Landfill Operations Manager
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Job overview
The Landfill Operations Manager leads daily landfill operations, overseeing crews, staffing, safety, customer service, and regulatory compliance. The role includes coaching team members, setting operational goals, and supporting continuous improvement. It offers an opportunity to grow into higher-level management within 1–3 years. A bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred, along with leadership experience and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and business systems.
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Full job description
As a Landfill Operations Manager, you’ll play a key leadership role in managing daily landfill operations, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow into higher-level management within 1-3 years.
What You’ll Do
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Lead and supervise work crews operating heavy equipment and waste handling operations.
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Monitor daily operations and adjust staffing or assignments as needed.
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Conduct field inspections to ensure safety, compliance, and operational excellence.
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Address customer concerns and ensure high service standards.
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Coach and mentor team members; conduct performance reviews and development plans.
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Set and execute short- and long-term operational goals.
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Oversee compliance with environmental, OSHA, and local permitting regulations.
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Support a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
What You Bring
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Bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred.
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3+ years of leadership experience in a fast-paced, people-driven environment.
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Experience operating or managing heavy equipment operations preferred.
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Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
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Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and business systems.
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Willingness to relocate for future promotional opportunities.
Your Future Starts Here
This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to grow within a company that values initiative, integrity, and impact.
Ready to lead with purpose? Apply today and become part of a company that’s shaping the future of environmental services.
To be considered for any of our current openings, you must complete an application at www.careers.wasteconnections.com. Once you select your position of interest, you will find application information and additional instructions.
We offer excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, long-term and short-term disability insurance, life insurance, a 401 (k) retirement plan, and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future."
A link to our benefits overview can be found here: https://careers.wasteconnections.com/why-waste-connections
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
How this job compares
Set against the 8,276 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$85–115K/yr271 salary ranges
- Texas median$18–19/hr51 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 729 open Operations Manager jobs in Texas and 8,276 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (6,204 postings).
- Education
- 1,777 of the 8,276 open Operations Manager jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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