Operations Support Specialist 1

Under direct supervision, performs clerical and administrative functions in support of the Operations Department. Performs timekeeping responsibilities, provides customer service and performs other duties as required.

Schedule

Monday‑Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and clerical support to the operations department, including calendaring, creating correspondence, developing reports, planning meetings and events, answering phones, and other duties as assigned.
• Performs timekeeping responsibilities such as recording schedules, hours worked, vacation approvals, etc., to ensure attendance records are properly maintained.
• Courteously and tactfully assists customers, business partners, employees, and vendors.
• Inventory and procurement duties: generates purchase orders, follows up with vendors, enters repair orders on the fleet maintenance system, schedules and monitors shipping and receiving, ensures export standards are met, tracks commodities and takes inventory.
• Dispatch duties: schedules service and assigns drivers for special pick‑ups, reassignments, and arranges alternate coverage in case of employee absences or equipment failure; audits routes to verify customer service levels and reports discrepancies to the Operations Manager and Customer Service Manager; assists the Operations Manager with route maintenance and sequencing activities to ensure route optimization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• Two years of related administrative experience.

About Recology

Recology is the largest employee‑owned resource recovery company in the industry, offering an ecologically innovative environment that mentors people committed to protecting the environment and sustaining communities. The culture values community, diversity, altruism, accountability, collaboration, and learning by doing, and is driven by the mission to use and return resources to their best and highest use through the practice of the 4R’s: Reduce, Re‑use, Recycle, and Recologize.

Benefits

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement plans (Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k) with match).
• Annual wellness incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational assistance.
• Commuting benefits.
• Employee referral program.