Supervisor, Operations

About the role

The Operations supervisor will assist, mentor, and direct the operational activities for assigned location action. This role requires strong organizational skills with the ability to handle diverse and significant workload, as well as strong communication skills to convey waste compliance to customers.

Responsibilities

• Function as part of an Emergency response team by providing services such as tank cleanings, transfers, bio-hazard cleanup, demolition, remediation, and other similar capabilities
• Display safety knowledge and generate and track written proposals for a variety of projects
• Dealing directly with customers and various state/local officials as required for projects and proposals
• Supervise and manage staff, including technicians, operators, drivers, and foremen
• Handle various products, hazardous and non-hazardous materials
• Perform industrial work and biohazard cleanups
• Stage, profile, and process the disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste
• Assist in the removal of soil, debris and other materials, and cleaning up spill sites
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

• 5+ years performing all aspects of Emergency Spill Response
• Knowledge of petroleum products and hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals
• CDL "Class B" Hazmat endorsement
• HAZWOPER and Confined Space certifications
• Computer Skills: Experience with Microsoft Office products and some ability to adapt to other computer software

Qualifications

The employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing at times. The employee must frequently lift or move items up to 60 pounds. Must be able to frequently climb stairs and ladders. May occasionally deal with heights.

• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, employees and managers
• Effective conflict resolution abilities
• Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form
• Ability to read, write and do mathematics
• Ability to wear Personal Equipment, including Respiratory Protection