Operation Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Screen, select, hire, train, develop, and evaluate personnel to meet service commitments.
• Adhere to all wage and hour laws and compensate personnel according to established guidelines.
• Ensure safe working conditions at each job site.
• Develop and implement an effective preventive maintenance program to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
• Schedule and conduct safety meetings; document attendees and topics covered.
• Ensure employees follow safety guidelines and perform duties safely.
• Maintain necessary records.
• Manage inventory of supplies and materials.
• Operate equipment as necessary.
• Comply with all applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, and company policies.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Three or more years of experience in the waste industry (landfill or transfer operations preferred).
• One year of supervisory experience.
• Combination of education and/or experience.
• For Transfer Stations: Must obtain SWANA certified transfer station operator certification within 60 days of hire.
• For Landfills: One year of experience operating a horizontal baler and bobcat/forklift; must complete training for certification in Freon removal and handling hazardous materials (e.g., motor oil, lead-acid batteries, PCBs, CFCs).

Skills

• Excellent leadership, communication, and management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, instruction manuals, procedure manuals, routing reports, and correspondence.
• Ability to perform all required duties satisfactorily.
• Ability to regularly lift/move up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.

Physical & Mental Demands

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell.
• Visual requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to regularly lift/move up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

• Work in an outdoor environment 70% of the time.
• Frequently exposed to loud noise, humidity, hot and cold weather, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes, and airborne particles.
• Occasionally work in high, precarious places.
• Noise level is usually loud.