Operations Supervisor – Recycling

Sigma Earth; United States; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigma Earth seeks a proactive safety and operations leader to oversee safety, equipment compliance, accident prevention, loss control, and a strong safety culture within the recycling center and related post-collection activities.

You will also drive customer service excellence, resolve service issues, and represent the company positively while coordinating with maintenance and operations teams. A minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience is required.

Qualifications

• Staff leadership required to lead and direct a large team.
• Process-driven with results-focused mindset and ability to set ambitious goals.
• Demonstrated organizational commitment and ability to mobilize resources to achieve objectives.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to build and support teams.
• Creative thinking to challenge conventional solutions and develop practical approaches.
• Demonstrates and promotes ethical conduct in all work activities.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to identify, hire, and develop high-performing teams.
• Minimum of 1 year of lead or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Safety improvement: Identify and eliminate unsafe conditions or situations within the recycling center and related post-collection recycling activities.
• Equipment compliance: Work closely with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains operational and compliant with safety standards.
• Accident prevention: Oversee safety and accident prevention programs to reduce workplace risks, prevent injuries, and maintain a safe, productive work environment.
• Loss control: Implement and maintain effective safety and loss control programs across operations.
• Safety culture: Encourage employees to actively participate in safety practices by demonstrating personal commitment to safe operations and engaging directly with operational teams.
• Customer service: Deliver service that meets or exceeds customer expectations throughout the entire customer experience.
• Service issue resolution: Resolve unusual service requests, equipment breakdowns, and schedule changes through timely communication with all stakeholders.
• Customer support: Interact with customers to address concerns, resolve issues, and improve overall satisfaction.
• Company representation: Act as a positive representative of the company to strengthen customer trust, satisfaction, and loyalty.
• Productivity management: Establish productivity goals where needed, ensure compliance with operating standards, and manage labour hours and disposal expenses according to approved plans.
• Operational performance: Execute operational plans that support the achievement or exceeding of the division’s budgeted goals.
• Service delivery support: Understand, support, and execute service delivery while actively coordinating with maintenance and operations teams on fleet quality and upkeep.
• Team collaboration: Create a collaborative and communicative team environment that supports employee engagement.
• Talent development: Build and develop team talent by understanding employee career goals and providing coaching to prepare them for advancement.
• Additional duties: Perform other job-related responsibilities as required or assigned.

Skills

Staff leadership

Process and results focus

Organizational commitment

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Creative thinking

Ethical conduct

Leadership and talent judgment

Supervisory experience

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Principal Responsibilities

• Safety improvement: Identify and eliminate unsafe conditions or situations within the recycling center and related post-collection recycling activities.
• Equipment compliance: Work closely with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains operational and compliant with safety standards.
• Accident prevention: Oversee safety and accident prevention programs to reduce workplace risks, prevent injuries, and maintain a safe, productive work environment.
• Loss control: Implement and maintain effective safety and loss control programs across operations.
• Safety culture: Encourage employees to actively participate in safety practices by demonstrating personal commitment to safe operations and engaging directly with operational teams.
• Customer service: Deliver service that meets or exceeds customer expectations throughout the entire customer experience.
• Service issue resolution: Resolve unusual service requests, equipment breakdowns, and schedule changes through timely communication with all stakeholders.
• Customer support: Interact with customers to address concerns, resolve issues, and improve overall satisfaction.
• Company representation: Act as a positive representative of the company to strengthen customer trust, satisfaction, and loyalty.
• Productivity management: Establish productivity goals where needed, ensure compliance with operating standards, and manage labour hours and disposal expenses according to approved plans.
• Operational performance: Execute operational plans that support the achievement or exceeding of the division’s budgeted goals.
• Service delivery support: Understand, support, and execute service delivery while actively coordinating with maintenance and operations teams on fleet quality and upkeep.
• Team collaboration: Create a collaborative and communicative team environment that supports employee engagement.
• Talent development: Build and develop team talent by understanding employee career goals and providing coaching to prepare them for advancement.
• Additional duties: Perform other job-related responsibilities as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Staff leadership: Ability to lead and direct a large team.
• Process and results focus: Strong process-oriented and results-driven approach, with the ability to set and pursue ambitious goals.
• Organizational commitment: Demonstrated commitment to organizational success and the ability to mobilize resources to achieve goals and objectives.
• Problem-solving ability: Strong problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Team collaboration: Collaborative mindset with the ability to build, support, and work effectively with teams.
• Creative thinking: Ability to challenge conventional solutions and develop practical new approaches.
• Ethical conduct: Demonstrates and promotes ethical behaviour in all work activities.
• Leadership and talent judgment: Strong leadership skills with proven ability to identify, hire, and develop high-performing teams.
• Supervisory experience: Minimum of 1 year of lead or supervisory experience.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High school diploma.