Senior Maintenance Supervisor

Job Summary

$2,500 Signing Bonus
. Ready to drive change? Step into a lead role where you direct heavy‑equipment crews, ensure seamless waste operations, and serve as a vital first responder, keeping the Fairfax County community moving and safe.

Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined retirement benefit plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. The Live Well Program and the benefits division cultivate a culture that empowers employees and retirees to make holistic choices about their wellbeing.

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise the work of heavy‑equipment crews for refuse disposal, collection, and transportation of solid waste.
• Organize crew tasks, evaluate workloads, and provide coaching and training to staff.
• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance on vehicles and equipment, keep operational records, and manage the maintenance of grounds and facilities.
• Respond to vehicle incidents, customer complaints, on‑job injuries, and safety violations.
• Ensure that safety protocols and procedures for equipment and vehicles are followed by crew members.
• Operate and load various heavy equipment and vehicles (CDL and non‑CDL), including refuse trucks, forklifts, bobcats, snowplows, and leaf machines.
• Oversee cash collections and perform reconciliations of receipts using a computerized scale system and maintain operational records.
• Provide customer service to internal and external customers.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Serve as Emergency Service Personnel, available 24/7 to respond to snow, flooding, and other designated emergencies.
• Supervise crew activities in the field and dispatch work crews.
• Coordinate work with other county or state agencies and/or contractors.
• Inspect sewage systems, plant operating areas, or facilities to ensure proper operation and adherence to safety regulations.
• Utilize a computerized maintenance management system to prioritize preventive and corrective maintenance work orders.
• Perform quality inspections of work performed and initiate corrective action to meet accepted service levels.
• Determine necessary repairs and estimate manpower, materials, supplies, and equipment for work to be contracted, and provide field supervision of contractors.
• Maintain inventory of materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Prepare and maintain records of work performed by crews and contractors.
• Supervise subordinate employees, including coaching, counseling, training, and performance evaluations.
• Ensure safety programs are implemented and communicated, and work complies with all safety regulations.
• Serve as the main point of contact on work crews for citizens and residents.
• Reinforce a safety culture and continually seek to expand safety knowledge through training, mentoring, and self‑study.
• Investigate, document, and report safety issues.
• Clearly communicate safety expectations and resolve safety‑related matters in a timely manner.
• Comply with safety competencies.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the practices, methods, materials, equipment, and tools used in the repair and maintenance of sewer lines, facilities, housing, solid waste management systems, or grounds.
• Thorough knowledge of safety regulations and practices applicable to the particular area.
• Thorough knowledge of computers, including a computerized maintenance management system.
• Ability to plan and supervise the work of subordinates and to oversee the work of contractors.
• Ability to operate a variety of heavy vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to work outdoors with regular exposure to severe weather, noxious fumes, high levels of dust, and similar conditions.
• Thorough knowledge of purchasing methods, procedures, and policy.
• Thorough knowledge of automated purchasing/inventory management system.
• Ability to coach, counsel, train, and evaluate employee performance, including safety policies, procedures, and practices.
• Ability to supervise and train others in the operation of a variety of heavy vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to…