Supervisor of Landfill Safety

About the Company

Interstate Waste Services (IWS) is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the greater New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut markets, with a rail-served landfill in Ohio. IWS is committed to delivering high-quality waste, recycling, and environmental services while prioritizing the safety of employees, customers, and communities. Serving a diverse range of industrial, medical, and commercial/residential customers, IWS was founded in 1998 and has grown through acquisitions, many of which were family-owned businesses that remain part of the team today. The company combines the resources of a large organization with the values and care of a family-run business.

About the Role

The Supervisor of Safety - Landfill Operations provides day-to-day field safety support for Apex Landfill in Amsterdam, Ohio. Reporting to the Manager of Safety - Landfill Operations, this role works closely with Operations to monitor activities across the working face, tipping areas, haul roads, heavy mobile equipment, rail-served operations, maintenance, contractors, and support functions. The Supervisor reinforces IWS safety programs, identifies and corrects hazards, conducts training and investigations, maintains required documentation, and helps ensure safe and compliant landfill operations.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving, and applying safety policies throughout Apex Landfill.
• Promotes a positive safety culture through visible field leadership and personal example.
• Maintains regular field presence across the working face, tipping areas, haul roads, heavy mobile equipment operations, scalehouse, maintenance areas, rail-served activities, and landfill gas and leachate support work.
• Conducts daily safety observations, job-site assessments, and facility audits; documents findings and verifies that corrective actions are completed.
• Partners with the Safety Manager to monitor controls for heavy equipment and pedestrian interaction, backing and spotting, site traffic, dumping and tipping, work near slopes or edges, and other high-risk landfill activities.
• Verifies that job safety, standard operating procedures, permits, PPE, and hazard controls are appropriate, understood, available, and used before work proceeds.
• Delivers or supports new-hire orientation, safety meetings, stand-downs, and task-specific trainings delegated by the Safety Manager.
• Investigates injuries, vehicle or equipment events, property damage, spills, near misses, and safety concerns; gathers evidence and prepares timely, accurate reports.
• Assists with employee injury response, including tele-nurse use, clinic or emergency care, required notifications, and follow-up directed by the Safety Manager.
• Inspects PPE, emergency equipment, signage, housekeeping, and other safeguards, and tracks open corrective actions through completion.
• Supports contractor, vendor, driver, and visitor orientation and compliance, and participates in emergency drills and other site preparedness activities.
• Collects safety observations and performance data, communicates trends and urgent concerns to the Safety Manager and Operations, and supports special projects.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of health and safety or transportation compliance experience, preferably in a field-based operational role.
• Experience in solid waste, landfill, construction, mining, or another heavy industrial environment is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA and DOT/FMCSA requirements and the ability to learn relevant Ohio, local, and IWS requirements.
• General familiarity with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and Jefferson County General Health District (JCGHD) requirements and inspection practices is preferred, particularly as they relate to landfill operations, safe work practices, and environmental protection.
• Experience conducting field observations, safety audits, training, incident investigations, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Practical understanding of heavy equipment and pedestrian interaction, traffic controls, PPE, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, and other common landfill hazards.
• Good analytical, organizational, documentation, and time-management skills in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong communication and coaching skills, with the ability to partner effectively with frontline employees, supervisors, contractors, drivers, and visitors.
• Solid computer skills, including Microsoft Office and safety applications, and the ability to work routinely outdoors in an active landfill environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills are preferred.

Pay

Salary Range: USD $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year.