Senior Solid Waste Supervisor 37

City of Lansing; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Lansing seeks a full-time Senior Solid Waste Public Works Supervisor to plan, coordinate, and supervise daily solid waste and recycling collection within the Public Service Department.

The role includes supervising staff, assigning work, ensuring safety, and helping develop budgets and capital improvements for infrastructure. On-call and weekend work may be required; a Michigan driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• Supervise and coordinate waste collection operations, including recycling and bulk item pickup.
• Direct staff: assignments, discipline, evaluations, training, overtime, routes, and scheduling.
• Support annual work plans, budgeting, and capital improvements for infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules and all applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in supervising the City’s solid waste collection systems, including recycling, composting, yard waste, refuse, or bulk item pickup.
• Supervise employees: assign work, discipline, evaluate, train, approve leave, schedule overtime per contracts, schedule routes.
• Determine work requirements using technical plans, City policies, and material specs with target response times.
• Develop annual work plans for budget operations and forecast personnel/equipment needs.
• Mentor, train, counsel, motivate, evaluate, and discipline subordinates.
• Ensure crews follow safety rules and comply with policies and laws.
• Participate in natural disaster response (e.g., tornado, flood, blizzard, windstorm).
• Knowledge of snow removal and salting operations.

Job description

The City of Lansing is seeking a full-time Senior Solid Waste Public Works Supervisor to plan, coordinate, and supervise the daily activities of solid waste and recycling collection. This is a great opportunity for those seeking to advance their career with the Public Service Department.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS & TRAINING:

• On-call, as scheduled, during non-normal workinghours
• May require overtime or weekend work foremergencies
• Must possess and maintain a valid State of Michigan Driver’s License

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING:

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Assists in the supervision of the City’s solid waste collection systems which may include participation in any of the following: recycling, composting, (yard waste), refuse, or bulk item pickup.
• Supervision of employees: assignments of work, discipline, evaluation, training, approval of leave and vacation time, scheduling and tracking overtime in accordance with bargaining unit contracts, scheduling of routes, and dates.
• Determines work requirements by using technical plans, City policies, material specifications and targeted responsetimelines.
• Participates in the development of an annual work plan for budget operations and forecastingfuture requirements of personnel, equipment, technology, and capital improvements toinfrastructure.
• Mentor, train, counsel, motivate, evaluate, and disciplinesubordinates
• Ensures work crews follow general safety rules and procedures and that all work activities conform to safety requirements, City policies, and all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations
• Participates in natural disaster response (i.e. tornado, flood, blizzard, windstorm,etc.)
• Knowledge of snow removal and salting operations

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST The City of Lansing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Certified Veteran Friendly Employer.

The City of Lansing provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, or during employment, notify the Department of Human Resources at [phone]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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