Solid Waste Foreman

City of Mesa • Mesa, AZ

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About The Position

Under general direction, the Solid Waste Foreman supervises and directs employees responsible for collecting refuse and recyclables and repairing or delivering refuse and recycling containers. The role creates and approves crew assignments and schedules, ensures safety and customer service standards are met, and reviews the productivity and quality of assigned personnel. The Foreman manages and directs workers and operators, exercises initiative and independent judgment, and ensures work complies with applicable safety standards and operating policies. The role also supervises and participates in solid waste collection, container delivery, and container repair, and performs related duties as required.

The Foreman communicates with department staff by email and face-to-face, including in large meetings and confidential settings. Public contact occurs daily and includes answering questions and responding to complaints. Work may occasionally involve operating solid waste collection equipment, completing routes, and heavy physical exertion, often under adverse climatic conditions. This critical services position requires some holiday work and flexible hours, potentially with a different starting time each day, and is subject to call-out during off-duty hours or regular days off. The position is FLSA nonexempt.

The Solid Waste Operations Administrator supervises the position and reviews work results through meetings, reports, and data analysis.

Requirements

• High school graduation or GED.
• Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to considerable (3–5 years) of field operating experience, such as conducting field inspections or operating equipment, in a municipal or private refuse collection operation.
• Two years of experience operating heavy equipment weighing 5 tons or more.
• By hire date, possess a valid Arizona Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or Intrastate CDL, with no air brake restriction, and a valid medical examiner’s certificate.
• Complete Department of Transportation (DOT) Reasonable Suspicion Training for supervisors within 30 days of supervisory assignment of DOT safety-sensitive employees.
• Subject to DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) drug and alcohol testing under 49 CFR Part 382.
• Expected to uphold and exhibit the City of Mesa’s employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.
• Some holiday work and flexible hours are required; the position is subject to call-out during off-duty hours or a regular day off.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Six months to one year of experience in a supervisory or lead capacity.
• Experience operating refuse collection equipment.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct personnel responsible for refuse and recycling collection and refuse/recycling container repair and delivery.
• Create and approve crew assignments and schedules.
• Ensure safety and customer service standards are met.
• Review the productivity and quality of work performed by assigned personnel.
• Manage and direct workers and operators, ensuring work complies with applicable safety standards and operating policies.
• Supervise and participate in solid waste collection, container delivery, and container repair.
• Operate solid waste collection equipment and complete routes when needed.
• Answer public questions and respond to complaints.
• Perform related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED