Recycling Facility Operations Supervisor

Waste Connections

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Waste Connections is currently seeking an Operations Supervisor for our recycling center located in Elkhart, IN. In this position you will be responsible for hiring, training, supervising, and ensuring the safety of our employees. You will also be trained and mentored in the waste business to prepare you for future management opportunities in our growing company. Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Requirements

Ability to relocate for promotional opportunities based on performance
Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
3+ years of managing in a dynamic, people driven environment
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple priorities
Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Excel and related business systems
Successful candidates are those who seek to thrive in an environment of operational excellence and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Monitors progress of daily operations, reassigns employees, and makes staffing changes as necessary.
Helps develop and execute safety goals.
Conducts site inspections and audits of all site personnel to ensure proper work procedures.
Receives and reviews customer complaints regarding collection programs.
Performs reviews and performance management discussions.
Formulates both short-term and long-term goals and action plans for the recycling center.
Oversees a variety of complex compliance programs, including environmental, OSHA, and local permitting.
Other duties as assigned