Plant General Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Veolia has acquired Clean Earth. As Clean Earth completes its integration into Veolia, recruiting and hiring for this role is being managed in partnership with the Clean Earth talent acquisition team. Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

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. Ensures the location meet or exceed environmental health and safety, regulatory compliance, production, and waste management goals within their region. Utilizing their 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.

Primary Responsibilities (Essential Functions): The main duties and responsibilities.

Leadership & Strategy

• 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.
• Makes 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.
• Conducts 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.
• 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.

Safety, Security, and Compliance

• Promotes 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.  

Customer Experience Management

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

Operational Excellence

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

Inbound

• 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.

Waste Processing

• 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.
• Responsible for keeping the overall waste Inventory in compliance and up to date Controls

Shipping

• 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

Plant Management

• 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.
• Generates and submits Capital Expense requests.
• Keep informed about updates in asset management regulations and industry standards.

Performs other related duties and/or project work as required or requested.

Work Environment: 

• Willingness and ability to travel via automobile, commercial airline and other public transportation up to 20% of the time.
• Willingness to collaborate with Regional Services Director and ability to work in a hands-on manner to execute key initiatives and activities.
• Must be willing and able to abide by Clean Earth’s Core Values and Code of Conduct.

Education, Experience and Skills: 

Education : (BA or BS degree required or preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in an environmental-related field or can demonstrate related equivalent work experience
• 40-hour OSHA training completed and current.
• Knowledge of DOT regulatory and compliance keeping current on necessary DOT certifications
• Must have a valid driver’s license

Experience : ( Required minimum of years of relevant experience.)

• Minimum 7 years' experience in related field including experience utilizing plant management software systems, Knowledge of DoT regulations and standards, understanding of transportation logistics and planning, knowledge of vehicular maintenance and repair

• Minimum 7 years of proven leadership experience

• Demonstrates knowledge and the ability to stay abreast of applicable regulations and codes, as they apply to the waste industry and those specific to area of responsibility.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage within an established budget as well as strong knowledge of budgetary statements, management of costs, asset management, and project management. 

Preferred:

• Progressive environmental/hazardous waste management experience working in an operations capacity in receiving waste or materials management.

Skills : (The skills listed are the abilities and knowledge required to perform the job effectively .)

• Ability to work independently using initiative and effective communication to solve challenges.
• Ability to manage budgets
• Understands DOT Regulations
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills including the ability to prepare and deliver presentations to large groups
• Ability to lead and work through others, effective delegation skills
• Highly proficient computer skills and familiarity with software applications
• Ability to analyze, draw conclusions and develop actionable improvements from complex data
• Ability to plan and organize, experience in formal project management ideal
• Knowledge of lean management, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies is a plus
• Proficiency in change management methodologies and practices.

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, commencing no later than January 1, 2027, benefits package will include participation in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law