Assistant Refuse Superintendent

Assistant Refuse Superintendent

$2,500 Signing Bonus*

Are you interested in overseeing the daily operations of Solid Waste management, including supervising staff and activities at collection sites? If so, join us and make a difference.

The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) seeks an Assistant Refuse Superintendent to support the Assistant Complex Manager in daily operations and staff supervision, requiring strong leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

• Supports the assistant complex manager in the day‑to‑day management of county municipal solid waste operations, including field supervision of staff and activities at the solid waste transfer station site, a closed solid waste landfill site, and/or residential curbside collection/recycling operational site.
• Oversees operational logistics to include manpower, material, and equipment necessary to ensure safe and efficient operation of all solid waste activities.
• Provides feedback and input into the budget regarding goods, services, equipment, and personnel needs.
• Supervises operational field staff. Creates and schedules staff assignments and monitors work progress.
• Responds to a variety of operational situations which may include vehicle incidents, routine and non‑routine operational matters, equipment failures, workers’ compensation injuries, etc.
• Ensures operational compliance to all environmental rules, regulations, laws, codes, and standards.
• Performs regular preventive maintenance inspections of grounds, infrastructure, and equipment and remediates deficiencies as necessary. Also ensures staff compliance with safety rules, regulations, laws, codes, and standards, including safe work practices and the wearing of personal protective equipment.
• Assists with the coordination and presentation of regular safety meetings to staff. Works closely with agency safety staff and Risk Management to reduce preventable incidents.
• Serves on incident review committees. Investigates vehicle incidents and workers’ compensation injuries.
• Prepares and reviews accident and injury reports. Engages in safety working practices and complies with Solid Waste safety programs and guidelines. Complies with the DPWES Safety Competencies.
• Performs administrative human resources activities such as employee performance reviews, including goal setting and ongoing feedback.
• Provides approachable, proactive, prompt, and accurate customer service to internal or external customers.
• Provides assistance and/or support to co‑workers, supervisors, the general public, or any other end users of county solid waste services.
• Thoroughly and accurately explains agency regulations and alternatives as they relate to the collection and disposal of solid waste to staff, the public, and other end users.
• Supervises staff in the collection and disposal of refuse, yard waste, white goods, household hazardous waste, and various other solid waste items.
• Plans and schedules work assignments for various activities within the solid waste management program.
• Ensures operational compliance to all environmental rules, regulations, laws, codes, and standards.
• Leads the safety program management and monitors compliance with safety regulations.
• Conducts safety meetings; coordinates vehicle and equipment repairs with appropriate maintenance facilities.
• Investigates vehicle accidents and personal injuries and serves on safety review panels.
• Ensures facility, vehicles, operations, and employees comply with all applicable rules and regulations.
• Counsel, train, schedule training, and mentor employees; participates in interview panels and recommends new hires.
• Responds to complaints on various issues that may arise.
• Provides input and statistical data in preparation of budgets; maintains inventory of supplies and materials and orders new as needed; performs special projects as required.
• Effectively communicates with customers, employees and managers; reinforces a safety culture and continually seeks to expand safety knowledge through training, mentoring, self‑study or other methods of continuous learning.
• Investigates, documents and reports safety issues; clearly…