Landfill Operations Supervisor

About the role

Within a division, the Operations Supervisor – Landfill supervises a team of Lead Operators, Operators, and/or General Laborers to ensure the efficient operation of the landfill. The role ensures adherence to fill sequencing plans, density goals, and compliance with applicable permits. The Operations Supervisor collaborates with the Operations Manager and General Manager to implement tactical initiatives for functional excellence and budget achievement. This position ensures compliance with safety, environmental, operating, regulatory, accounting, and ethics standards while driving Safety, Customer Experience, and Efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Safety:
  • Lead and communicate safety goals and objectives.
  • Remove unsafe conditions or situations from or related to the landfill.
  • Partner with the maintenance department to ensure equipment compliance with safety standards.
  • Oversee safety and accident prevention programs to prevent accidents and injuries.
  • Foster a culture of safety through personal commitment and active outreach to employees.
• Customer Experience:
  • Provide service that meets or exceeds customer expectations.
  • Resolve service requests, equipment breakdowns, and schedule changes with timely communication.
  • Interact with customers to address and rectify issues, improving overall satisfaction.
  • Serve as a positive company representative to drive customer loyalty.
• Efficiency:
  • Establish and ensure adherence to productivity goals and operating standards.
  • Manage labor hours and disposal expenses per established plans.
  • Support service delivery, fleet quality, and maintenance operations.
  • Execute operational plans to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
• Employee Engagement:
  • Create a collaborative and communicative team environment.
  • Build and develop talent, aligning employee career goals with advancement opportunities.
  • Provide coaching to prepare employees for advancement.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Able to direct a large staff.
• Process-oriented and results-driven, with a commitment to organizational success.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Collaborative team player with strong leadership skills.
• Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions.
• Strong ethical behavior and judgment in talent management, emphasizing hiring and developing high-performance teams.
• Experience in labor relations.
• State certification as required by regulation.
• Minimum of 1 year of lead or supervisory experience.

Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).

For more details, visit Republic Services Benefits.

About the company

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing customers with recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste, and field services. The company is committed to advancing circularity and supporting decarbonization, partnering with customers to create a more sustainable world. In 2025, Republic’s revenue was $16.6 billion, with adjusted EBITDA of $5.3 billion. The company serves 13 million customers across North America through a network of collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills.

Republic Services combines local operational management with standardized business practices to drive efficiencies while maintaining local decision-making. The company’s 42,000 team members are guided by core values: Safe, Committed to Serve, Environmentally Responsible, Driven, and Human-Centered. With an employee engagement score of 86, Republic fosters an inclusive and diverse culture where every voice counts. In 2024, the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants positively impacted 5.1 million people.

Strategy

Republic Services’ strategy focuses on generating profitable growth through acquisitions and industry advancements, managing customers’ waste streams via a vertically integrated North American footprint. The company emphasizes three growth areas:

• Recycling and Waste: Expanding footprint through organic growth and acquisitions, aggregating materials at scale to unlock advanced recycling opportunities and cross-selling new products.
• Environmental Solutions: Expanding capabilities and geographic reach to address technical waste streams, including PFAS remediation.
• Sustainability Innovation:
  • Developing the Republic Services Polymer Center, the nation’s first integrated plastics recycling facility, to promote bottle-to-bottle circularity.
  • Forming Blue Polymers, a joint venture to process plastic materials and meet demand for sustainable packaging.
  • Building a network of Polymer Centers and Blue Polymer facilities across North America.
  • Leveraging landfill gas to produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), with a goal to beneficially reuse 50% more biogas by 2030 (2017 baseline).

Recent Recognition

• Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies
• CDP Discloser
• Dow Jones Best-In-Class Indices
• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies
• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies
• Great Place to Work
• Sustainability Yearbook S&P Global