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Overview
Landfill supervisors coordinate landfill staff and daily waste disposal operations while checking that waste handling, recycling procedures and site routines follow required standards.
In job descriptions, look for waste management, waste type assessment, environmental legislation, workplace audits, health and safety standards, sample collection, recycling inspections and communication with waste collectors.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Landfill supervisors coordinate the movement of waste, people and vehicles across a disposal site. The work combines daily landfill operations, staff direction, waste type checks, records and environmental compliance.
Skills and specialization
Specialization may focus on waste management, recycling procedures, sample collection, workplace audits or health and safety standards. Communication with waste collectors is central when loads, access and sorting need correction.
Salary context
Salary context should reflect site scale, operating hours, staff responsibility, hazardous or mixed waste streams, audit duties and how directly the role answers for compliance failures.
Career paths
A route can move from site operation to shift supervision, waste treatment facility management, compliance coordination, recycling process inspection or training staff in sorting and safety routines.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names landfill, transfer station, waste treatment facility, legislation, sampling and team size. A clear posting separates supervisory landfill work from general cleaning or collection driving.
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This guide is editorial occupation context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Recycling Coordinators
53-1042.01
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Alternative labels
waste disposal compliance supervisor
solid waste processing supervisor
landfill site supervisor
solid waste collection supervisor
solid waste treatment supervisor
waste disposal site compliance supervisor
waste sortation supervisor
solid waste remediation supervisor
solid waste disposal supervisor
waste treatment equipment supervisor
Occupation group
civil engineering technician (3112.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8ae1e637-840b-4be0-a5df-8653375d8949 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3112.1.9 |
| ISCO group | 3112 |
| Concept type | Occupation |