MANAGEMENT COUPLE OR GENERAL MANAGER of MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPANY

DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF BUSINESS

Community Waste Solution (CWS), located in beautiful Haines, Alaska, is a leader in our industry and only compost facility in Alaska licensed to make compost from municipal solid waste and bio-solids. The State of Alaska has been very interested in what CWS does at our facility since starting composting about five years ago. The State often refers other communities to CWS when they are questioned regarding the best way to handle both municipal solid waste and bio-solids (which are both a huge expense to properly dispose of in Alaska due to the weather).

Haines has been classified as one of the top ten places to live in for outdoor adventure in United States. Haines is located seventy miles north of Juneau, on the shores of the upper Lynn Canal, and surrounded by majestic mountains. Haines has abundant fish and wild game as well as being the home of the Bald Eagle Preserve. There are many Haines web sites to give you a look at this wonderful community. Just Google “Haines, AK”.

We are seeking a general manager and/or couple with maintenance and office experience.

CHARACTER TRAITS FOR SUCCESS AT CWS

Must be highly motivated, with strong work ethic.
Must have a CDL license
Must have experience in mechanical &/or repair and maintenance of equipment
Possess a “YES! Attitude” (Having not only a positive frame of mind, but also positive expectations.)
Must be detail oriented
Must be a self starter, able to work independently & with others
Ability to handle and prioritize conflicting demands and multiple tasks in a timely manner.
Must “take ownership” of CWS facilities, and be an advocate for their care and maintenance
Must be creative and resourceful; able to develop and implement new ideas and improvements

This is a new seasonal (could work into a year round) opportunity to enhance our existing operation. The successful candidate(s) would be help us set up the facility for future composting and recycling opportunities. Some of the ideas we have are listed below. This is not a complete list, nor is it a list that will need to be all accomplished this year, but is a list to show where the company is headed to get to a new level.

The owner will prioritize this list to help you accomplish the most important items this season.

Compost

Make compost for sale (not from garbage) but from bark, grain, sludge, etc.
Look at small bag system for our sellable compost
Set up screening system out side at compost facility

Recycling

Set up the Glass Pulverizer for the recycled glass.
Possibly set up Bio-fuel system (this takes the restaurant fry oil and turns it into a product that can be used in vehicles or heating systems).
Organize area at downtown location and set up a second hand store. Including but not limited to removing existing items from area, cleaning area, setting up shelves, organizing and pricing items for sale.
Saturday yard sale or possible auction

Administrative functions

Set up record keeping system at our facility that matches our State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Permit
Set up service manuals for all equipment

Repair and Maintenance

Maintenance work on the air transfer building and air system
Repairing of equipment at compost facility on FAA road
Build system to lift lids from containers
Other repair work on containers and lids – inside of containers are lined with fiberglass. We custom built the containers ourselves.
We have 10-twenty foot containers that need to be modified for a hook lift truck. Presently they are already set up for use with a roll-off truck.
Move water treatment plant, which is tied to a leachate system around the landfill
Grade compost we already have already produced and seed.

· Equipment we have:

o 215 Cat Excavator

o 214 JCB 4 Wheel Drive Backhoe (purchased new)

o DK8 Cat Dozer

o John Deer 644 Compactor Loader (Needs Repair)

o Older Western Star Roll Off Truck we are using know.

o We have purchased a 1 owner 1996 Mack Hook Lift Truck with a 52,000 pound Stellar hook lift

o 4900 International Garbage Truck (purchased new)

o 4900 International Pumper truck (purchased new)

o New portable SSI Shredder with a Cat Engine and a conveyer system (purchased new with a State Grant in conjunction with the City of Skagway.)

o Some of this equipment is on our web site

COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE

Please send RESUME, JOB REFERENCES, SALARY HISTORY/EXPECTATIONS & RECENT PERSONAL PHOTO to:

Tom@CommunityWasteSolutions.net

For more information please visit our web site home page at www.CommunityWasteSolutions.net where you can look at a slide show of our facility and see a general overview of what CWS does.