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District Manager II - Haz Waste Landfill

kettleman city, CA

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About this opportunity

WM lists this District Manager II - Haz Waste Landfill opportunity in kettleman city, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Job Summary

As the District Manager, you will lead the overall business performance, operations, and profitability of WM's Kettleman Hills hazardous waste facility and McKittrick Landfill. This highly visible leadership role carries full responsibility for safety, environmental compliance, employee development, operational execution, capital planning, and P&L performance across two critical California operations. You'll lead and develop a team of managers and employees while driving continuous improvement, maximizing asset utilization, and ensuring exceptional service to customers and regulatory stakeholders. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced operations leader from environmental services, remediation, hazardous waste, industrial services, oil & gas, mining, construction materials, landfill, or other heavy industry environments. If you have a track record of leading large-scale operations, managing budgets, developing teams, and delivering strong business results in a safety-focused culture, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact while helping shape the future of one of WM's most strategically important environmental operations.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance is available.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree

High School Diploma GED (accredited) and four (4) years relevant of work experience

5 years in a role with supervisory and P&L responsibility (in addition to education requirement)

RCRA and

Preferred Qualifications

HAZWOPER (24 Hour)

Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA)

Clean Air Act (CAA)

Clean Water Act (CWA

Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)

Superfund Amendment & Reauthorization Act (SARA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)

Hazardous Waste Transportation Act (HWTA

Code of Federal Regulation (CFR 40, 29, & 49)

Contingency Plan

Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)

Security Plan

Hazwoper

Standard Division Practices (per department) (SDP’s)

RCRA

Hazwoper

DOT

Forklift

Pre-Employment Physical and Drug Test

Complete Physical Biennially

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Audiogram and Respirator Fit Test annual

Physical at Termination

Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

PAY: The expected base pay range for this office/onsite position is $140,000 - $$162,225. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for incentive pay.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability.

Stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more.

Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days.

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Worksite address

kettleman city, CA, 93239, US

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