Operations Supervisor

Waste Connections

$80K — $85K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
  • Experience in transportation, trucking, logistics, or related operations
  • CDL Class B or ability to obtain within 90 days
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficiency in Excel and business systems
  • Willingness to relocate for career advancement

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise drivers and crews in solid waste collection operations
  • Oversee daily routing, staffing, and productivity; adjust in real time as needed
  • Champion safety by setting goals, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance
  • Perform field inspections to verify work quality and safety standards
  • Handle customer concerns and drive resolution with urgency and professionalism
  • Coach, develop, and manage employee performance
  • Support strategic planning through short- and long-term operational goals
  • Ensure compliance with environmental, OSHA, and local regulatory requirements

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Long term and short term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Unlimited career advancement opportunities
Full Job Description
Operations Supervisor

Location: Juneau, AK
Salary: $80k-$85k annually
Bonus: 10% annual cash bonus

Company: Alaska Waste, a Waste Connections company.


About the Role

As an Operations Supervisor, you’ll be a key leader in our field operations, overseeing daily waste collection activities and ensuring safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. This is a high-impact role with a clear path to advancement—ideal for someone eager to grow into senior leadership within 1–3 years.


What You’ll Do:

As an Operations Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in running safe, efficient daily operations:

  • Lead and supervise drivers and crews in solid waste collection operations
  • Oversee daily routing, staffing, and productivity; adjust in real time as needed
  • Champion safety by setting goals, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance
  • Perform field inspections to verify work quality and safety standards
  • Handle customer concerns and drive resolution with urgency and professionalism
  • Coach, develop, and manage employee performance
  • Support strategic planning through short- and long-term operational goals
  • Ensure compliance with environmental, OSHA, and local regulatory requirements

What You Bring
  • Willingness to relocate for career advancement
  • Bachelor’s degree (strongly preferred)
  • Experience in transportation, trucking, logistics, or related operations
  • CDL Class B (or ability to obtain within 90 days)
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficiency in Excel and business systems

To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.wasteconnections.com. Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest.

We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future".

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