Waste Collection Manager
Engineering Jobs
- Geo Pomona Waste Management
- Expires 16 Feb 2025
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Description
Waste Collection Manager is responsible for ensuring that waste is collected safely and in compliance with environmental standards. They also manage the waste collection team and develop and implement waste collection plans.
Duties and Responsibilities
Policy formulation and implementation
1. Formulate policies and strategies in relation to the waste management function and support services to ensure that staff executes their duties in accordance to these set policies.
2. Assist subordinates in interpreting and applying the Environmental Management Act and related laws and regulations.
3. Document all EMA violations to ensure that corrective action be taken.
4. Promote Research & Development in contemporary waste management practices.
5. Ensure that Human Resource Policies are adhered to in accordance with the Labor Act in order to avoid any lawsuits being filed against the organization.
6. Ensure that proper and sound policies are in place for the maintenance and replacement of vehicles, plant and equipment to avoid any unnecessary breakdowns, disruption to service delivery operations and costly services.
Resource Allocation and Maintenance
1. Handle Waste Collection budgets to help save on costs and track progress. They monitor expenditures, allocate resources efficiently, lobby for additional resources for emerging circumstances and make necessary adjustments to keep the project within budget.
2. Ensure that Refuse Compactors, Skip Trucks, Tipper Trucks, Skid Steers, Mechanical Sweepers, Heavy Plant, light vehicles, Push Carts and related trade tools are maintained and replaced timeously to avoid disruption in work activities.
3. Conduct audits of resources periodically in order to physically account for all resources as well as to mitigate any theft issues.
4. Liaise with the Administrative Assistant and relevant Stakeholders on the status of the divisional property that would have lost economic value by being absolute or damaged to ensure the property is well taken care of.
5. Coordinate daily waste collection and transportation analysis and disposal of waste.
6. Draft and implement solid waste policies, procedures and protocols as and when necessary.
7. Manage equipment and consumable materials. Prepares and coordinates availability of materials and equipment required to meet division responsibilities.
Waste Management
1. Manage daily collection and disposing of solid material as per drafted weekly refuse collection and solid waste dump schedules.
2. Coordinate collection and disposal of hazardous & toxic waste to avoid pollution.
3. Monitor and report on performance of waste collection functions to ensure systematic monitoring of key performance indicators.
4. Regular evaluation of performance with waste collection functions and Individual Waste Management Plans (WMPs) so as to come up with recommendation for areas that are lagging.
Administrative Duties
1. Submits a weekly, monthly, annual and operational report as may be required from time to time in order to keep track on waste collection operations.
2. Authorizes the release of refuse compactors and other vehicles for planned and incidental maintenance.
3. Develop and manages long-term programs and outreach activities for waste reduction in the city, including compliance with city Bye laws, recycling, beneficial reuse, litter control and illegal dumping and illegal encampment site cleanups.
4. Coordinate National Cleanup Plan Campaigns, licensing and implementation of post cleanup monitoring activities, reporting requirements for compliance.
5. Respond to public inquiries on all issues related to solid waste, including complaints regarding contracted residential solid waste.
6. Develop relationships and coordinate work with communities on solid waste collection.
Asset/Fleet Management & Environmental Awareness
1. Manage fleet tracking to track each vehicle, monitor performance, and identify any potential maintenance issues.
2. Implement vehicle tracking system with driving behavior component to ensure drivers are using the vehicles safely.
3. Manage fuel to offer insight into both fuel consumption and vehicle trends.
4. Route planning and monitoring enabling planning of more efficient routes by monitoring vehicle movement and schedules and provide real-time vehicle updates.
5. Develop local awareness campaigns on the social importance of waste management.
Qualifications and Experience
(Bsc) Honours Degree in Civil Engineering. Or B (Eng) Environmental Engineering.
Msc Strategic Management will be an added advantage.
5 Years or more Experience in Waste Management.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates to send their CV's and application letter as one pdf document on email address hr@geopomona.com. Email heading should reflect the position that the candidate is applying for.
