Operations Manager, Landfill

WM•Ogden, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Ensures the highest standards of environmental safety and operational excellence by effectively managing the day-to-day operations of the landfill. This role involves overseeing ongoing construction, permitting, leachate/gas management, minimizing operational costs, maximizing productivity, and maintaining safety and environmental compliance. The position also focuses on reducing truck turnaround times, accurately tracking waste volume and weight, managing community relationships, monitoring permitting issues, and ensuring adherence to WM’s Mission to Zero standards and regulations. The Operations Manager is responsible for meeting financial review dates and corporate directed programs, overseeing personnel needs including selection, coaching, training, and performance evaluation, and providing input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions. The role also assists in the budget process, ensures the cleanliness and maintenance of the landfill property, conducts safety meetings, provides training, and submits required reports in a timely manner.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years relevant work experience
7 years relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).

Responsibilities

Ensures smooth operation of landfill: ongoing construction, permitting, leachate/gas management.
Minimizes operational costs while maximizing productivity and maintaining safety and environmental compliance.
Continually works to reduce turnaround time for trucks in and out of site.
Accurately tracks waste volume and weight.
Acts as a liaison, where necessary, for community relationships.
Actively monitors ongoing permitting issues.
Complies with and ensures adherence to WM’s Mission to Zero standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient operations.
Meets all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.
Oversees personnel needs of the department including selecting, coaching, and training employees and evaluating employee performance.
Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
Assists in the budget process as required.
Ensures the cleanliness and maintenance of the physical property of the landfill through inspections and preventive maintenance programs with supervisors/employees.
Conducts and/or attends and contributes to periodic safety meetings to maintain favorable working relationships among employees and promote maximum morale, productivity, and efficiency.
Provides training and presentations as needed in a positive and professional manner.
Updates and submits required reports in a timely manner.