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GFL Environmental

Operations Supervisor

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An Operations Supervisor manages daily operations and activities for a company or organization. Primarily involved in supervising and coordinating the activities of front-line employees such as monitoring work progress, providing training, and ensuring compliance. Has authority over the work of their team members but typically reports to higher-level management.

$81,715 / year median in Michigan

+5% projected growth

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Job Description

Pay:
$71k - 89k annually, based on experience
Benefits:
  • 15 days of paid time off
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
  • Health Savings Account with employer match option
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 401(k) with an employer match up to 4%
  • Supplemental health plans through Unum
  • Employer paid basic life insurance
  • Employee paid short-term disability option
  • Employer-paid long-term disability
  • Mental health support through Employee Assistance Program
  • 7 paid holidays annually
Key Responsibilities:
  • Sustain a productive and motivated workforce by screening, selecting, hiring, training and developing and evaluating personnel required to meet service commitments.
  • Adhere to all wage and hour laws and compensate personnel for services rendered in accordance with established guidelines.
  • Ensure safe working conditions at each job.
  • Develop and implement an effective preventive maintenance program that reduces down time, reduces maintenance costs and results in lowest cost of service possible.
  • Schedule and conduct safety meetings and document attendees and topics covered. Ensure employees follow safety guidelines and perform duties in a safe manner.
  • Maintain necessary records.
  • Manage inventory of supplies and materials.
  • Operate equipment as necessary.
  • Conform in all respects with applicable federal, state/provincial and local laws, regulations, ordinances and other orders and to all company policies, procedures and directives from supervisors.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Three (3) or more years experience in the waste industry desired (landfill or transfer operations preferred).
  • One (1) year supervisory experience.
  • Combination of education and/or experience.
  • For Transfer Stations must possess (within 60 days of hire) a SWANA certified transfer station operator.
  • For Landfills must have one (1) years of experience operating horizontal baler and bobcat/forklit.
Also must successfully complete training for certification in the removal of Freon and handling of hazardous materials (i.e. motor oil, lead-acid batteries, PCB's, and CFC's, etc.)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Excellent leadership, communication and management skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instruction and procedure manuals, routing reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to satisfactorily perform all duties required.
  • Ability to regularly lift/move up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
Physical/Mental Demands:
  • Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste and smell.
Visual Requirements:
include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  • Ability to regularly lift/move up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
Working Conditions:
  • Work in outdoor environment 70% of the time.
  • Frequently exposed to loud noise, humidity, hot and cold weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles.
  • Occasionally work in high precarious places.
  • Noise level is usually loud.