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Operations Supervisor

Waste Connections

Chattanooga, TNFull-timeSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Chattanooga, TN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Class A Or B CDL

Job overview

Waste Connections is hiring an Operations Supervisor in Cleveland, Tennessee. The supervisor assigns and oversees solid waste collection crews, monitors daily operations, supports safety goals, inspects work procedures, reviews customer complaints, and oversees compliance programs. The schedule starts between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m., averages approximately 10–11 hours per day, runs Monday through Friday, and may include occasional Saturdays.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Crew SupervisionWork in All Weather ConditionsRepeated Lifting

Qualifications

Class a or B CDLRelocation for Promotion

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Waste Connections has an immediate opening for an Operations Supervisor to join our team in Cleveland, TN .

Waste Connections offers:

  • Competitive Compensation.

  • Benefits Plans – Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account options.

  • Generous matching 401(K) and Paid Time Off.

Schedule: 3:00-5:00am start time averaging approximately 10-11 hours/day.

Monday-Friday with occasional Saturdays.

Benefits: We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401(K).

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assign and supervise work crews operating solid waste collection equipment.

  • Monitor progress of daily operations, reassign employees, and make staffing changes as necessary.

  • Helps develop, track, and execute safety goals.

  • Conducts field inspections and audits of all site personnel to ensure proper work procedures.

  • Receives and reviews customer complaints regarding collection programs.

  • Oversees a variety of complex compliance programs including environmental, OSHA, and local permitting.

Requirements:

  • Willing and able to obtain Class A or B CDL.

  • Must be able to relocate for promotional opportunities based on performance.

  • Ability to work in all weather conditions.

  • Ability to lift at least 50lbs repeatedly.

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 1,967 open Operations Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$72–88K/yr513 salary ranges
  • US median$26–43/hr428 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 24 open Operations Supervisor jobs in Tennessee and 1,967 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Tennessee
Experience
Operations Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (931 postings).
Education
58 of the 1,967 open Operations Supervisor jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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