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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Wixom, MI
Wixom, Michigan

About this job

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

This manager level position manages the day-to-day operations of centralized dispatch for one or more lines of business (residential, commercial, and roll-off). This position ensures success by establishing and maintaining performance and productivity metrics and cost management processes. In addition, the Dispatch Manager reviews operational efficiencies, safety, service, and other operational problems with the sales, customer service, and operations functions in order to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.

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 as required.

Manages the day-to-day operations of centralized dispatch for one or more lines of business.

Responsible for meeting residential, commercial, and roll off efficiency goals and other performance metrics.

Partners with field operation sites to complete capacity planning.

Ensures field operation site rosters are reported to central dispatch daily.

Develops, implements, and maintains processes, procedures, and programs to improve safety, productivity, and profitability of the site.

Maintains and understands WM customer service standards.

Responsible for continuous improvement of dispatcher performance through training, motivation, communication, and coaching.

Delivers verbal and written disciplinary action to employees when necessary.

Recruits, selects, hires and trains of dispatch employees.

Performs other duties as assigned.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications

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

A. Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience.

Experience: Two years of supervisory or management experience (in addition to education requirement).

Experience preferred: Experience in the transportation/operations field. Experience in a call center environment a plus.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Proficiency using computer applications to record, analyze, and report information.

Work experience resolving human resource and labor relations issues.

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Preferred:

Strong coaching skills

Working knowledge managing to metrics

Ability to multi-task

Ability to make solid decisions under pressure

Strong written and verbal communications skills

Good relationship building skills

Experience using routing or GIS tools

Effective time management skills

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: office setting and/or landfill/outdoor.

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.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply." Text "WASTE" to 51893 to join our team (or learn more).

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