Operations Supervisor
Tacoma, WAJob$92–100K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Operations Supervisor oversees solid waste collection operations, including work crews, staffing, safety, inspections, customer complaints, performance discussions, company goals, and compliance programs. The role requires prior transportation, trucking, or logistics experience and a Class B CDL or the ability to obtain one within 90 days. A bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred. The company describes opportunities for career development and advancement.
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Operations Supervisor
Location: Tacoma, WA
Salary: $92,000-$100,000
Annual Bonus: 10% cash bonus
Company: LeMay, a Waste Connections company
Who Are We?
WASTE CONNECTIONS, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) is not only the best waste services company in North America, it is also an amazing place to realize your potential, make decisions, have your voice heard, and partner with extremely hard working and passionate people! We seek servant leaders, mentors, top performers, and fun people. At Waste Connections, we value each individual’s unique background, experience, and passion to make us a great place to work.
Why you need to join us!
• CULTURE: It’s a Great place to work! We work in an environment where empowered, self-directed all-stars know what they do is important.
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INTEGRITY: Our definition is “saying what you will do and then doing it!” We keep our promises to our customers and our employees.
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RESPECT: We show respect for our customers and fellow employees. Respect for ourselves grows through all the hard work and great service we provide to the communities we are privileged to serve.
As a member of our elite Waste Connections Operations team, you will be signing up for a company that is committed to our employee’s long-term career development and success. If you are open to relocation and willing to learn new tasks and challenges, Waste Connections wants you to be part of our Operations team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in growing with the company and with goals of advancing to higher –level management positions within 1-3 years.
A Day in the Life of an Operations Supervisor:
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Assign and supervise work crews operating solid waste collection equipment.
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Monitors progress of daily operations, and reassigns employees and makes staffing changes as necessary.
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Helps develop and execute safety goals.
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Conducts field inspections and audits of all site personnel to ensure proper work procedures.
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Receives and reviews customer complaints regarding collection programs.
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Performs reviews and performance management discussions.
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Formulates both short-term and long-term goals and action plans for the Hauling Company.
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Oversees a variety of complex compliance programs, including environmental, OSHA, and local permitting.
Must Have:
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Ability to relocate for promotional opportunities based on performance
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Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
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Prior experience in transportation/trucking/logistics required.
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Have or ability to obtain within 90 days your Class B CDL.
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Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
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Ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple priorities.
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Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Excel and related business systems.
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Ability to relocate for promotional opportunities based on performance
To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.careers.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".
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 1,922 open Operations Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$92–100K/yr
- US median$71–86K/yr540 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $96K, is 20% above the US median midpoint ($80K) — in the top quarter of Operations Supervisor salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 26 open Operations Supervisor jobs in Washington and 1,922 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- 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 (938 postings).
- Education
- 41 of the 1,922 open Operations Supervisor jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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