Landfill Manager

LANDFILL OPERATIONS MANAGER

Managing the day-to-day operations of landfill and hazardous waste landfill. The ideal candidate will have experience in the following fields:

Ensures the highest standards of environmental safety and operational excellence by effectively managing the day-to-day operations of the landfill.

• Ensures smooth operation of landfill: ongoing construction, permitting, leachate/gas management.
• Minimizes operational costs while maximizing productivity and maintaining safety and environmental compliance.
• Continually works to reduce turnaround time for trucks in and out of site.
• Accurately tracks waste volume and weight.
• Acts as a liaison, where necessary, for community relationships.
• Actively monitors ongoing permitting issues.
• Meets all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.
• Oversees personnel needs of the department including selecting, coaching, and training employees and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
• Assists in the budget process as required.
• Ensures the cleanliness and maintenance of the physical property of the landfill through inspections and preventive maintenance programs with supervisors/employees.
• Conducts and/or attends and contributes to periodic safety meetings to maintain favorable working relationships among employees and promote maximum morale, productivity, and efficiency.
• Provides training and presentations as needed in a positive and professional manner.
• Updates and submits required reports in a timely manner.
• Direct supervision of 10 full-time employees

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: 7 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).
• 3 years experience in Alabama

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Landfill Operations
• Hazardous waste treatment and disposal
• Waste Facility Engineering and Operations
• Solid Waste Processing

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Operations

• Manage phases of Landfill operations at multiple landfill sites.
• Perform complex supervisory work.
• Plans, organizes, supervises, operates equipment and directs staff and landfill operations,
• Supervises operations of Wall Recycling LLC and ensures best in class operations/safety.
• Coordinates Transfer Station operations.
• Coordinates and oversees staff.
• Ensures facility operational compliance with local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to waste disposal and recycling.
• Prepares, administers, and monitors budget for field operations.
• Plans, develops, and executes best in class safety practices.
• Performs capital expenditure planning and budgeting.

About the Role
Ensures the highest standards of environmental safety and operational excellence by effectively managing the day-to-day operations of the Voyageur landfill. You'll lead a team of one (1) full-time heavy equipment operator and two (2) part-time scale attendants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Ensures smooth operation of landfill: ongoing construction, permitting, leachate/gas management.
• Minimizes operational costs while maximizing productivity and maintaining safety and environmental compliance.
• Continually works to reduce turnaround time for trucks in and out of site.
• Accurately tracks waste volume and weight.
• Acts as a liaison, where necessary, for community relationships.
• Actively monitors ongoing permitting issues.
• Complies with and ensures adherence to WM's Mission to Zero standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient operations.
• Meets all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.
• Oversees personnel needs of the department including selecting, coaching, and training employees and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
• Assists in the budget process as required.
• Ensures the cleanliness and maintenance of the physical property of the landfill through inspections and preventive maintenance programs with supervisors/employees.
• Conducts and/or attends and contributes to periodic safety meetings to maintain favorable working relationships among employees and promote maximum morale, productivity, and efficiency.
• Provides training and presentations as needed in a positive and professional manner.
• Updates and submits required reports in a timely manner.

What Does it take to be a Landfill Operations Manager
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relevant work experience.

Experience: 7 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).

Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: landfill.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Axis, AL 36505: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000