Operations Supervisor – Washout Facility
Position Summary
TAS Environmental Services is seeking an experienced Operations Supervisor – Washout Facility to oversee the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the El Dorado washout facility.
This is a hands-on supervisory position responsible for daily facility operations, tanker and equipment washouts, hazardous and non-hazardous waste handling, wastewater management, employees, equipment, safety, and customer service. The Operations Supervisor is expected to lead the team while also actively performing washout, cleaning, waste-handling, and other facility activities when operational needs require.
Principal Responsibilities
Operations & Facility Oversight
- Direct and coordinate daily facility operations, staffing, equipment, workflow, and operational priorities.
- Perform and supervise washout and cleaning of tankers, vacuum equipment, roll-off boxes, containers, and other industrial equipment.
- Review product, waste, SDS, and available material information to determine appropriate cleaning and handling requirements.
- Coordinate equipment staging, cleaning, inspection, turnaround, and release.
- Maintain efficient workflow while ensuring established quality and customer service expectations are met.
- Coordinate with Operations, Transportation, Dispatch, and other TAS departments regarding equipment and operational needs.
- Maintain an organized, clean, and operationally ready facility.
Hands-On Operations
- Work directly alongside technicians and operators as workload and staffing require.
- Operate pressure-washing systems, pumps, hoses, vacuum equipment, and other applicable tools.
- Assist with waste transfers, loading and unloading, equipment setup, cleanup, and decontamination.
- Participate in housekeeping and general facility maintenance.
- Demonstrate proper work practices and provide hands-on training and direction to employees.
Safety, Environmental & Waste Compliance
- Ensure hazardous and non-hazardous waste is properly handled, segregated, stored, labeled, documented, transferred, and disposed of.
- Review applicable waste profiles, manifests, SDSs, and supporting documentation.
- Ensure wastewater generated through washout operations is properly collected, managed, treated, and/or discharged in accordance with established requirements.
- Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, DOT, EPA/RCRA, hazardous-material, wastewater, confined-space, and TAS safety requirements.
- Ensure required PPE is available and properly utilized.
- Exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions, unknown materials, incompatibility concerns, or environmental risks are identified.
- Participate in incident investigations, near-miss reviews, inspections, and corrective actions.
People Leadership
- Provide direct supervision, daily work assignments, and operational direction to assigned employees.
- Train and coach employees on washout procedures, waste handling, equipment operation, safety, documentation, housekeeping, and customer expectations.
- Monitor employee performance, productivity, attendance, and compliance with company procedures.
- Address performance or conduct concerns timely and reinforce accountability, communication, and safe work practices.
Customer, Equipment & Documentation
- Serve as an operational point of contact for customers utilizing the facility.
- Communicate service requirements, scheduling, equipment status, acceptance criteria, and turnaround expectations.
- Work with TAS Operations and Sales to support customer retention and facility growth.
- Inspect facility equipment and coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs.
- Maintain adequate operating supplies, cleaning materials, and PPE.
- Ensure work orders, service records, inspections, waste documentation, and other required operational records are completed accurately and timely.
- Provide leadership with updates regarding workload, staffing, equipment, customer needs, waste inventory, and safety or compliance concerns
