accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel or hold; reach with hands and arms; and talk, hear, taste, or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may be required to walk on trails or up and down steep inclines off trails. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employee will be issued personal protective equipment (PPE) and is responsible for using the proper PPE in the appropriate environment. Examples of PPE may include a hardhat, hearing protection while in noisy environments, eye protection, and safety shoes.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

During the course of a day, the employee may visit the HHW Facility where large quantities of hazardous waste is handled and stored.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment includes performing activities in the natural environment and the constructed environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly working in an office environment. The noise level in the office work environment is relatively quiet. However, the HHW Facility is a recycling center located adjacent to a waster transfer station and other intensive materials recycling operations, where multiple ongoing operations tend to have elevated noise levels and odors, with heavy machinery nearby.