Overnight Operations Management Trainee - Interstate Waste Services
Brooklyn, NY 11208
About the Job
Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, and recently expanded our operations of transfer stations into Pennsylvania and Ohio, where we also own and operate a state-of-the-art rail-served landfill. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while keeping focus on employee, customer and environmental safety.
What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture.
Responsibilities:The Operations Management Trainee Program is intended to prepare individuals to become supervisors and managers of frontline employees. In this program, most of the day is spent in the field interacting and supervising drivers and helper as you learn how to manage employees in a union environment. Your duties will include ensuring employees work safely and responsibly, optimize operating efficiency, improving customer satisfaction, and leading and implement programs contributing to company profitability.
This is a rotational program with participants spending six months to a year in various positions as they learn the Operations side of the IWS business.
First Rotation
Primary Responsibilities:
- Learn a working knowledge of the waste management business practices for NYC.
- Develop knowledge of customer routing, logistics, sales, safety, and general business practices.
- Develop skills and abilities needed to successfully supervise and direct the work of drivers, helpers, and other frontline employees.
- Ensure employees have the needed equipment and personal protective equipment to safely perform their duties.
- Develop a strong understanding of IWS Safety Programs, DOT and OSHA rules and regulations.
- Complete required paperwork and use software programs to enter operational data.
- Partner with managers, supervisors, drivers, and helpers to develop knowledge of IWS business and operational practices and procedures.
- Conduct investigations as needed to regarding employee and/or customer issues.
- Collaborate with different departments to learn day-to-day business operations.
- Learn DOT and OSHA rules and regulations required for managing drivers and helpers in the NYC market.
- Develop skills and abilities needed to create and modify driver routes to improve driver efficiency.
- Observe drivers while on routes, coach to correct issues and remove unsafe conditions from driver routes.
- Interview and evaluating candidates for driver and other front-line positions.
- Partner with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains in working order and in compliance with safety standards.
- Oversee effective safety and accident prevention programs to ensure all reasonable actions are taken to prevent accidents and injuries; ensure a safe and productive work environment for all employees; implement and maintain an effective safety program.
- Engage assigned employees in active participation to instill a culture of safety by demonstration of a personal commitment to safe operations and active personal outreach to operational employees.
- Participate in required meetings and training programs.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Requirement:
- A bachelor’s or associate degree, or a high school diploma or GED and two years of relevant leadership experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Willing to work outdoors, weekends, evenings and overnight.
- Ability to read and administer a collective bargaining contract.
- Problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Time management and organizational skills to plan work.
- Current driver’s license and no disqualifying violations on MVR.
- Comfortable driving in New York
- Ability to work independently with little supervision.
- Experience supervising employees a plus
- Ability to speak Spanish a plus.
Additional Information:
Career opportunities
We believe in providing the training and development you need to grow your career with Interstate
Waste Services. Many of our Supervisors, Managers, and other leadership staff, started their careers as
Helpers, Drivers, or Dispatchers. IWS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate
diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
Salary and benefits
Interstate Waste Services is committed to providing a world class work place to all employees. Each
eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including, competitive pay, 401k
benefits with company match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and more. Our employees also
receive Paid Time Off and Holidays