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Ops Manager MRF

Republic Services

The Role

Overview

Manage recycling center operations, staff, safety, compliance, and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

  • safety management
  • recycling operations
  • compliance monitoring
  • technology implementation
  • production coordination
  • budget oversight

Tasks

-Oversee effective safety and accident prevention programs to ensure all reasonable action are taken to prevent accidents and injuries; ensure a safe and productive work environment for all employees; implement and maintain and effective loss control and safety program. -Provide leadership for the recycling and other post-collections operations of a Materials Recycling Facility by providing management oversight to all operations staff. -Lead all matters related to recycling and post-collections operations to ensure overall operations meet safety, compliance and P & L objectives. -Manage staff, including hiring, training, coaching, performance management; develop supervisory goals and objectives; and effective resolution of safety issues and claims. -Work with the General Manager to develop sales strategies to market commodities locally or nationally; monitor local regulations and market conditions to develop new recycling opportunities. -Monitor and maintain recycling contract and permit compliance with inbound material and production of commodities; ensure the implementation of state-of-the art technology to reduce residue from inbound recycling streams. -Build and maintain strong and effective relations with relevant government, community and environmental groups. -Drive functional plans within the operations group to execute against the business plan to achieve or exceed the Business Unit’s budget and strategic plan to grow the business, achieve customer experience goals, and meet or exceed service business objectives. -Coordinate the production of commodities with inbound volume and material type; adjust resources to market and seasonal conditions. -Develop a best-in-class team and workplace culture and effectively manage performance and talent development; drive best-practice sharing. -Lead operations to ensure compliance with all standards including environmental, operating, regulatory, safety, accounting and ethics. -Is collaborative; builds and works with teams. -Implement and execute plans to complement the business unit’s strategic and operating plan; champion the execution of tactical initiatives within the Business Unit to maximize the customer experience, growth and durability, while optimizing profitability. -Approve expenses and manage budget for the operations department including approval of purchase orders and vendor pricing.

Requirements

  • leadership
  • problem solving
  • labor relations
  • multi-site
  • high school
  • supervisory

What You Bring

-Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions. -Previous employment by a Fortune 500 company. -Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking and decision-making skills. -Has strong leadership skills and proven judgment of talent, with an emphasis on hiring and developing high performance teams. -Demonstrated ability to optimize near-term results that contribute to long-term sustainable success. -Demonstrated ability to manage multiple sites. -Experience in labor relations. -Demonstrated ability to lead change initiatives. Able to direct large staff. -High School Diploma or GED. -Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or management experience or participation in Republic Services’ management trainee program. -Demonstrates and promotes ethical behavior. -Demonstrated business acumen, strategic thinking and an ability to execute against formulated strategy.

Benefits

-Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. -Short- and long-term disability. -Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP). -Employee discount programs. -Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). -Great Place to Work -Retirement plan with a generous company match. -Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage. -Health care and dependent care spending accounts.

The Company

About Republic Services

-It operates collection, transfer, recycling centers, landfills and energy‑from‑waste facilities across the U.S. -Typical projects include curbside residential pickup, commercial/industrial waste hauling, recycling operations and landfill gas‑to‑energy plants. -Specialisms span residential and commercial collection, industrial waste services, recycling processing, hazardous waste treatment, and renewable energy generation.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Manufacturing

Retail

Special Waste

Hazardous Waste

Recycling

Solid Waste

Environmental Solutions

Field Services

Emergency Response

Exploration and Production Services