Compost Crusader, LLC Operations Manager Saint Francis, WI · Full time Company website

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Compost Crusader, a Milwaukee based compost company, has been newly acquired by Green Box Compost, a Madison WI based organization dedicated to food scraps collection and recycling. Our goal is to continue Compost Crusader's role in Milwaukee, and increase the positive impact it has on their community. At Compost Crusader we create a culture around sustainability that empowers individuals and organizations to divert organic material from the landfill in an economically and environmentally sustainable way. We are a dynamic company that serves our customers in the greater Milwaukee area by hauling compostable material to certified DNR compost sites to be processed and recycled into finished compost. This process and these relationships serve to heal the soils in our communities and actively work to address and reduce the build-up of methane gas when food scraps are entombed in our landfills. We look forward to doing this work with you!

Position Description

Compost Crusader seeks a full-time Operations Manager who will be responsible for managing day to day operations in Milwaukee. Must be passionate about composting, sustainability, and waste reduction, as well as a comfortable manager, knowledgable about mechanical maintenance, and an organized planner.

Duties and responsibilities

• Manage driver and warehouse staff schedules, including hours and time off approval
• Manage warehouse processes
• Assist in hiring for drivers and warehouse staff - with head of operations
• Create and maintain warehouse and driver SOPs 
• Train drivers and warehouse staff to those SOPs
• Ensure safe operations through those SOPs and that training
• Manage maintenance of vehicles and machinery
• Work on what we can in-house
• Manage 3rd party contractors for the rest
• Maintain list of 3rd party contractors/vendors that we work with for maintenance
• Function as driver dispatch while they are on routes
• Manage on the fly route optimizations
• Communicate with compost sites (ours and 3rd party’s)
• Manage compost distributions planning with members and community recipients
• Work with growth team to manage new member onboarding process
• Work with operations and communications team to reschedule holiday and inclement weather routes, and communicate to our members
• Work with CEO and Head of Operations to re-optimize routes every year
• Work with CEO and Head of Operations for planning and forecasting in region
• Fill in on routes and at warehouse as necessary
• Escalate any issues outside of abilities to Head of Operations

Requirements

• Valid Wisconsin driver’s license and clean driving history of 3 years
• Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions around compostable material
• Ability to comply with a drug & alcohol free workplace policy and participate in random testing
• Mechanical aptitude & willingness to handle unusual circumstances.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Truck operation and maintenance; ability to operate vehicles efficiently and safely
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds on a repetitive basis, roll 100+ pounds occasionally, and lift 100+ pounds on rare occasions, in all weather conditions.
• Read maps and follow written and verbal directions
• Keep records and follow reports
• Basic understanding and interest in composting as a sustainable practice is a plus!
• Proactive problem solver

Compensation

• Full Time Salaried, after training, at $50,000-$60,000 per year depending on experience
• 10 days of paid time off with salaried position
• Health, vision, dental, 401k+match