Operations Supervisor

WIN Waste Innovations•Norwalk, CT

72d

About The Position

WIN Waste Innovations is a waste management company committed to delivering essential waste management solutions to customers and communities supported by our team of 2,100 employees. We believe in preserving our environment for future generations while providing for today's needs. WIN Waste Innovations is a vertically integrated business with a platform of 50 strategically located collection, transfer and disposal assets. These include waste-to-energy facilities, transfer stations, ash monofills, landfills, and fleets of rail cars and collection vehicles. We process more than 11 million tons of waste annually, converting 6.7 million tons of waste into clean, renewable energy that powers 340,000 homes. We recycle more than 234,000 tons of plastic, paper and metals from the waste stream. The Operations Supervisor is responsible for supervising the collections activities for multiple lines of business within Hauling. The Operations Supervisor will oversee the commercial, residential, roll-off (industrial) and/or container delivery and pick up. The Operations Supervisor oversees drivers and helpers and works with the Operations Manager and General Manager to implement tactical initiatives to drive excellence. The Operations Supervisor ensures adherence to all accident prevention programs and leads operations to ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, operating, regulatory, accounting, ethics and other standards.

Requirements

Direct and Supervise staff.
Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Is collaborative; builds and works with teams.
Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions.
Demonstrates and promotes safety and ethical behavior
1-3+ year of lead or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Understand and provide leadership to achieve and communicate about safety goals and objectives.
Work to remove unsafe conditions or situations from drivers' routes.
Partner with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains in working order and in compliance with safety standards.
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.
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.
Understand missed pickup goals and meet or exceed expectations related to those goals.
Resolve unusual service requests, equipment breakdowns and schedule changes with timely communications to all stakeholders.
Interact with customers to solve and rectify any issues and improve the overall customer experience.
Serve as a positive representative of the Company to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty to the Company.
Establish productivity goals where needed; ensure adherence to operating standards; and manage labor hours and disposal expenses per established and agreed plans.
Lead drivers to exceed productivity goals and expectations for all routes.
Create, modify and improve routes to maximize density and improve efficiency.
Reduce route hours to the extent possible with techniques such as service conversions and container upsizing.
Execute other operational plans to help achieve or exceed the division's budgeted goals.
Understand, support and execute service delivery while actively supporting maintenance and the operational role in fleet quality and maintenance.
Create a collaborative, communicative team environment and drive employee engagement with the Company.
Build and develop talent on the team, understand employees' career goals and provide coaching to get employees ready for advancement with the Company.