District Manager - Hazardous Waste

District Manager I - Hazardous Waste

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The rural community of Emelle, Alabama, in Sumter County offers outdoor activities focused on hunting white-tailed deer and wild turkey, trophy-sized bass fishing, and boating in local recreational areas and nearby lakes.

Minimum of 3‑5 years of leadership experience. Candidates with hazardous waste / chemical waste experience and experience managing other leaders will be given priority; landfill experience is a plus. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Manages a 24/7 facility; site typically closes by 12:00 pm CT most Saturdays and is typically closed on Sundays (some exceptions). Will mostly work the day shift; however, must be flexible to work multiple shifts as business dictates.

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal markets through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities, and waste‑based energy projects.

Manages the day‑to‑day operations of a single site or multiple sites, and establishes and maintains performance and productivity metrics and cost management processes.

• Manages the day‑to‑day operations of the District and provides daily support to managers in ensuring quality and budget performance.
• Monitors budget and operating metrics while diagnosing and improving processes, procedures, and performance.
• Executes the Market's strategic capital budget, ensuring effective use of the budget through asset allocation; ensures appropriate spare ratios and asset disposal.
• Executes necessary precautions to ensure safety and compliance with Company, OSHA, and other standards and regulations.
• Ensures thorough root cause investigations for all injuries and incidents, following up with consistent discipline and retraining.
• Oversees personnel needs of the department including selecting, coaching, disciplining, and training employees and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
• Formulates both short‑term and long‑term goals and action plans in conjunction with the Market Area General Manager and/or Director of Operations.
• Participates in regular P&L reviews to ensure that budgets are met; develops and implements programs for optimal equipment utilization, equipment maintenance, and labor and material costs.
• Interacts with local city, municipal, and county agencies to ensure customer satisfaction, improve efficiency, renew contracts and negotiate new contracts; establishes WM as a good corporate citizen and valued resource.
• Engages suppliers in problem solving and participates in suppliers' improvement processes by providing performance feedback on supplier surveys.
• Minimizes the total number of suppliers used by working with Supplier Partners to eliminate/reduce the number of one‑time suppliers.
• Works with functional groups to resolve employee relations and labor relations issues.

• Direct supervision of approximately 10 full‑time employees, including Department Managers and Supervisors.
• Indirect supervision of approximately 100 full‑time employees, including Equipment Operators, Drivers, Technicians, etc.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: 3 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).
• Experience in a position involving at least two of the following: operations, customer service, community relations, health and safety, financial, and human resources functions; experience as a supervisor or manager; experience implementing safety (OSHA) programs and equipment specifications; experience preparing and managing budgets; experience resolving…