Waste Management/Recycling Supervisor

lmu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyola Marymount University is seeking a working supervisor to coordinate shift activities for campus-wide waste management and recycling. You will supervise service staff and student workers, enforce safety, and ensure timely, sanitary waste tasks across the university.

Reports to the Facilities Manager and acts as liaison between managers and staff, coordinating with the recycling center and field operations to support events and campus needs.

Qualifications

• Typically a High School diploma or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years waste management, recycling, or custodial experience and 1 year supervisory experience is highly desirable.
• Proficient with the computer and able to effectively navigate Outlook, Word, Excel and the Department's work order database.

Responsibilities

• Lead and enforce workplace safety and PPE usage.
• Coordinate daily solid waste tasks per the plan.
• Supervise staff, part-time and temporary workers.
• Monitor timesheets and provide staff performance feedback.
• Operate or supervise use of compactors and roll-off containers safely.
• Assist with monitoring work orders and close completed requests.
• Support special events and campus recycling efforts.
• Maintain records on volumes/tonnage and regulatory reporting.
• Coordinate recycling collection and processing into marketable grades.
• Ensure proper supplies and equipment for the team.

Skills

Leadership

Safety awareness

MS Office basics

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Work order database

Job description

Under the direct guidance of a Manager this position serves as a working supervisor responsible for coordinating shift activities required for the completion of the University's campus-wide waste management and recycling plan. Directly supervises service staff, temporary or third-party employees, and part-time student employees to accomplish our weekly mission and promote safety. Reports to the Facilities Manager and acts as liaison between manager and service staff.

Position Specific Responsibilities/Accountabilities

1. Actively lead, enforce and participate in workplace safety, including but not limited to, safe working conditions and the use of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Establish a culture of safety by following and supporting all regulatory, university and departmental safety guidelines.
2. Ensures the daily solid waste management tasks required by the University's solid waste management plan are accomplished in a safe, timely, and sanitary manner.
3. Will contribute to feedback for staff performance reviews and may monitor timesheets.
4. Monitors and mentors services staff, supervises part-time student workers and temporary workers for safe and proper use of compactors, balers, and other hardware required to achieve the goals of the University's solid waste management plan. Acts as the point of contact for major repairs and routine maintenance.
5. Supports the campus community with a wide variety of non-regular solid waste transport and disposal service calls as directed by the Facilities Manager. This support often requires the skilled operation of forklifts, fork trucks, tractors, and other industrial vehicles. Places various frontloading and roll-off containers to achieve these goals.
6. Assists with the monitoring of the Facilities Management work order database. Closes completed work orders, monitors customer request periodically throughout the workday, and logs new requests.
7. Provides solid waste disposal support for all regular and non-routine special events and projects. This includes Student move-in and move out/commencement.
8. Maintains records and statistics on volumes/tonnage/contents of refuse leaving the University from various campus points of generation. Provide regulatory information to the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, as well as the CalRecycles as required.
9. Assures maximum utilization of all roll-off containers through proper loading/cutting/stacking of all out throws and discards generated by the University. Checks to assure all compactors and roll off containers do not exceed legal street transport weights or that hauling service is conducted to units that are excessively under capacity.
10. Maintains order, cleanliness, and the operational capability of the Drollinger Recycling Center and other campus areas required for solid waste management and recycling activities. Deadlines, reports, and generates work orders for the repair of any program vehicles, machines, or hardware as discrepancies arise. This includes completion of the daily safety inspection forms for forklifts and other vehicles that require this safety procedure.
11. Conducts daily start-up safety inspections and end of day lock-out and tag-out of equipment and doors to ensure all safety and security requirements are met.
12. Assist with coordinating and enhancing the recycling collection efforts campus-wide. Helps to arrange the different collection systems for various materials into a single, viable, recovery program.
13. Coordinates the processing of recovered materials into marketable grades. Makes scheduling recommendations to the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Manager to maximize sporadic student work shifts to accomplish the section's weekly goals and avoid excessive backlogs of incoming material.
14. Ensures all elements of this Service Team have the proper supplies, tools, and equipment to accomplish the service goals of their work shift. This includes ordering all recurring supplies and materials required for this Team or requested by the Manager.
15. Perform other duties as assigned.

Loyola Marymount University Expectations

Exhibit behavior that supports the mission, vision, and values of the university. Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional, responsible, accountable, and ethical conduct. Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Requisite Qualifications

Typically a High School diploma or equivalent experience. Bachelor's degree preferred. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation/policy changes and trends in higher education.

Minimum 3 years waste management, recycling, or custodial experience and 1 year supervisory experience is highly desirable.

Must be proficient with the computer and able to effectively navigate using Outlook, Word, Excel and the Department's work order database.

Exemplary communicati