Ops Supervisor Landfill

About the role

The Operations Supervisor – Landfill oversees a team of operators and laborers to ensure the efficient operation of the landfill. This includes adhering to fill sequencing plans, achieving density goals, and maintaining compliance with applicable permits. Reporting to the Operations Manager and General Manager, the supervisor implements initiatives to enhance operational excellence and budget achievement.

Responsibilities

• Understand and provide leadership to achieve and communicate about safety goals and objectives.
• Work to remove unsafe conditions or situations from or related to the landfill.
• Partner with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains in working order and in compliance with safety standards.
• Oversee effective safety and accident prevention programs to ensure all reasonable actions are taken to prevent accidents and injuries; ensure a safe and productive work environment for all employees; implement and maintain an effective loss control and safety program.
• Engage assigned employees in active participation to instill a culture of safety by demonstrating a personal commitment to safe operations and active personal outreach to operational employees.
• Provide service to all customers that meets or exceeds customer expectations with regard to the entire customer experience.
• Resolve unusual service requests, equipment breakdowns, and schedule changes with timely communications to all stakeholders.
• Interact with customers to solve and rectify any issues and improve the overall customer experience.
• Serve as a positive representative of the Company to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty to the Company.
• Establish productivity goals where needed; ensure adherence to operating standards; and manage labor hours and disposal expenses per established and agreed plans.
• Execute other operational plans to help achieve or exceed the division’s budgeted goals.
• Understand, support, and execute service delivery while actively supporting maintenance and the operational role in fleet quality and maintenance.
• Create a collaborative, communicative team environment and drive employee engagement with the Company.
• Build and develop talent on the team, understand employees’ career goals, and provide coaching to get employees ready for advancement with the Company.
• Perform other job-related duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications

• Able to direct large staff.
• Process-oriented and results-oriented in setting and pursuing aggressive goals, demonstrating a strong commitment to organizational success and marshaling resources to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions.
• Demonstrates and promotes ethical behavior.
• Strong leadership skills and proven judgment of talent, with an emphasis on 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.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $75,100.00 to $103,300.00* which reflects the minimum wage in multiple jurisdictions. The actual range will depend on the locality in which you are hired.