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Recycling Coordinators - 53-1042.01

O*NET-SOC Description

Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Heavy Equipment Supervisor
Recycle Coordinator
Recycling Coordinator
Recycling Manager
Recycling Program Manager

Recycling Specialist
Route Supervisor
Solid Waste Division Supervisor
Waste Reduction Coordinator

SOC Occupation Groups

53-0000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
53-1000	Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers
53-1040	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers
53-1042.00	First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
53-1042.01	Recycling Coordinators

Related Occupations

37-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
43-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Bright Outlook
43-5061.00	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
47-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
49-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
51-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
53-1042.00	First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
53-1043.00	First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
53-7062.04	Recycling and Reclamation Workers
53-7081.00	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Tasks

Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.
Coordinate recycling collection schedules to optimize service and efficiency.
Coordinate shipments of recycling materials with shipping brokers or processing companies.
Create or manage recycling operations budgets.
Design community solid and hazardous waste management programs.
Develop community or corporate recycling plans and goals to minimize waste and conform to resource constraints.
Identify or investigate new opportunities for materials to be collected and recycled.
Implement grant-funded projects, monitoring and reporting progress in accordance with sponsoring agency requirements.
Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards.
Investigate violations of solid waste or recycling ordinances.
Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
Make presentations to educate the public on how to recycle or on the environmental advantages of recycling.
Negotiate contracts with waste management or other firms.
Operate fork lifts, skid loaders, or trucks to move or store recyclable materials.
Operate recycling processing equipment, such as sorters, balers, crushers, and granulators to sort and process materials.
Oversee campaigns to promote recycling or waste reduction programs in communities or private companies.
Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
Prepare bills of lading, statements of shipping records, or customer receipts related to recycling or hazardous material services.
Prepare grant applications to fund recycling programs or program enhancements.
Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations.
Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
Schedule movement of recycling materials into and out of storage areas.
Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.

Detailed Work Activities

Develop program goals or plans.
Direct material handling or moving activities.
Direct passenger or freight transport activities.
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, or service standards.
Investigate crimes committed within organizations.
Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
Operate packing or other material processing equipment.
Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
Plan implementation or promotion of recycling programs.
Plan work operations.
Record details of deliveries or shipments.
Review customer information.
Schedule operational activities.
Train transportation or material moving personnel.

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Cannon Crewmember (Army - Enlisted)
Cavalry Scout (Army - Enlisted)
Combat Engineer (Army - Enlisted)
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Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste (HM/HW) Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste (HM/HW) Staff Noncommissioned Officer/Noncommissioned Officer (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Intelligence Analyst (Army - Enlisted)
Military Police (Army - Enlisted)
Unit Supply Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

Recycling Coordinator (Prison Only)

DOT Crosswalk Titles

Superintendent, Sanitation