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Yorktown, Va

Supervising the collections activities in residential in a geographically dispersed area of York County, James City County, & Williamsburg, VA. I oversaw drivers and helpers and works with the Operations Manager and General Manager to implement tactical initiatives to drive functional excellence and budget achievement. I ensured adherence to all accident prevention programs and leads operations to ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, operating, regulatory, accounting, ethics and other standards. Responsibilities include the execution and delivery of Safety, Customer Experience, and Efficiency while supporting a culture of employee engagement. Served as back up driver for Side load & Roll Off

Newport News, Va

Direct collections of all residential solid waste in a City of 185,000 residents. Supervise 26 equipment operators and 2 maintenance assistants, who are tasked with the weekly collection at over 42,000 residences. Perform essential customer service interface between the City administration and the public regarding solid waste collections. Identify potential problem areas (in personnel, equipment, routes and operations in general), determine solutions and effect corrective action. Review and revise 48 weekly automated refuse collection routes and 40 bi-weekly bulk collection routes on an as-needed basis. Serve as an essential member of the Public Works Department’s Emergency Management team during disaster. Served as a backup driver when needed on automated & bulk.

Newport News, Va

Managed the daily collection of automated and manual recyclable materials from 5 jurisdictions in the Peninsula region of Virginia (Newport News, York County, James City County, Williamsburg, and Poquoson), totaling more than 100,000 customers per week. Supervised 18 drivers and 2 assistants. Reviewed and revised collection routes to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency of operation. Operated various pieces of equipment such as automated side loader trucks, manual side load trucks, forklifts, roll off trucks, front loaders