Hazardous Waste Plant General Manager

Clean Harbors is North America's leading provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services.  With an unmatched infrastructure of 51 waste management facilities, including nine landfills, six incineration locations, six wastewater treatment centers and two solvent recovery facilities, the Company provides essential services to over 45,000 customers, including more than 325 Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state and local governmental agencies.  Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has more than 100 locations strategically positioned throughout North America in 36 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

The Plant General Manager reports directly to the Regional Vice President  Services and has direct responsibility for an assigned Transfer, Storage, and Disposal Facility which includes waste management, health & safety, compliance, profit & loss, and staffing.

 

 

1)      Manages labor to assure operating costs are in line with budgeted and projected revenue.  Labor management includes all employee hours worked, overtime hours worked, hiring, firing, and performance appraisals.  Responsibilities also include labor relations, and management in accordance with worker’s compensation regulations and laws.

 

2)      Recommends merit increases and promotions of facility personnel.

 

3)      Manages processing of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes according to specified requirements including RCRA, DOT, customer requirements, and least cost routing. Intimately knowledge of all facility specific capabilities and processing technologies including, but not limited to, wastewater treatment, fuels blending, incineration, lab pack processing, blending, bulking, shredding, pumping.

 

4)      Ensures and enforces corporate and facility specific Health & Safety protocol and Standard Operating Procedures.  Continuously works closely with the safety department to enhance and improve safety within facility as a top priority.  Co-chairs Facility Health & Safety meetings,

 

5)      Ensures and enforces corporate and facility specific Compliance protocol and Standard Operation Procedures.  Maintains the facility in compliance with Part B RCRA permit, or equivalent.  Continuously works with the Facility Compliance Manager to assure continued compliance with all corporate and regulatory protocol.

 

6)      Manages and assures accurate and timely analytical, final coding, and billing of lab pack, drum, bulk solid, and bulk liquid materials.

 

7)      Works closely with National Logistics to coordinate and assure proper outbound management of waste materials from disposal facilities.

 

8)      Reviews and approves all purchasing for the facility. 

 

9)      Responsible for management of profit and loss statement according to budgeted revenue and percentages.  Assures operating costs, labor, materials, supplies, disposal, and SG&A costs meet or exceed budgeted parameters.

 

10)  Responsible for the training and development of all plant employees.  Responsible for mentoring current and future managers assuring the continued growth of the company.

 

11)  Assures facility is properly maintained;  Management of maintenance department including oversight of Mapcon preventative maintenance system.

 

12)  Assures facility is always clean and presentable for customer audits and tours.  Participates when necessary or requested.

 

13)  Assures facility provides proper customer service both internally and externally.

 

14)  Develops and assures a good working relationship with local Field Service General Manager, Technical Services General Manager, and Logistics Manager.

 

15)  Performs other assignments as assigned by management.

 

 

Education:      BS/BA degree or equivalent industry experience.

 

Knowledge/Other:      6-8 years of plant operations experience.

7-10 years industry experience (preferred)

3-4 years of management experience

Working knowledge of environmental statutes and regulations.

Knowledge of CHI Policies & Procedures

Knowledge of CHI Priorities

Ability to work in team environment

                                    Good organization skills and initiative

                                    Leadership skills and experience

                                    Computer skills and knowledge of CHI systems.

                        Interpersonal and communication skills