Operations Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Screen, select, hire, train, develop, and evaluate personnel to meet service commitments.
• Adhere to wage and hour laws and compensate personnel in accordance with 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, documenting attendees and topics covered.
• Ensure employees follow safety guidelines and perform duties safely.
• Maintain necessary records and manage inventory of supplies and materials.
• Operate equipment as necessary.
• Conform with applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in the waste industry (landfill or transfer operations preferred).
• One (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Combination of education and/or experience.
• For Transfer Stations: Must possess a SWANA certified transfer station operator within 60 days of hire.
• For Landfills: Must have one (1) year of experience operating a horizontal baler and bobcat/forklift, and successfully complete training for certification in the removal of Freon and handling of hazardous materials (e.g., motor oil, lead-acid batteries, PCBs, CFCs, etc.).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent leadership, communication, and management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, instruction and procedure manuals, routing reports, and correspondence.
• Ability to satisfactorily perform all required duties.
• 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 include 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 conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes, and airborne particles.
• Occasionally work in high or precarious places.
• Noise level is usually loud.

Pay

$75–$80k + 20% STIP eligibility