Waste Management

Transportation Operations Specialist

Posted on: 5 Apr 2021

Bennington, NE

Job Description

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

I. Job Summary
Provides clerical and administrative support to Route Managers, and assists in coordinating all aspects of daily operations, including recording and reporting data for drivers. Competitive candidates will have transportation/logistics experience and solid Excel skills.

HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:30am - 6:00pm (or when last driver is in), and Saturdays on holiday weeks that we are closed. Hourly rate starting in the $17-18 range.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

* Assists in troubleshooting and resolving safety, service, and operational issues.
* Creates, distributes, and closes-out customer tickets on a daily basis.
* Maintains and distributes department related information on a daily basis.
* Communicates with other supervisors and managers about operations and/or dispatch issues.
* Completes and maintains a variety of reports as directed by the department manager.
* Uses software tools to manage a variety of tasks, such as procurement, time and attendance, safety incidents, and contract labor.
* Assists with data collection and reporting required for incentive pay programs.
* Assists with the processing of payments and other financial tasks as necessary.
* Assists in the implementation of operational projects as needed.
* Communicates with customers about service issues as needed.
* Communicates with employees about scheduling and work assignments as needed.
* May enter and maintain Service Machine SMART data on a daily basis.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

* Education: High school diploma or G.E.D (accredited)
* Experience: Zero (0) to four (4) years previous experience (in addition to education requirements)

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

* None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

* None required.

Benefits
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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Waste Management

Houston, TX

Waste Management, Inc. is an American waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company in North America. Founded in 1968, the company is headquartered in the First City Tower in Houston, Texas.

The company's network includes 346 transfer stations 293 active landfill disposal sites, 146 recycling plants, 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects and six independent power production plants. Waste Management offers environmental services to nearly 21 million residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. With 26,000 collection and transfer vehicles, the company has the largest trucking fleet in the waste industry. Together with its competitor Republic Services, Inc, the two handle more than half of all garbage collection in the United States.

 

  • Industry
    Waste Management
  • No. of Employees
    42,300
  • Jobs Posted
    3057