DIVISION MANAGER-SOLID WASTE

Performs complex professional and administrative work in overseeing the planning and operation of the Solid Waste Division of the City; does related work as required. Work is performed under the general direction of the Director of Public Works. Divisional supervision is exercised over all personnel within the Division.

Plans, directs, oversees, and coordinates the activities of the Solid Waste Division; Oversees the preparation and reviews divisional capital and operating budgets, analysis, and project expenditures, oversees the implementation of budgets; Implements financial billing and invoicing of all solid waste customers within the City of Gastonia; Responsible to audit, adjust, credit and debit customer accounts for solid waste fees	25%
Prepares a wide variety of administrative reports on divisional activities and handles correspondence as required; Responsible for quality control over all solid waste data (routing, financial & analytical) within Solid Waste;	25%
Coordinates with supervisors to ensure Solid Waste staff monitors safety procedures and updates safety guidelines to be within State, Federal, and OSHA Standards; Responsible for ensuring leadership, quality of work, performance measures, and goal setting according to the highest of standards	15%
In consultation with Division supervisors, establishes broad operating policies, procedures, goals, and objectives; Oversees and makes recommendations in personnel matters for the Division; Recruits, selects, and recommends all personnel for the Solid Waste Division; Prepares performance evaluations for direct reports.  Reviews and approves all evaluations for Solid Waste staff.	15%
Coordinates with Solid Waste supervision to ensure all equipment, supplies & fleet are available for staff to meet their required daily duties	5%
Responds to public inquiries and complaints	5%
Researches and recommends operational and ordinance changes to City policy;	5%
Makes presentations at City Council meetings, advisory board meetings, citizen groups, and state and federal agencies	5%

• Comprehensive knowledge of the materials, methods, and practices of solid waste collection and disposal
• comprehensive knowledge of the various types of equipment used in the collection of solid waste
• ability to plan, layout, and direct the work of subordinates
• ability to prepare complex technical reports
• ability to maintain effective working relationships with City officials, other public officials, employees, contractors, and the general public. 
• Ability to write contracts, and governmental Interlocal agreements, and negotiate when necessary.  
• Must possess strong customer service skills to communicate with irate customers, both written and verbal, as well as provide reasonable resolutions to these individuals.

Education/Experience:
SG 25: Minimally qualified starting pay $42.21 hr. 

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or related fields 
• Extensive experience in solid waste collection 
• Considerable experience in supervising a large team of employees 
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience 

Special Requirements: 

• Must possess a valid appropriate driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Physical Demands:

1. The physical activity of this position includes:
Reaching:  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
 
Fingering:  Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
 
 Grasping:  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
 
 Talking:  Expressing or exchanging ideas using the spoken word.  Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
 
Hearing:  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction.  Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
 
Repetitive Motions:  Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
 
2. The physical requirements of this position:

• Office Environment Work:  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Office environment work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are categorized as office environment if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other Office Environment Work criteria are met.
   

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field of vision:

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform one or more of the following: preparing and analyzing data and figures; accounting; computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines (including inspection);

4. The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position:

• None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in a typical office or administrative work environment).

 

Salary : $87,799 - $123,707