavy materials such as mattresses, refrigerators, e-waste, paint buckets, oil buckets and maintenance and construction materials, and will also require that the incumbent walk on uneven ground or wet surfaces with or without reasonable accommodation.

Other Requirements:
Driving Record: Please submit a current copy (received within the last 30 days) of your driving history record from the Department of Motor Vehicles in order to be considered for employment for this position. (The required document may be attached to your application or emailed to varamirez@rivco.org) Request Your Driver's Record - California DMV

Current County employees are not required to provide a DMV driver’s record.

This position has been designated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) as safety-sensitive, applicants are required to complete a DOT mandated alcohol and drug-screening. (A positive test or refusal to test during the past two years will disqualify an applicant from consideration for County employment). Reference checks from former DOT regulated employers are also required.

Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to DOT alcohol/drug testing in the following situations: random, reasonable suspicion/cause, return-to-duty, and post-accident.

For detailed requirements, visit DOT Requirements.

Additional Information


For questions regarding this recruitment:
Please contact Valeria Ramirez at 951-955-1943 or varamirez@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 2/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/11/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-riverside-5223498