Plant General Manager

Job Description

Salary: $95,000 - $120,000

Under the general guidance of the Regional Plant Director, the Plant General Manager will lead a team of people to drive operational strategies that align with the company’s culture and long-term goals to exceed our customers’ expectations. This individual provides direct oversight to an assigned plant, ensuring the location meets or exceeds environmental health and safety, regulatory compliance, production, and waste management goals within their region.

Utilizing strong leadership skills, the Plant General Manager will ensure the operations team and support staff properly handle and treat all waste streams in compliance with Clean Earth’s policy and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

• Provide support by coaching and developing managers and/or supervisors within their plant, particularly in the management techniques of planning, organizing, and leading through continuous coaching and feedback on performance, and conduct performance appraisals, ensuring alignment with company goals and safety and regulatory requirements.
• Make recommendations and/or approvals on salary adjustments, promotions, transfers, and dismissals within their plant.
• Provide support and participate in the recruitment and hiring of plant employees as needed.
• Conduct regular meetings to keep teams within their plant informed of current issues and events, procedural/operational changes, and new developments in the department and Company.
• Be accountable to oversee selection, training, and development of an effective, efficient, diverse workforce within their plant.
• Provide technical support to managers and other staff, assist in the content development and deployment of training related to plant operations.

• Promote safety and security initiatives across the entire team within their plant.
• Daily Operations Regulatory Requirements and Compliance State Federal and Local.
• Implement, communicate, and train safety protocols and compliance measures to ensure operational efficiency and regulatory adherence within their plant.
• Train on and implement safety protocols and compliance measures to ensure operational efficiency and regulatory adherence within their plant.
• Initiate actions to assure timely resolution of identified hazards or unsafe conditions and practices within their plant.

• Act with urgency to resolve customer issues to maintain high service level and grow the business within their plant.

• Implement and communicate continual improvement of productivity standards and team member safety in all phases of the operation in accordance with budgetary goals within their plant.

• Stay informed and take necessary actions on changes based on updates to inbound 10‑day management, waste receiving, lab testing, waste acceptance regulations, and industry standards.

• Oversee waste processing processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and safety and regulatory requirements.
• Stay updated on changes and keep informed about updates to waste processing and treatment regulations and industry standards.
• Be responsible for keeping the overall waste inventory in compliance and up to date controls.

• Oversee shipping processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and safety and regulatory requirements.
• Stay updated on changes and keep informed about updates in outbound third‑party vendors, outages or downtimes.

• Execute and oversee management processes governing costs, facilities, supplies, and people leadership and development while ensuring alignment with company goals and safety and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain facilities and manage facility budgets to ensure operational efficiency and compliance with safety standards and company goals.
• Generate and submit capital expense requests.
• Keep informed about updates in asset management regulations and industry standards.
• Perform other related duties and/or project work as required or requested.

• Experience in the hazardous waste industry required.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in related field…