Manages all aspects of the city-wide Waste Disposal and Recycling Center operations. Establishes annual goals for waste reduction and recycling and consults with city employees in departments engaged in recycling programs. Works to encourage waste reduction through recycling and diversion. Interviews, hires, trains, assigns, schedules, supervise, evaluates, and disciplines personnel. Oversees the operations of all solid waste handling facilities. Oversees green waste composting program and future expansion to help meet diversion goals. Approves and oversees small and large projects associated with the operation of a solid waste landfill and recycling center. Inspects incoming loads for prohibited waste and approves incoming special handling loads for disposal. Inspects work for compliance with State Federal, and Local rules, regulations, and safety guidelines; conducts equipment and inventory inspections; checks vehicles for maintenance and repair needs. Approves purchases of supplies and replacement equipment; identifies and purchases new equipment. Approves daily and monthly reports; maintains division inventory of vehicles and equipment. Develops and monitors the Waste Disposal and Recycling center budgets. Enforces environmental regulations; completes regular inspections of facilities and submits all required reports. Attend training seminars and conferences. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques utilized in the performance of waste disposal and recycling activities. Current solid waste management methods and technologies, including waste reduction, recycling education, grant proposal, and economics of recycled material. Knowledge of federal and state regulations concerning the operation of a landfill. Knowledge of soil erosion and sedimentation and best management practices utilized to manage it. Knowledge of waste reduction and knowledge of the principles and practices of report preparation, filing, and records management. Skill in budgetary development and management. Knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration. Skill in developing and implementing policies and procedures. Skill in problem-solving and decision-making. Skill in management and supervision. Skill in operating standard office equipment including work-related computer applications. Skill in oral and written communication.
A Bachelor degree is required. Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions and to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with one to three years experience or service. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated. Possession of or an ability to readily obtain State of Georgia certification as a "Certified Landfill Operator."
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970.Columbus is the second-largest city in Georgia (after Atlanta), and fields the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area. According to the 2020 United States census, Columbus has a population of 206,922 residents, with 328,883 in the Columbus metropolitan area. The metro area joins the nearby Alabama cities of Auburn and Opelika to form the Columbus–Auburn–Opelika Combined Statistical Area, which has an estimated population of 486,645 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Columbus lies 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Atlanta. Fort Benning, the United States Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence and a major employer, is located south of the city in southern Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties. Columbus is home to museums and tourism sites, including the National Infantry Museum, dedicated to the U.S. Army's Infantry Branch. It has the longest urban whitewater rafting course in the world constructed on the Chattahoochee River.
