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Operations Supervisor Landfill

Republic Services

The Role

Overview

Supervises landfill ops team to ensure safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

  • safety programs
  • hazard removal
  • budget management
  • equipment maintenance
  • service delivery
  • customer support

Tasks

-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 and effective loss control and safety program. -Work to remove unsafe conditions or situations from or related to the landfill. -Execute other operational plans to help achieve or exceed the division’s budgeted goals. -Partner with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains in working order and in compliance with safety standards. -Establish productivity goals where needed; ensure adherence to operating standards; and manage labor hours and disposal expenses per established and agreed plans. -Understand, support and execute service delivery while actively supporting maintenance and the operational role in fleet quality and maintenance. -Serve as a positive representative of the Company to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty to the Company. -Engage assigned employees in active participation to instill a culture of safety by demonstration of a personal commitment to safe operations and active personal outreach to operational employees. -Create a collaborative, communicative team environment and drive employee engagement with the Company. -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. -Build and develop talent on the team, understand employees’ career goals and provide coaching to get employees ready for advancement with the Company. -Interact with customers to solve and rectify any issues and improve the overall customer experience. -Is collaborative; builds and works with teams.

Requirements

  • problem solving
  • leadership
  • labor relations
  • supervisory experience
  • state certification
  • team development

What You Bring

-Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking and decision-making skills. -Understand and provider leadership to achieve and communicate about safety goals and objectives. -Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions. -Experience in labor relations. -Minimum of 1 year of lead or supervisory experience. -Able to direct large staff. -State certification as required by regulation. -Demonstrates and promotes ethical behavior. -Has strong leadership skills and proven judgment of talent, with an emphasis on hiring and developing high performance teams.

Benefits

-Health care and dependent care spending accounts. -Retirement plan with a generous company match. -Employee discount programs. -Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. -Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP). -Great Place to Work -Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage. -Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). -Short- and long-term disability.

The Company

About Republic Services

-It operates collection, transfer, recycling centers, landfills and energy‑from‑waste facilities across the U.S. -Typical projects include curbside residential pickup, commercial/industrial waste hauling, recycling operations and landfill gas‑to‑energy plants. -Specialisms span residential and commercial collection, industrial waste services, recycling processing, hazardous waste treatment, and renewable energy generation.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Manufacturing

Retail

Special Waste

Hazardous Waste

Recycling

Solid Waste

Environmental Solutions

Field Services

Emergency Response

Exploration and Production Services