Landfill Manager Acadiana

Waste Pro, USA; Carencro (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Waste Pro in Louisiana seeks a Landfill Manager to oversee daily site procedures, ensuring safety, environmental compliance and maintenance policies are followed. Develop strategies to operate efficiently, maintaining profitability and compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities include maintaining a safe landfill, managing operations per local, state, and federal regulations, training staff, and coordinating inspections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 5+ years of landfill management experience.
• State disposal site certification/license as required.
• 5+ years of landfill management experience.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and time management.
• Ability to lead and train others.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe landfill and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Oversee operations to ensure profitability and efficiency.
• Monitor permitting and forecast issues.
• Interact with environmental and state/federal officials.
• Train and mentor staff on landfill operations.
• Maintain maintenance and inspections programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED with 5 years experience

State certification/license to operate disposal site

Job description

The Waste Pro Landfill Manager will have oversite of a landfill and ensure that daily site procedures are following safety, environmental and equipment maintenance policies. The Landfill Manager will develop strategies to ensure the landfill is operating efficiently to maintain compliance and profitability.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintain safe a safe landfill.
• Manage landfill in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and Waste Pro policies.
• Ensure consistent, compliant and profitable operations.
• Monitor productivity and cost controls
• Maintain ongoing oversite of all permitting and forecast potential issues
• Meet with officials from environmental agencies, state and federal officials regarding operations
• Train and mentor staff on issues regarding the operation of a landfill.
• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of the Waste Pro landfill through inspections, training and preventive maintenance programs with managers and employees.

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor's Degree, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED and 5 years of relevant work experience.
• State certification/ license to operate a disposal site will be needed as required
• Experience: 5 or more years managing landfills
• Excellent Communication and Organizational Skills
• Excellent Attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines and set priorities with effective distribution of time and effort.
• Ability to lead and train others.

OTHER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Employees in this job classification must attend and participate in corporation sponsored training courses as assigned.
• Employees in this job classification are responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, used by Waste Pro.
• Any additional job duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS/ PHYSICAL WORK REQUIREMENTS

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Normal setting for this job is carried out in an office or disposal facility, and may include a variety of environment conditions, including wide variation of temperatures, weather conditions, including but not limited to heat, cold, snow, rain, wind, noise, vibrations, fumes, odors, and dust