Waste management officer

Also searched as: Responsable de servicio de gestión de residuos

Code 1321.2.5

What does a Waste management officer do?

Waste management officers advise and enforce regulations on facilities managing waste disposal, collection and recycling. They develop and implement rules and evaluate the compliance with existing legislation.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • waste and scrap products
  • waste management
  • health, safety and hygiene legislation
  • waste transport legislation

Skills and competences

  • develop recycling programs
  • establish waste collection routes
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
  • manage recycling program budget
  • maintain recycling records
  • follow standards for machinery safety

Transversal competences

  • apply organisational techniques
  • advise on waste management procedures
  • coordinate waste management procedures
  • manage staff
  • business management principles

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences