Assistant Landfill Manager

This position is a Shift Manager, responsible for managing the Solid Waste Facility daily shift operations and directing programs that includes daily intake waste placement, compliance site work, site operations safety, and site access management within the guidelines of the Facility Design & Operation approved plan per Augusta, Georgia Policy & Procedures, State and Federal applicable rules & regulations, departmental policies, regulatory Entities, design consultants, developers, surveyors, citizens, and other city departments.

Key Responsibilities and Performance Standards

• Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work activities for solid waste facility operations per Facility approved Design & Operation (D&O) plan.
• Prioritizes work activities to meet objectives; ensures operations staff have needed resources
  for completing the assigned work; monitors status of work in progress, and inspects completed work; consults with assigned staff to assist with complex and problem situations, and provide technical expertise; provides progress and activity reports to Landfill Manager and others.
• Participates in the development of long- and short-range plans and operating programs to meet future disposal requirements: monitors tonnage, gas flow, leachate generation, and other operational statistics; evaluates health of the landfill; and make changes to operations as needed.
• Interprets and implements state and federal environmental directives and regulations: ensures landfill operations and conditions are in compliance with regulatory permits and requirements; conducts periodic field inspections to ensure solid waste operations are in compliance with the Facility Regulatory Permits.
• Coordinate operations equipment maintenance and supplies. Coordinate and implements preventative maintenance program for equipment assigned to the landfill; manages procurement of equipment, supplies, and materials within established thresholds; coordinate purchase requisitions; makes recommendations for replacement of equipment outside established thresholds.
  
• Participates in developing, implementing, and updating facility operations policies and procedures; develops work methods and practices, policies, standard operating procedures, and training programs; monitors implementation of rules and regulations; and updates policies and procedures as required.
  
• Serve as technical resource to and train Facility operations staff. Responds to emergency situations after hours and on weekends.
  
• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.
  

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT INCLUDE:

• Provides leadership and oversight of the planning, development, and implementation of operations within the Landfill
• Plans, manages, and oversees the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the ARC Solid Waste
• Monitors and reviews trends in landfill operations and procedures; Recommends operational and policy