Transfer Station Manager

About the role

GFL Environmental is one of North America’s leading waste management companies, proudly making communities cleaner, safer, and happier through first-class service. Working for GFL is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to grow in your career, make new friends, and make a difference each day.

Responsibilities

• Sustain a productive and motivated workforce by screening, selecting, hiring, training and developing and evaluating personnel required to meet service commitments.
• Adhere to all wage and hour laws and compensate personnel for services rendered in accordance with established guidelines.
• Ensure safe working conditions at each job.
• Develop recognition program to reward and recognize productive and safe employees.
• Plan and operate transfer station operations to best utilize personnel and equipment.
• Develop, implement and maintain on-going cost control program that monitors buying and renting practices of all supplies and services.
• Develop and implement an effective preventive maintenance program that reduces down time, reduces maintenance costs and results in lowest cost of service possible.
• Ensure that a purchase order system is used for all purchases and that clear guidelines are established for purchasing practices.
• Schedule and conduct safety meetings and document attendees and topics covered.
• Ensure employees follow safety guidelines and perform duties in a safe manner.
• Monitor and maintain DOT and drug testing files.
• Operate weighing scale.
• Operate equipment as necessary.
• Conform in all respects with applicable federal, state/provincial and local laws, regulations, ordinances and other orders and to all company policies, procedures and directives from supervisors.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from four (4) year college or university and/or have a demonstrated record of serving in an operational environment requiring analytical and general management skills.
• Possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Three (3) or more years experience in the waste industry desired (landfill or transfer operations preferred).
• Combination of education and/or experience.
• Possess (within 60 days of hire) a SWANA certified transfer station operator.

Skills

• Working knowledge of the equipment required to operate a landfill.
• Excellent leadership, communication and management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instruction and procedure manuals, routing reports and correspondence.
• 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 indoor office 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 precarious places.
• Noise level is usually loud.

Benefits

• 15 days of paid time off.
• 4 medical plan options including an HSA with employer contribution & match program, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with an employer match.
• Paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling services.

Job ID: R38365