GENERAL SUPERVISOR, SANITATION
New Jersey classifies General Supervisor, Sanitation as non-competitive, which skips the exam-and-list step and turns on whether you meet the minimum requirements.
The main requirement is 3 years of relevant experience.
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General Supervisor, Sanitation is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, supervises and works with a group of crew supervisors and employees engaged in refuse collection and disposal, and manual or mechanical street cleaning activities; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Supervises and works with a group of crew supervisors and employees engaged in refuse collection and disposal, and manual or mechanical street cleaning activities.
- Makes inspection tours.
- Supervises the obtaining, storing, safeguarding, and distribution of equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Recommends acquisition of needed equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Develops effective work methods for staff.
- Ensures proper use of equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Prepares and maintains records and reports of personnel and work done, equipment used, and time spent.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in work involving the collection and disposal of refuse, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of processes used in making municipal garbage collection.
- Knowledge of methods of routing trucks and assigning crew supervisors and subordinates to effect prompt collections.
- Knowledge of various types of tools, equipment, and materials used in garbage and refuse collection.
- Knowledge of procedures used in manual or mechanical street cleaning activities.
- Knowledge of methods used in maintaining records and files.
- Ability to direct subordinates in procedures used, provide them with needed advice and assistance when difficult and unusual problems arise, and check their work to see that proper procedures are followed, that reasonable standards of workmanship and output are maintained, and that desired objectives are achieved.
- Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
- Ability to handle complaints properly and effectively.
- Ability to recommend proper remedial action.
- Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports.
- Ability to recommend the acquisition of needed equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Ability to maintain records and files of personnel, time spent, work done, and costs.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
- CODES: LG - RKR/lz 2/18/98
- This job specification is for local government use only.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.