Recycling Maintenance Manager

ER RECYCLING, LLC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Recycling Center Maintenance Manager is responsible for managing Recycling Center equipment across one or more locations and leading a team of technicians (mechanics). This team is tasked with the preventive maintenance and repair of fixed and mobile equipment, as well as building and facility maintenance. The manager supervises daily repair work and the preventative maintenance program. Additional responsibilities may include maintaining equipment and machinery at post-collection facilities and managing container shops. The role involves providing direction to technicians to ensure all repairs and maintenance of Republic Services’ machinery and equipment, including stationary recycling equipment, trucks, containers, powered industrial lifts, and other heavy-duty equipment, comply with Company safety and maintenance standards, and all federal and state regulations. The manager is also responsible for planning and scheduling work to ensure safety and timeliness, reduce lost productivity, and maximize production facility operating time.Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste, and field services. The company is committed to advancing circularity and supporting decarbonization to create a more sustainable world. In 2023, Republic's total company revenue was $14.9 billion, with adjusted EBITDA of $4.4 billion. They serve 13 million customers and operate over 1,000 locations across North America, including collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills. The company combines local operational management with standardized business practices to drive efficiencies while maintaining local decision-making. Customers choose Republic Services for their expertise in managing multiple recycling and waste streams and their commitment to sustainability goals. The company's 41,000 team members are guided by values: Safe, Committed to Serve, Environmentally Responsible, Driven, and Human-Centered. Republic Services boasts a high employee engagement score of 86 and an inclusive culture. In 2023, their Charitable Foundation and local community grants positively impacted 4.6 million people, focusing on building sustainable neighborhoods.Republic Services' strategy aims for profitable growth through acquisitions and industry advancements, safely and sustainably managing customer waste streams via a North American network of vertically integrated assets. Their growth focuses on three areas: recycling and waste, environmental solutions, and sustainability innovation. This integrated approach strengthens all business areas; for instance, increased recycling volume enhances circularity capabilities, and expanding environmental solutions creates opportunities with existing customers. The company is expanding its recycling and waste business footprint through organic growth and targeted acquisitions, leveraging its 13 million customers and over 5 million daily pick-ups to aggregate materials for advanced recycling and cross-sell new services. They are also expanding comprehensive environmental solutions, including PFAS remediation. Recent sustainability innovations include the Republic Services Polymer Center, the nation’s first integrated plastics recycling facility, and a joint venture, Blue Polymers, to further process plastic materials. They are also advancing decarbonization at landfills, with 70 landfill gas-to-energy projects in operation and plans to expand to 115 by 2028. Republic Services has received recognition as one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies, a CDP Discloser, on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies, Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies, and a Great Place to Work.

Requirements

Certified Automotive Fleet Management (CAFM) Financial Systems, CAFM Risk Management, CAFM Information Management, CAFM Asset Management, and/ or CAFM Vehicle Fuel Management.
Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office and Excel.
Advanced Root Cause Problem Solving.
Effective and professional communications skills.
Strong customer service orientation.
Ability to anticipate business needs and plan accordingly to ensure that equipment, employee and fiscal resources are utilized in the most efficient manner.
High level of analytical skill to develop a range of possible solutions to address a wide range of issues.
Organizational skills.
Ability to collaborate and encourage employee engagement.
Good financial management and planning skills; ability to understand financial terms, budgets, tables and reports.
Ability to develop realistic, comprehensive plans to make efficient use of resources.
High school diploma or G.E.D.
A minimum of 3 years of experience as a Maintenance Supervisor in the recycling, transportation, disposal, or related industry which requires a thorough knowledge and application of safe working practices including OSHA Haz Com, OSHA Lock Out Tag Out, OSHA Fire Safety and other federal and state regulations; or participation in the Company’s management trainee program.

Responsibilities

Provide direction to all technician levels, as well as the lead technicians, in the maintenance shop and may manage a Recycling Center Maintenance Supervisor in a satellite maintenance shop or a Recycling Center Maintenance Supervisor, assigned to his or her work group to ensure that all repair and maintenance work is performed is a safe, efficient and timely manner.
Oversee the planning and scheduling of all repair work to increase productivity, while effectively managing the department’s overtime.
Monitor the shop’s operational performance and efficiency and take action to redirect activities as appropriate.
Report to management on shop performance, and implement procedures for process or programmatic changes for improvement for efficiencies.
Manage technicians and supervisor(s) in the maintenance shop, to include such responsibilities as overseeing daily shop huddles; facility and fleet walks; coaching and counseling lead technician and supervisor(s) on performance and corrective action, when necessary; make hiring and termination decisions, in concert with Human Resources and appropriate management; oversee employee training and performance evaluation; evaluate, recommend and approve supervisor recommendations for merit increase, promotion and job change recommendations, as appropriate.
Maintain an on-going preventive maintenance program for assigned locations.
Identify trends in downtime, break downs; oversee maintenance of the building and other facility on site; control maintenance costs relating to personnel, purchasing, inventory control and outsourcing of repairs.
Manage outside repair facilities and repairs to ensure all work is properly completed in accordance with the Company’s safety and compliance procedures, and federal and state regulations; follow up where appropriate.
Identify training opportunities and, as necessary, document issues and constructively discusses corrective action, as needed, with maintenance supervisor.
Conduct Quality Control Inspections, track issues and issue resolution to ensure all work is properly completed and is in accordance with the Company’s safety and compliance procedures, and federal and state regulations.
Maintain advanced knowledge of stationary recycling equipment, engine, emission systems, transmission, brake, hydraulic and electrical systems to manage advanced preventive and repair maintenance functions of heavy equipment and vehicles used by the company, on site and on the road, including: Stationary recycling equipment such as: conveyors, screens, reducers, balers, optical sorting units, air drum separators, compactors, magnets, dust collectors, metering bins and pneumatics; Engine chassis repair and maintenance; Knowledge of vehicle body control systems, including hydraulics and electrical systems to manage the maintenance and repair the vehicles in a timely and safe manner; Knowledge of heating and air conditioning systems; and Knowledge of welding tools to fix heavy equipment in a safe and efficient manner to ensure the equipment is back in an operable condition as quickly and as safely as possible.
Manage related administrative matters for the team, including payroll, maintain employee records, maintain records of all preventive and corrective maintenance performed, ensure the appropriate recording of all information into Dossier Maintenance Software, prepare and submit the budget for approval, set departmental goals to align with the targets and performance objectives established by the division’s leadership team.
May require local travel.