Ops Supervisor - Washout Facility

Description

TAS Environmental Services is seeking an experienced Operations Supervisor – Washout Facility to oversee the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the El Dorado washout facility.

This is a hands-on supervisory position responsible for daily facility operations, tanker and equipment washouts, hazardous and non-hazardous waste handling, wastewater management, employees, equipment, safety, and customer service. The Operations Supervisor is expected to lead the team while also actively performing washout, cleaning, waste-handling, and other facility activities when operational needs require.

• Direct and coordinate daily facility operations, staffing, equipment, workflow, and operational priorities.
• Perform and supervise washout and cleaning of tankers, vacuum equipment, roll-off boxes, containers, and other industrial equipment.
• Review product, waste, SDS, and available material information to determine appropriate cleaning and handling requirements.
• Coordinate equipment staging, cleaning, inspection, turnaround, and release.
• Maintain efficient workflow while ensuring established quality and customer service expectations are met.
• Coordinate with Operations, Transportation, Dispatch, and other TAS departments regarding equipment and operational needs.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and operationally ready facility.

• Work directly alongside technicians and operators as workload and staffing require.
• Operate pressure-washing systems, pumps, hoses, vacuum equipment, and other applicable tools.
• Assist with waste transfers, loading and unloading, equipment setup, cleanup, and decontamination.
• Participate in housekeeping and general facility maintenance.
• Demonstrate proper work practices and provide hands-on training and direction to employees.

• Ensure hazardous and non-hazardous waste is properly handled, segregated, stored, labeled, documented, transferred, and disposed of.
• Review applicable waste profiles, manifests, SDSs, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure wastewater generated through washout operations is properly collected, managed, treated, and/or discharged in accordance with established requirements.
• Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, DOT, EPA/RCRA, hazardous-material, wastewater, confined-space, and TAS safety requirements.
• Ensure required PPE is available and properly utilized.
• Exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions, unknown materials, incompatibility concerns, or environmental risks are identified.
• Participate in incident investigations, near-miss reviews, inspections, and corrective actions.

• Provide direct supervision, daily work assignments, and operational direction to assigned employees.
• Train and coach employees on washout procedures, waste handling, equipment operation, safety, documentation, housekeeping, and customer expectations.
• Monitor employee performance, productivity, attendance, and compliance with company procedures.
• Address performance or conduct concerns timely and reinforce accountability, communication, and safe work practices.

• Serve as an operational point of contact for customers utilizing the facility.
• Communicate service requirements, scheduling, equipment status, acceptance criteria, and turnaround expectations.
• Work with TAS Operations and Sales to support customer retention and facility growth.
• Inspect facility equipment and coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs.
• Maintain adequate operating supplies, cleaning materials, and PPE.
• Ensure work orders, service records, inspections, waste documentation, and other required operational records are completed accurately and timely.
• Provide leadership with updates regarding workload, staffing, equipment, customer needs, waste inventory, and safety or compliance concerns

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in environmental services, industrial services, waste management, tanker washout, transportation, chemical handling, or a related industrial environment.
• Experience with tanker, container, or industrial equipment washout operations.
• Experience handling hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
• Working knowledge of SDSs, waste compatibility, labeling, segregation, manifests, and proper waste-handling practices.
• Ability and willingness to perform physical washout and industrial cleaning…