Description

Our Blind River location is seeking a General Manager to lead facility operations, set strategic direction and promote a professional corporate image while ensuring safe and efficient performance. The role involves planning, organizing, controlling and directing activities to meet objectives, maintaining high production standards, and supporting business expansion.

The General Manager will oversee Facility, Sales, Administrative and Maintenance managers, build a productive workforce through hiring, training and evaluation, and enforce wage, hour and appearance standards. They will ensure safe working conditions, implement safety and accident‑prevention programs, and manage collection routing, preventive maintenance, and container repair operations.

Financial responsibilities include developing cost‑control measures, conducting profitability analyses, using purchase order systems, billing services promptly, reviewing monthly profit and loss statements, and establishing pricing guidelines. The manager will also drive a strong customer focus, guide the sales force, identify growth opportunities, monitor market trends, negotiate contracts, and represent the company in civic affairs.

• Oversee Facility, Sales, Administrative and Maintenance managers
• Hire, train, develop and evaluate staff
• Comply with wage and hour laws and manage compensation
• Maintain high appearance standards for employees
• Ensure safe working conditions
• Implement and promote safety program with rewards
• Plan and route collection services efficiently
• Apply preventive maintenance program to reduce downtime and costs
• Manage container repair, delivery and switch‑out program
• Develop cost‑control program for supplies and services
• Promote accident‑prevention program to reduce claims
• Conduct roll‑off account profitability analysis
• Use purchase order system and set purchasing guidelines
• Bill services promptly and collect revenues timely
• Review profit and loss statements monthly and adjust as needed
• Set pricing guidelines for products and services
• Foster strong customer focus throughout the operation
• Manage sales force to meet objectives and set priorities
• Identify growth opportunities, contracts and acquisitions
• Monitor market trends affecting service quality and profit margins
• Establish system for reviewing and negotiating contracts
• Participate in local civic affairs and represent company positively
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and company policies

Requirements

Candidates must have post‑secondary education, a proven track record in operational management, and preferably five years of waste‑industry experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Excellent leadership, communication and management skills are essential, along with the ability to interpret safety documents and travel as needed.

Physical requirements include the ability to stand, sit, walk, lift up to 10 lb regularly (20 lb occasionally), and perform typical office tasks. Work is primarily in an indoor office environment with occasional exposure to harsh outdoor weather and moderate noise levels.

• Post‑secondary education required
• Demonstrated operational management and analytical skills
• Minimum five years waste industry experience (preferred) or equivalent
• Excellent leadership, communication and management abilities
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, manuals, reports and correspondences
• Ability to lift/move up to 10 lb regularly, up to 20 lb occasionally
• Physical ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands, reach, kneel, crouch, talk and hear
• Work primarily in indoor office environment; occasional exposure to harsh outdoor weather
• Moderate noise level

Benefits

GFL is committed to equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, offering growth opportunities for employees and supporting their personal and professional ambitions while fostering a safety‑first, sustainable culture.

Training + Development

Interview process

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