Operations Supervisor- Hauling

Republic Services; Delmar (MD); On-site; USD 71,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan with match

ESPP

PTO

Job summary

Republic Services, based in Delmar, MD, is seeking an Operations Supervisor - Hauling Operations to supervise collections across multiple lines of business, including commercial, residential, roll-off, and container delivery. You will oversee drivers and helpers, partner with managers to meet safety standards, and drive customer experience and efficiency.

The role emphasizes safety adherence, route optimization, employee engagement, and budget achievement, with opportunities to develop talent

Qualifications

• Able to direct large staff.
• Process-oriented and results-oriented with a strong commitment to organizational success.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
• Collaborative; builds and works with teams.
• Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions.
• Demonstrates and promotes ethical behavior.
• Has strong leadership skills and proven judgment of talent, with an emphasis on hiring and developing high performance teams
• 1 year of lead or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership to achieve safety goals and communicate them to drivers.
• Remove unsafe conditions from drivers' routes.
• Identify unsafe conditions on new routes or for new customers.
• Ensure equipment remains safe and compliant.
• Lead safety programs and maintain loss control.
• Engage employees to foster a safety-first culture.
• Deliver service that meets or exceeds customer expectations.
• Resolve missed pickups and schedule changes with stakeholders.
• Drive efficiency by achieving productivity goals and managing routes.
• Develop talent and coach employees for advancement.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Team collaboration

Ethical conduct

Staff development

Safety culture

Coaching

Customer focus

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Within a division, the Operations Supervisor - Hauling Operations is responsible for supervising the collections activities in one or more lines of business (commercial, residential, roll-off (industrial) and/or container delivery and pick up) in a geographically dispersed area. The Operations Supervisor oversees drivers and helpers and works with the Operations Manager and General Manager to implement tactical initiatives to drive functional excellence and budget achievement. The Operations Supervisor ensures adherence to all accident prevention programs and leads operations to ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, operating, regulatory, accounting, ethics, and other standards. Responsibilities include the execution and delivery of Safety, Customer Experience, and Efficiency while supporting a culture of employee engagement.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBLITIES

Safety

• Understand and provide leadership to achieve and communicate about safety goals and objectives.
• Work to remove unsafe conditions or situations from drivers' routes.
• Work with the sales team to identify and eliminate any unsafe conditions on new route or for new customers.
• Partner with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains in working order and in compliance with safety standards.
• Oversee effective safety and accident prevention programs to ensure all reasonable actions are taken to prevent accidents and injuries; ensure a safe and productive work environment for all employees; implement and maintain and effective loss control and safety program.
• Engage assigned employees in active participation to instill a culture of safety by demonstration of a personal commitment to safe operations and active personal outreach to operational employees.

Customer Experience

• Provide service to all customers that meets or exceeds customer expectations with regard to the entire customer experience.
• Understand missed pickup goals and meet or exceed expectations related to those goals.
• Resolve unusual service requests, equipment breakdowns and schedule changes with timely communications to all stakeholders.
• Interact with customers to solve and rectify any issues and improve the overall customer experience.
• Serve as a positive representative of the Company to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty to the Company.

Efficiency

• Establish productivity goals where needed; ensure adherence to operating standards; and manage labor hours and disposal expenses per established and agreed plans.
• Lead drivers to exceed productivity goals and expectations for all routes.
• Create, modify, and improve routes to maximize density and improve efficiency.
• Reduce route hours to the extent possible with techniques such as service conversions and container upsizing.
• Execute other operational plans to help achieve or exceed the division's budgeted goals.
• Understand, support and execute service delivery while actively supporting maintenance and the operational role in fleet quality and maintenance.

Employee Engagement

• Create a collaborative, communicative team environment and drive employee engagement with the Company.
• Build and develop talent on the team, understand employees' career goals and provide coaching to get employees ready for advancement with the Company.
• Perform other job-related duties as needed or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Able to direct large staff.
• Is process-oriented and results-oriented in setting and pursuing aggressive goals, demonstrating a strong commitment to organizational success and marshaling resources to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
• Is collaborative; builds and works with teams.
• Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions.
• Demonstrates and promotes ethical behavior.
• Has strong leadership skills and proven judgment of talent, with an emphasis on hiring and developing high performance teams
• 1 year of lead or supervisory experience.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is $71,400.00 to $98,100.00* which reflects the minimum wage in multiple jurisdictions. The actual range will depend on the locality in which you are hired.

Bonus Plan Details (if applicable)

Bonus - Annual Incentive Plan Target, 10% Annual

Rewarding Compensation and Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Benefits https://jobs.republicservices.com/us/en/about-us/benefits

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