Recycling & Landfill Operations Supervisor

Gila, County of (AZ); Star Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Gila County, AZ seeks a Solid Waste Supervisor to lead landfill operations, enforce EPA and ADEQ regulations, and manage staff and inmate workers.

The role requires operating heavy equipment, coordinating recycling efforts, ensuring safety compliance, and producing reports while upholding environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED plus five years of experience or equivalent.
• Supervisory/leadership capabilities in a safety-conscious environment.
• Experience with heavy equipment and landfill operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and schedules machine/equipment operators and attendants.
• Operates bulldozers and pushes dirt for landfill covers.
• Ensures recycling and hazardous waste handling compliance.
• Constructs roads, maintains drainage, and prepares SWPPP reports.
• Schedules transfer truck operations for recycling and hauling.
• Operates and maintains pumps for leachate and conducts environmental tests.
• Maintains and repairs heavy equipment.
• Supports recycling/diversion programs and community services.
• Trains staff in safety and procedures.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Heavy equipment operation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Bulldozers

Scrapers

Job description

The purpose of this position is to ensure solid waste is managed in such a way as to protect both public health and the environment.

This position supervises and directs solid waste employees, activities, and programs involved in the enforcement of the EPA and ADEQ regulations on solid waste collection for contained and uncontained refuse. The position supervises employees, operates bulldozers, constructs roads, participates in equipment maintenance and performs other related duties. This position ensures all safety policies and procedures are followed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Regularly assigns work to other employees and supervises related activities. Provides recommendations on scheduling work hours of employees.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises and schedules work of machine and equipment operators, scalehouse attendants and inmates to meet environmental regulations; builds refuse lifts and covers dirt to engineered prescribed grade. (20%)
• Performs bulldozer digging and pushing of dirt; operates auger scraper for landfill cover. (10%)
• Ensures inmates separate recycling products and avoid dumping hazardous waste. (10%)
• Constructs roads for public access to dumping, maintains berms and drainage, and completes SWPPP (water runoff) reports. (10%)
• Schedules transfer truck operation in recycling bin pick up and hauling to recycler. (10%)
• Runs pumps for leachate pumping, performs environmental tests for pond leak detection, completes reports and waste screening inspection reports. (10%)
• Participates in maintenance and repair of heavy equipment. (10%)
• Provides support for recycling and diversion programs and community services projects. (10%)
• Trains employees in safety and procedures, including equipment operation. (10%)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no responsibility over any types of budget.

PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides project research on community service projects.

ORAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position trains colleagues and explains County procedures or processes.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails and reports.

INTERACTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Interacts regularly with internal coworkers and other departmental personnel over the telephone, by email, and/or in person. Incidental contact with the public may occur as part of the work location.

INTERACTIONS SPECIFICALLY WITH CUSTOMERS

Frequently (More than 25% but less than 40% in a year)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma or GED, and five (5) years experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstates the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS REQUIRED/PREFERRED

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License; incumbents must comply with Arizona Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) requirements. Must possess and maintain an Arizona Class B CDL (Heavy Equipment Operator License). Incumbents in this position are subject to drug and alcohol testing.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Supervisor/leadership knowledge; hazardous materials (handling and disposal); excavation, grading and compaction; Federal, State, Local laws, regulations, Statutes; building and construction; solid waste disposal procedures and processes; hazardous waste policies and procedures; heavy equipment maintenance and safety requirements and contruction processes. Incumbents must be well versed in ground and slope grades and deeply knowledgeable in operating scrapers, buckets, bulldozers, and other landfill equipment.

SKILLS REQUIRED

Communicating diplomatically; customer service; negotiating; problem solving; operating heavy equipment; multi-tasking; typing and data entry.

ABILITIES REQUIRED

Multi-task; maintain hand, eye coordination; maintain mental response and quickness; maintain calm demeanor in stressful situations; consider options, risks and benefits.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Routinely stands to attend to customers; occasionally stands to perform custodian work and/or to attend to reported incidents.
• Routinely sits to operate special equipment and to attend to other duties.
• Regularly lifts over 75 lbs. of work related materials, equipment or tools.
• Occasionally requires dexterity for special machines.
• Incumbents in this position may be required to occasionally walk to and from work sites, bend, stoop, kneel and/or twist.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Incumbents in this position occasionally spends time in office environment; routinely spends time in outdoor areas; regulariy spends time in and around outside construction areas.

SAFETY RISK EXPOSURE

Incumbents in this position are subject to safety risk exposure; may become exposed to telephone verbal abuse by customers or citizens, may encounter emotional customers. Subject to physical danger, mechanical hazards, chemical hazards, bloodborne pathogens, fire hazards, explosives, respiratory hazards, extreme temperature, noise and vibration, and wetness and humidity.

PROTECTIVE GEAR & SAFETY MANUALS

Incumbents in this position are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department. This position constantly requires safety footwear; hearing protection devices; eye protection devices and regularly requires hard hat.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERROR

Potential errors can have legal ramifications, loss of funding, loss of organization’s credibility.