Operations Supervisor - Portables

Pay: $70,000+/yr Based on Experience

Benefits:

• 15 days of paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Health Savings Account with employer match option
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with an employer match up to 4%
• Supplemental health plans through Aflac
• Employer paid basic life insurance
• Employee paid short-term disability option
• Employer-paid long-term disability
• Mental health support through Employee Assistance Program
• 7 paid holidays annually

Safely monitor and supervise all site operations and employees while ensuring all equipment is in proper working order. Provide leadership, which results in positive employee/employer relations. Project a professional corporate image, effective resource management, a sound risk management program, high production standards and business expansion and profitable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Workforce Management: Screen, select, hire, train, develop, and evaluate personnel to maintain a productive, motivated team that meets service commitments.
• Compliance & Payroll: Adhere to all wage and hour laws and compensate personnel accurately according to established guidelines. Conform to all federal, state/provincial, and local laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Safety Leadership: Ensure safe working conditions at every job site. Schedule, conduct, and document regular safety meetings (tracking attendees and topics) while ensuring staff follow all safety guidelines.
• Maintenance & Equipment: Develop and implement a preventive maintenance program to minimize downtime and maintenance costs. Operate site equipment as needed.
• Administration & Inventory: Manage the inventory of supplies and materials and maintain all necessary operational records.
• General Duties: Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience.
• 3 or more years of waste industry experience desired (landfill or transfer station operations preferred), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications & Site-Specific Experience

• For Transfer Stations: Must obtain SWANA Certified Transfer Station Operator certification within 60 days of hire.
• For Landfills: At least 1 year of experience operating a horizontal baler and Bobcat/forklift, plus completion of certification training for Freon removal and hazardous materials handling (e.g., motor oil, lead-acid batteries, PCBs, CFCs).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Strong leadership, communication, and management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, instruction/procedure manuals, routing reports, and correspondence.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Lifting & Mobility: Ability to regularly lift/move up to 35 lbs and occasionally up to 50 lbs. Requires full range of physical motion (standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching) and comprehensive visual acuity (close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception).
• Environment: Outdoor work roughly 70% of the time in loud environments with exposure to extreme weather, humidity, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, and occasional high/precarious places.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact [email protected]

Please note that GFL does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required. Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.

This hiring process may utilize machine-based systems to assist in screening and assessing applicants. Final selection decisions are made by our recruitment team.