General Manager-Hazardous Waste

Company Description

Clean Earth is one of the largest specialty waste management companies in the United States providing remediation, disposal, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for contaminated soil, dredged material, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste.  Our vast portfolio of technologies and services touches nearly every industry that generates waste including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets.

Job Description

General Purpose

The General Manager is responsible for the day to day operations of the entire facility with full P&L responsibility to include, ensuring safety and compliance 100%. This role acts as the leader of the facility and drives growth.

Primary Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Maintain positive relations with all State Regulatory Agencies.
• Be a major participant in any RCRA modifications.
• Manage the daily details of the 10-day facility. 
• Provide leadership and management of the existing staff and earn their respect.
• Assure facility follows OSHA and all other governing actions.
• Manage the facility inbound and outbound waste program.
• Develop and implement bulking and consolidation programs for competitiveness and profitability of the facility as needed.
• Visit our vendors and review their operations, familiarizing yourself with their capabilities.
• Make sure the facility operates in a customer-focused environment.
• Manage the improvements and growth of the facility within the constraints of CAPEX Budget.
• Prioritize the needs of the facility and make recommendations to leadership.
• Ensure Health and Safety practices are followed and provide ongoing education to the staff to ensure safe operations.
• Be responsible for all costs and profitability of the facility.
• Be an ambassador for the company, both internally and externally by defining and promoting the company’s position, image and character.
• Build confidence and pride in the company, both internally and externally.
• Increase the perceived and actual worth of the company by advancing ideas on growth, cost reductions, vendor replacement and cost controls.
• Encourage brainstorming and creative approaches to enhance the company’s growth, worth and profitability.
• Create the most cost effective/efficient facility structure in the industry.
• Handle any potential corporate discussions with employees on the company’s strategic vision and growth with unison, optimism and enthusiasm.
• Be the Facility leader and assume total responsibility.
• Empower your employees and manage their growth.
• Adapt well to the constant changes and help drive the change forward.
• Complete month end waste and supply inventories.

Qualifications

Basic Required Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or GED
• Three or more years managing a team. 
• Demonstrates effective management skills including leadership and motivation.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Experience managing a cost center or P&L 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be able to work efficiently and independently.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide guidance to individuals and groups towards the accomplishment of meaningful goals that support business goals; ensure safety; build on strengths; provide encouragement and recognize accomplishments.
• Demonstrates the ability to concentrate on tasks at hand, even in distracting work environments.
• Demonstrates the ability to be straight forward, candid while setting a professional standard for treating others with dignity and respect; maintain a high level of integrity and professionalism.
• Demonstrates the ability to make sound and thorough decisions after reviewing the facts, incorporating perspectives of others, applying technical knowledge, past experience, and incorporating company policy.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify problems as they occur; follow rules, guidelines, and procedures to resolve problems and make decisions.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage own time, activities, and resources.  Identify specific activities required to accomplish objectives, rank them in order of importance, and coordinate and take action to achieve desired results.  Prioritize multiple activities and projects.
• Demonstrates ability to use multiple systems and software while performing multiple transactions.
• Demonstrates the ability to persist with a specific course of action.  Must be willing to commit the necessary time and effort to complete work assignments and do a quality job. 
• Demonstrates the ability to present ideas and information in a clear, concise, organized and diplomatic manner; listen to others to respond effectively to ideas and questions. 
• Demonstrated excellent attention to detail and ability to review work for accuracy.
• Demonstrates strong networking and proven relationship building skills and proven customer relationship development skills.

Additional Information

Clean Earth offers competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans starting on the first day of employment; paid time off, wellness benefits, employee discount program, tuition assistance, and a 401k with company matching.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

If you have a difficulty applying for any job posted on Harsco Clean Earth’s website because a disability prevents you from using the online system, Clean Earth offers the following alternate application procedure: Call toll free (833) 209-2659 and leave your name, phone number, city and state of residence.  Clean Earth will arrange for an alternate method of applying and will consider your application together with all other applications received for the job.  This line is dedicated to disability applications only.  No other inquiries will receive a response.