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Felipe Garcia Jr

Lancaster

Summary

A dedicated and versatile commercial and operations leader in the trash industry. Motivated team player with over 15 years of trash industry experience. With an ability to provide leadership, strategic planning, strategic initiatives, excellent customer relations and positive contribute to an organization.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Scout Driver, Bys Driver, Burro Driver

Athens Services
  • The Driver – Class C (Scout and/or Backyard Service) is responsible for safely operating a pick-up truck paired with a hydraulic powered fork system and/or dump containers which are used to perform assigned duties on container pick-up, delivery, disposal, and recycling, of residential and commercial customers. This position is responsible for efficiently servicing assigned customers, while complying with all local, state, and federal transportation regulations and with Company policies.
  • Maintains a safe and clean working vehicle.
  • Performs pre- and post-trip inspections of assigned vehicle.
  • Reports any unsafe situations or service calls before attempting service.
  • Participates and cooperates in all scheduled training, briefings, and safety meetings.
  • Works closely with Route Supervisors to improve route efficiencies & identify problem or unsafe accounts.
  • Notifies Route Supervisor of any incidents, accidents, injuries, or property damage.
  • Reports blocked containers, potential missed pick-ups or problems that arise on the route.
  • Communicates customer requests or issues to Dispatch or Route Supervisor.
  • Completely dumps all containers and leaves the customer’s location clean and free of debris.
  • Positions containers on the customer’s property in a correct manner during delivery.
  • Extracts containers in a safe and efficient manner during route.

Driver Helper

Athens Services
  • Loaded and unloaded trucks efficiently, minimizing damage to goods and optimizing space utilization.
  • Exhibited good attendance, work habits, and willingness to learn job functions.
  • Prevented damages by correctly securing loads.
  • Assisted driver as needed where needed.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by providing timely and efficient delivery assistance to drivers.
  • Assist in picking up and transporting waste safely, according to all federal, state and local rules and regulations.
  • Pick up specified waste from each customer site scheduled for the day.
  • Ensure that customers have packaged and prepared the waste according to all federal, state and local rules and regulations before transporting.
  • Provide the highest level of customer service to assigned accounts daily.
  • Communicating any issues to Operations Manager, Route Supervisor or Dispatcher for resolution. This includes re-routes, adjustments in container sizes, training, etc.
  • Ensure waste, supplies, and material handling equipment is secured prior to operating vehicle on public highway.
  • Respects the property of all residential and commercial customers.
  • Responsible for cleaning the inside and exterior of the trucks on a regular basis and reports any observed maintenance problems.
  • Must work safely and carefully to prevent injury to self and others while loading and unloading vehicle

Route Auditor

Athens Services
  • Provided detailed documentation on audit findings, facilitating swift corrective action when necessary.
  • Streamlined audit processes, improving efficiency and reducing time spent on each audit engagement.
  • Followed established auditing processes to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
  • Performed observations and evaluated supporting documents to supplement audit findings.
  • Conducted risk assessments to determine areas requiring increased focus during subsequent audits.
  • Gather and standardize detailed data from various types of audits.
  • Input data into Routing App, Tablet, and/or designated spreadsheet.
  • Provide feedback from route audits to identify concerns with route sequencing, efficiency, and/or safety issues.
  • Work with management to analyze route findings and communicate any opportunities.
  • Ensure data collected from any audit is reconciled and accurate.

Operations Supervisor

Athens Services
06.2009 - Current
  • Works closely with operations manager(s) to oversee daily business operations
  • Proactively recommends improvements to increase performance
  • Provides excellent customer service and maintains professional relationships with clients
  • Oversees Westlake district and assist supervisors on daily area coverage.
  • Opens Daily Operation and makes necessary changes for a successful roll out.
  • Manages Tableau, SRs, VIP accounts to complete and provide customer satisfaction
  • Manages the daily/weekly safety meetings and team building
  • Provides excellent customer service by maintaining satisfactory relationships with internal & external departments
  • Maintained open lines of communication with upper management to provide regular updates on operational progress and challenges faced by the team.
  • Oversees daily logs, WO’s request(s), and DOT 14 hrs log(s)
  • Managed daily operations for optimal performance, ensuring smooth workflows and timely completion of tasks.
  • Experience with across-the-board Company implementation(s)
  • Experience in multiple transitions such as RecycLA, Glendale, Thousand Oaks.
  • Enhanced team productivity by providing ongoing training, coaching, and mentoring to staff members.
  • Ensured compliance with company policies, industry regulations, safety standards, and local laws during daily operations.
  • Able to maintain all relationships with drivers and help developing their skills
  • Team leader
  • Process improvement
  • Excellent problem-solving
  • Ability to improve employment moral
  • Ability to maintain all DOT requirements and safety regulations
  • Evaluates all operations and forwarding suggestions for improvement to manager
  • Manage performance of operations
  • Manage the day-to-day operations and maintenance, meeting performance standards and productivity metrics.
  • Effectively lead team of employees in operation that include compost operations, transportation, and maintenance.
  • Responsible for ensuring optimal workflow, staffing levels, and equipment utilization to achieve production and financial goals.
  • Develop and coach staff; effectively communicate goals and expectations, and provide feedback on performance to employees.
  • Ensure that facility is in compliance with all Federal, State, OSHA and Local regulations and requirements.
  • Effectively interact and communicate with vendors, customers, and other business associates.
  • Engaging in the interview process in order to hire the most talented and qualified personnel.
  • Establish the necessary procedures to ensure overall safety of employees and our customers.
  • Engage employees to create a safe, energetic work environment through feedback and recognition.
  • Well versed in all aspects of composting operations including latest equipment and technology

Education

Polytechnic High Alumn -

Poly
Sun Valley, CA

Skills

  • Strong Verbal Communication
  • Outstanding leadership abilities
  • Excellent management skills
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Operational planning
  • Adaptability
  • Company implementation
  • Transition management
  • Logistics support
  • Relationship management
  • Team leadership
  • Process improvement
  • Problem-solving
  • Employee morale improvement
  • DOT compliance
  • Operational evaluation
  • Soft-Pak
  • Tableau
  • Kronos
  • Self-Service
  • On-Boarding Tablet
  • Heavy lifting
  • Safety practices
  • Safe lifting procedures
  • Clean driving record
  • NoahFace
  • ThirdEye
  • Workday

Other

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Timeline

Operations Supervisor

Athens Services
06.2009 - Current

Scout Driver, Bys Driver, Burro Driver

Athens Services

Driver Helper

Athens Services

Route Auditor

Athens Services

Polytechnic High Alumn -

Poly

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