Transfer Station Supervisor

About Us

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes. Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle, and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover value from waste streams, meeting or exceeding their sustainability goals. Our differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities, and partnerships, trusted by the world’s largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

About The Role

The Transfer Station Operations Supervisor leads the safe, compliant, and efficient daily operation of a Reworld solid waste transfer station. This hands-on leadership role oversees site employees, contracted operators, waste haulers, equipment coordination, and facility housekeeping to ensure reliable waste receipt, transfer, and transportation activities. This position manages a team of approximately eight employees and plays a key role in maintaining a safety-first culture, driving operational performance, and building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, approachable, works well with people, and thrives in a fast-paced operational environment. At Reworld, this role directly impacts environmental stewardship, operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and the communities we serve. You will lead frontline operations, improve site performance, partner across operations and maintenance, and help support sustainable waste solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe and efficient daily operation of a high-volume, state-permitted solid waste transfer station.
• Supervise, coach, train, evaluate, and schedule a team of approximately eight operations employees.
• Foster a positive, accountable, and safety-focused work environment.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits and all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Maintain facility readiness, housekeeping standards, and safe work practices.
• Coordinate daily activities involving heavy equipment, waste processing, and transportation operations.
• Partner with Maintenance leadership to ensure equipment availability, repair prioritization, and facility reliability.
• Coordinate with subcontracted waste haulers and transporters to support timely waste movement and processing.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with customers, vendors, county representatives, facility owners, and other external stakeholders.
• Support hiring, onboarding, workforce development, and staffing plans for the operations team.
• Monitor operating performance and support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting activities.
• Assist with P&L accountability and business performance initiatives while developing a broader understanding of facility financial management.
• Lead safety, infrastructure, continuous improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Partner with facility, regional, corporate, finance, and business management teams to achieve operational and strategic goals.
• Support compliance with operating agreements, customer commitments, and service-level expectations.
• Travel between Reworld operating locations as business needs require.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of supervisory or management experience in industrial, logistics, transportation, transfer station, waste, recycling, material recovery, heavy equipment, construction, or similar operational environment.
• Experience supervising employees in a fast-paced field or industrial operation required.
• Experience working with heavy equipment operations is strongly preferred.
• Experience in solid waste, transfer station, recycling, transportation, logistics, landfill, or industrial operations preferred.
• Hydraulic equipment experience preferred; hydraulic certification or licensing is a plus.
• Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, develop employees, and manage performance.
• Experience working with customers, vendors, contractors, or public stakeholders preferred.
• Working knowledge of budgets, operational reporting, and financial performance metrics preferred.
• P&L experience is a plus but not required.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and operational reporting systems.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Regular work in an active transfer station environment around heavy equipment, trucks, noise, dust, odors, and moving materials.
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions, including hot and cold environments.
• Ability to walk the site, inspect operations, and safely navigate industrial work areas.
• Must follow all safety procedures and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Pay

The pay range for the primary location of this position is: $87,300.00 - $116,200.00 USD per annum.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision coverage.
• FSA and HSA options.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Industry-leading 401(k) plan with an up to 7% company match.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid parental leave.
• Educational assistance.