The Operations Manager leads teams, plans and executes operations at their assigned location or business unit and ensures all operations are conducted in a safe, compliant and efficient manner consistent with the Company’s established objectives, policies and procedures.  Ensures projects, initiatives, and processes conform to established policies, objectives and initiatives, and are in compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Manages resources to accomplish identified priorities and performs the following duties personally or through supervisors.

• Provides technical support to management and employees

• Participates in site evaluations and prepares inclusive quotes that include: scopes of work, price estimates and contingencies.

• Makes recommendations for improvement in workflow and project management.

• Works with governmental and regulatory agencies and maintains community relations.

• Ensures operations are properly staffed and personnel are properly trained.

• Participates in budget development and manages operating and capital expenditure budgets and reports.

• Develops and monitor applicable metrics to measure operational objectives.

• Evaluates operations to control costs and maintain competitive position.

• Ensures protection of Company assets through ongoing maintenance of facility infrastructure.

• Provide support of activities to renew, amend, modify or expand existing licenses or permits consistent with adopted business plans.

• Ensures implementation of company policies and procedures.

• Manages the operation in order to meet customer expectations for quality and service.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Incumbent works under broad direction and work is guided by program functional objectives.

• Mentors and trains others. 

• Acts as a subject matter expert within specialty.  Has latitude for decision making. 

• Solves highly complex problems, helps to define new standards, leads cross-functional project teams, and oversees changes to and implementation of programs or projects.

• Supervises employees per organization chart, directly or through supervisors who directly supervise the workers. 

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• To perform the duties of this job, the employee must have thorough knowledge of complex regulations specific to the environmental waste industry,
• management principles and best practices including analysis and evaluation and research methods and strategies.

• Must be knowledgeable of current industrial safety practices and industrial hygiene and of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal operations.

• Essential competencies to perform this job include analytical, organizational and problem solving skills; must be detail oriented and possess technical aptitude.

• Ability to work under pressure, exercise independent judgment and select effective course of action while controlling resources and expenditures.

• Knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint applications is essential.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience.
• Knowledge of hazardous waste management.
• 3 years supervisor experience.