This is a management level, supervisory, and administrative level position, grade G-28, whereby the incumbent serves as the Landfill Manager responsible for the daily operations of the County's landfill and disposal system.

Work responsibilities include appropriate management of landfill operations and ensuring that proper fill sequences are followed in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures. The incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising the work of skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled employees engaged in landfill site activities (e.g., security, scale house, disposal, site maintenance, new construction, supply, collaborating with the Garage Section, etc.); and the oversight of the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Electronic Recycling, Scrap Metal, and Scrap Tire lots. Work is performed with considerable latitude for independent judgment under the general direction of the Disposal Section Manager.

Work is performed both indoor and outdoor; and may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, temperatures, loud noises, dust, fumes, working around machinery, vehicles with moving parts. This position includes physical activities such as repeated lifting, hoisting, pulling, pushing, reaching, walking, standing, climbing, potential entrance into confined spaces, and the use of rapid mental/muscular coordination. The incumbent must be physically able to lift and carry at least fifty (50) pounds and must wear safety equipment, such as hard hats, steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, and gloves. The incumbent may be required to work on-call, including weekends and holidays.

The incumbent in this position is considered an "Essential" employee and may be required to report for work during natural/manmade disasters, and during special operations, as assigned.  "Essential" employees are expected to report or remain at work when other County employees are granted Administrative Leave.