Solid Waste Supervisor

Job Summary

An employee in this position is responsible for assigning, supervising, and reviewing the work of
others engaged in solid waste operational activities. Work is of considerable difficulty and
involves continuous planning, scheduling, project management and routing assignments of
personnel and equipment to ensure work is effectively performed with a major focus on
enhancing the department's performance and customer experience objectives. Under direction,
work involves considerable public contact, requiring the exercise of tact and courtesy to
investigate and resolve complaints. Employees in this class may be required to work on-call, after
hours, on weekends, and observed holidays on a rotating schedule. Considerable initiative and
independent judgment are necessary for interpreting rules and regulations and supervising
subordinate employees. A supervisor will be required to manage one of the following divisions
in the absence of a supervisor for coverage (Litter, Disposal, Collection, Code Enforcement, and
Recycling) to ensure safe and efficient operation.

• May be required to act in the absence of the Solid Waste Operations Manager or other Solid Waste Supervisors.
• Supervises, manages, and supports the operations, personnel, facilities, and equipment for the Disposal, Collections, or Recycling Divisions as assigned at the Baseline Facility in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervises and manages performance evaluations for assigned division.
• Performs technical and administrative duties ensuring the Solid Waste Departments compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, and directs preparation of administrative reports and special projects as assigned.
• Prepares and monitors division budget including assessing future personnel needs, operational and maintenance costs, and capital projects.
• Prepares performance, budget, and cost reports to evaluate and improve effectiveness, efficiency, resource usage and document worker hours.
• Coordinates maintenance, repairs, and replacement of Solid Waste equipment.
• Develops recommendations for changes in operational procedures and equipment requirements to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Coordinates Solid Waste projects in liaison with county authorized engineer, contractors, and sub-contractors.
• Develop and maintain resources IE: materials and supplies, required for maintenance of all Solid Waste Management areas. Implements emergency plans dealing with weather related problems (hurricanes, tornadoes, and power outages).
• Inspects and adjusts work methods as necessary. Makes procedural and operational recommendation to the Solid Waste Operations Manager.
• Responsible for overseeing and monitoring contracts related to a range of services.
• Dependent on department assignment:
  Performs chemical testing to screen and identify classes of hazardous materials and the sorting and proper classification of such. Monitors waste stream to develop, maintain, and report data relative to hazardous waste.
• Provides promotion and education to the public, businesses, and other departments and service groups on household hazardous waste and related resource conservation issues.
• Coordinates special programs, e.g., mobile collections, electronic waste, pesticide clean sweep collections, inter‑county cooperatives
  - Sumter County.
• Monitors and manages systems processes. Generates reports for compliance related items.
• Monitors the flare and leachate system and landfill gas collection system, and related landfill areas in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Prepares requests for proposal and bid specification for contractor and managing consultants.
• Serves as a department safety committee member as required.
• Provides excellent customer service to members of the general public and other County employees. Personal contact occurs with other employees of the unit, employees of other departments in the County, citizens, and customers of the department. Service is provided in person or by phone contact.
• Implements the organization’s guiding principles and core values.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

This position directly and regularly supervises a relatively large number of employees. Includes assigning, directing, evaluating, and reviewing work of subordinate employees. Responsibilities include providing on‑the‑job training; evaluating job performance; recommending selection of new staff members, promotions, status changes, and discipline; planning, scheduling, and coordinating work operations.

Graduation from an accredited high school or vocational school with four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in solid waste industry, including at least one (1) year of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Possession of a valid, State of Florida Class B…