Senior Vice President, Recycling

Corporate Campus | Corporate HQ
3990 Generation Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45251, USA

Senior Vice President, Recycling & Sustainability

Cincinnati, Ohio | Full Time | Reports to the CEO & President

Recycling is a core aspect of the waste industry. Rumpke Waste & Recycling is a leader in the space, and we’re only getting started. We’re seeking a visionary leader to take our growing company to the next level. Are you a fit?

Reenergize your entrepreneurial spirit and your leadership passion. Rumpke is a company where leaders take ownership. It’s a place where senior leadership creates new plans, implements strategy and then achieves the results that drive the company and industry innovation forward.

Rumpke Waste & Recycling offers leaders a rare opportunity: a business with real assets, and real earnings responsibility to deliver outcomes that matter to the communities it serves. A position at a company still owned and led by people who take the long view, an experienced, educated and practical family who has dedicated their lives to making the world a better place with calculated investments and inventive thinking that spans three generations and nearly 100 years.

At Rumpke the pace of business is swift with very little red tape. Private ownership means agility and opportunity. Leaders and team members work alongside owners to achieve the company’s mission to deliver exceptional waste and recycling solutions to our customers and communities through a commitment to safety, service, the environment and the growth of our people. No one is a number ple, safety, compliance and innovation drive company progress.

The values of teamwork, quality, perseverance, growth and responsibility shape Rumpke’s culture and strategic decisions.

Rumpke is looking for someone to lead its recycling business end to end — the Material Recovery Facility network, its capital plan, the commodity value of everything we process, and the recycling programs our customers and municipalities rely on.

We are looking for a well-rounded, polished leader who can run a demanding multi-site operation safely and profitably through commodity cycles, while continuing to build recycling into a capability that strengthens Rumpke's position in every market it serves. Rumpke requires a realistic and strategic visionary who understands recycling mechanics, commodity markets and the value of public education and perception.

About Rumpke

Founded in 1932 Cincinnati-based Rumpke Waste & Recycling is the tenth largest family-owned waste and recycling company in the United States, Rumpke’s team of 4,600 people provides service to 2.5 million customer accounts across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and West Virginia. Rumpke has a fleet of nearly 3,000 vehicles and operates 18 landfills and 28 transfer stations. In 2025, company revenues reached $1.3 billion.

Widely regarded as a recycling leader in the Midwest with industry-wide prominence, Rumpke processed more than 1.4 billion pounds of recycling in 2025. Rumpke operates 16 recycling centers including two of the largest and most technologically advanced single stream recycling facilities in North America in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center in Columbus, Ohio earned the 2025 National Waste & Recycling Association Recycling Facility of the Year Award.

Rumpke also operates a one-of-kind glass processing facility in Dayton, Ohio, two industrial material recycling operations and a tire collection and processing operation.

A seven-time Platinum US Best Managed Company, Rumpke has completed 84 acquisitions since 2018. Rumpke is growing and determined to continue leading the industry, particularly in recycling innovation.

What You Will Own

Recycling Line of Business. Own the recycling P&L — processing cost, commodity revenue, tip and processing fees, and facility operating expense. Set cost-per-ton targets by facility and hold teams accountable. Build plans that ensure stability even through commodity pricing downturns and deliver a return on Rumpke’s capital investments.

Safety. Own safety performance across the recycling organization and make it a priority for every operating…