The purpose of this position is to provide daily oversight and supervision of a line of service for solid waste operations provide and oversee solid waste personnel while providing a high level of customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Investigates and confirms City staff’s collection service deliveries.
• Plans, initiates and monitors City staff’s daily activities.
• Plans and monitors the effectiveness of business recycling programs.
• Observes, documents, and evaluates City staff performance.
• Operates equipment in support of daily collection activities as needed for continuity of service schedules
• Oversees and executes customer service activities and initiatives.

Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• Operating heavy equipment and hand and power tools
• Solid waste and recycling collection principles and practices
• Applicable local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Budgetary principles

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Class A Commercial Driver’s License;
• CPR and First Aid Certified.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, kneeling, pushing/pulling, climbing, vision, foot controls, balancing, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Heavy Work: Exerting 50 - 100 pounds occasionally, 25 -50 pounds frequently, or from 10 up to 20 pounds constantly.
• Incumbents may be subjected to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, physical hazards.

• Supervisory principles
• Reading and interpreting data
• Performing basic mathematical calculations
• Prioritizing and assigning work
• Solving problems
• Operating requirements and operating heavy equipment and hand and power tools
• Operating a computer and applicable software applications
• Applying local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

High school diploma or equivalency, with at least five (5) years of relevant experience in Solid Waste & Recycling and demonstrated leadership experience in the form of Supervisor, Team Lead or Crew Leader; or the City may consider an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Please be sure to complete the application in full. Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit.  "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted.

If multiple applications are submitted to an individual position, only the most recent application received prior to the posting closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the closing date.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.  Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.  Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position.  The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.