Waste Disposal and Recycling Manager - G129

Job Posting

Columbus Consolidated Government

$71,487.33 Annually

Columbus, GA

Full-Time Regular

Job Number : 2025-00000034

Public Works

Pine Grove Landfill

Opening Date : 01 / 29 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Major Duties and Responsibilities

This position is responsible for directing the overall activities of both the Waste Disposal Division and Recycling Center.

• 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, supervises, 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.
• Attends training seminars and conferences.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

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."

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects and climbs ladders.

Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.

Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine.

Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.

Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.

Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand.

Hearing perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.

Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.

Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.

Manual Dexterity picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.

Mental Acuity ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.

Pulling use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.

Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.

Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction.

Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.

Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.

Standing for sustained periods of time.

Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.

Talking expressing ideas by spoken word.

Visual Acuity prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.

Visual Acuity color, depth perception, field of vision.

Visual Acuity determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities / structures.

Visual Acuity operate motor vehicles / heavy equipment.

Walking on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office and outdoors, occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, irritating chemicals, contagious or infectious diseases, and machinery with moving parts. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.

Compensation and Benefits

The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following :

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Retirement Plan : The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.

Supplemental Retirement Plan : The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account.