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Operations Supervisor II, Material Recycling Facility

WM
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Sept 2025

About the role

I. Job Summary
Supervises daily operations in order to improve production, maintain costs, and ensure safety. 

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. 

  • Manages daily (plant) operations and maintains inventory for equipment and operation supplies.
  • Reviews and evaluates work/equipment to ensure quality, timeliness and ensures quality control in adherence to policies and procedures.
  • Manages (plant) logistics and materials; supervises daily production; enters finished goods into inventory; orders supplies as needed.
  • Supervises production staff and coordinates workflow and assignments toward the achievement of operational goals.
  • Oversees operations personnel needs including coaching, training, and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
  • Investigates, reviews and controls implementation of safety regulations and company policies and procedures.
  • Creates and submits weekly and month end reports to senior management.
  • Helps with plant maintenance department as needed to ensure equipment health/availability.
  • Further responsibilities to be discussed; additional duties as assigned.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of non-supervisory employees. This includes:

  • Direct supervision of 2 full-time employees. 

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

  • Education: High School Diploma or GED (accredited)
  • Experience: 4 years of relevant work experience.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

  • None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

  • Equipment operating, shipping and receiving, health and safety, and supervisory experience may be required.

V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is Material Recovery Facility, outdoors, office. 

Physical Requirements Include:

Standing, Walking, Sitting, Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling, Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Reaching, Handling, Grasping, Feeling, Repetitive Motions, Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination.


Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."

ABOUT WM WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer

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