Landfill Manager

Rockingham County; Virginia; On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rockingham County seeks a dedicated Landfill Operator to support the Landfill Superintendent in daily operations at the county landfill. The role involves operating heavy equipment, supervising crew, and maintaining landfill equipment when the supervisor is absent.

Required qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, 2 years of related experience, and Virginia certifications such as a Part 107 Drone License and Solid Waste Management Class II.

Qualifications

• 2 years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Schedule duties for the Landfill crew.
• Direct landfill customers on acceptable refuse per county guidelines.
• Ensure refuse is properly compacted, spread and covered.
• Burial of refuse using heavy equipment as required.
• Maintain fill dirt stockpiles and assist operators as needed.
• Assist in long-term site capacity, expansion and closure planning.
• Ensure compliance with permits and federal, state and local regulations.
• Utilize GPS rover, earthwork software, and a drone to mark GPS coordinates and evaluate compaction.
• Perform other related tasks as necessary.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

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Employment Status: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Experience Required:2 years of related work experience
Minimum Education Requirements:High School Diploma/GED
Direct Supervisor:Landfill Superintendent
Primary Work Location: Office setting
Physical requirements: This is operative work requiring the exertion of up to and exceeding 50 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Certifications: Virginia Solid Waste Management Class II License, Part 107 Drone License, and Responsible Land Disturber Certificate, or the ability to obtain certifications within one year of employment.

Job Summary: Provides support and assistance to the Landfill Superintendent in the day-to-day operation of the Landfill. Operation of heavy equipment; supervision of Landfill equipment operators and upkeep of Landfill equipment in absence of the Landfill Superintendent.

Essential Job Functions An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential duties:

• Assign work for the Landfill crew by scheduling necessary duties when required
• Serve the landfill customers by determining what refuse is acceptable within county guidelines and giving directions as to where it should be taken in the Landfill to be processed
• Make sure that duties are performed correctly by the Landfill crew by making sure that refuse has been properly compacted, spread and covered
• Bury refuse by using various pieces of heavy equipment when required
• Make sure enough fill dirt is constantly stockpiled when required
• Assist with heavy equipment operator as needed
• Assist in planning for long-term site capacity, expansion and closure activities
• Ensure compliance with operational permits, federal, state, and local regulations
• Assist in utilizing a GPS rover, earthwork software, and a drone to mark GPS coordinates, manage data, and evaluate compaction.
• Does other related tasks as necessary

Knowledge

• Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes assessment of customer needs, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Basic understanding of leachate and gas management

Skills

• Good interpersonal skills
• Mechanical aptitude

Abilities

• Operate and maintain heavy equipment
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Ability to obtain part 107 license within 1-year of employment
• Ability to obtain Solid Waste Management Class II License within 1-year of employment
• Ability to obtain Responsible Land Disturber Certificate within 1-year of employment
• Regular work attendance is required

Rockingham County is an Equal Opportunity Employer