Operations Supervisor

Recology; California; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off and holidays

Health and wellness benefits (medical,

401(k) with match

Annual wellness incentives

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Educational assistance

Commuting benefits

Job summary

Recology is seeking an Operations Supervisor in California to supervise operations personnel, route drivers, and monitor work for efficiency. The role requires ensuring safe practices, handling customer service issues, and supporting billing and reporting efforts.

The position emphasizes leadership, scheduling, and adherence to company policies and the 4R framework while coordinating with management on operations performance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required.
• Experience managing waste/recycling, transportation, or logistics operations.
• Knowledge of training, supervision, and evaluation principles.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Assigns employees to routes and balance workload.
• Monitors route efficiency and safety compliance.
• Responds to customer service inquiries and resolves complaints.
• Generates and analyzes operating reports and recommends improvements.
• Drives trucks, as needed.
• Ensures policies and union agreements are followed.
• Maintains time records and attendance.
• Performs pre- and post-trip inspections.
• May dispatch or back-up for dispatch duties.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Budgeting

Training and evaluation

Driver's license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Role of the Operations Supervisor

Responsible for supervising operations personnel and routing drivers and monitoring work to ensure efficient and effective operations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assigns employees to routes and special pickups for timely services. Assigns employees to balance workload. Arranges alternate coverage of service in case of employee absence or equipment failure.
• Ensures the accountability of route completions. May analyze routes, make recommendations, and implement routing changes.
• Monitors work to ensure efficient and effective operations. Observes collection practices on the routes and enforces safety policies and procedures.
• Resolves, with drivers as appropriate, customer service problems, ensures extras and overlooks are picked up and responds to complaints of unsatisfactory service. Investigates and resolves customer inquiries and complaints. May include responding to and corresponding with jurisdictional staff.
• Recommends rate adjustments and how to resolve billing disputes. With management approval, may make rate adjustments and resolve billing disputes.
• Generates and analyzes operational reports and make recommendations as appropriate.
• Possesses knowledge of rates to ensure appropriate customer billing. Advises Operations Manager of delinquent accounts and assists in their collection.
• Performs or reviews pre- and post-trip inspections.
• Investigates and reports on worker injuries, accidents, and other incidents.
• Maintains time records and manage attendance issues, providing timely feedback when necessary.
• Drives trucks, as needed.
• Ensures policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreement (as applicable) are followed.
• May dispatch or be back-up for dispatch duties.
• May participate in community and business meetings and events on behalf of the company.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Management experience in waste industry/recycling programs, transportation, production and logistics operations or related field.
• Principles of employee training, supervision, and evaluation.
• Supervisory techniques, resource allocation, planning and budgeting.
• Valid Driver's License required

Recology Offers

• An ecologically innovative company that finds and mentors people committed to protecting the environment and sustaining our communities.
• The largest employee-owned resource recovery company in the industry with terrific benefits to help you prosper.
• A creative and caring culture that values community, diversity, altruism, accountability, collaboration, and learning by doing.
• An inspired company mission driven to use and return resources to their best and highest use through the practice of the 4R’s: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, and Recologize.
• Distinct professional challenges to connect with, care for, and grow community that sees a world without waste.

Recology Benefits May Include

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement plans (401(k) with match).
• Annual wellness incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational assistance.
• Commuting benefits.
• Employee referral program.

Supplemental Information

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job; and pursuant to applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records. It is important that you provide accurate information on the job application, inaccurate information may cause delays in the processing of your application and/or may disqualify you as a candidate.

Recology is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting an inclusive work environment where employees are valued, heard, and provided development opportunities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by law.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, effort, work conditions, and benefits associated with the job.