Markham - Senior Manager Customer Service

Human Resources•Markham, ON

3d•CA$115,000 - CA$125,000•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1961, Miller Waste Systems is a proudly Canadian, family-owned company with 65 years of experience providing waste management and diversion services to municipalities, businesses, and industries across Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Today, Miller Waste operates collection fleets, recycling facilities, transfer stations, and composting operations that help communities manage waste responsibly while recovering valuable resources from the waste stream. Miller Waste has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 16 consecutive years, a distinction that reflects our commitment to strong leadership, operational excellence, and a culture that values our people. At Miller Waste, our people are our greatest strength. We provide a safe workplace, competitive compensation, opportunities for advancement, and the chance to build a long-term career with a company that is trusted by the communities it serves. The Senior Manager, Customer Service is responsible for leading the transformation, development, implementation, and long-term management of the company’s customer service function across its residential, commercial, and ICI operations throughout Canada. Miller Waste Systems currently operates with more than 30 customer service representatives located across multiple operating sites. The Senior Manager, Customer Service, will be responsible for building a modern, scalable, and integrated customer service organization that improves consistency, responsiveness, operational alignment, customer satisfaction, and overall customer experience. The focus will be on standardization in training, operational workflows, communication process and customer service technologies.

Requirements

7–10+ years of leadership experience in customer service, customer operations, or contact center management.
Experience improving or transforming customer service operations.
Strong knowledge of CRM systems, telephony platforms, and emerging customer service technologies and best practices, with experience driving automation and workflow optimization.
Experience leading cross-functional operational and technology initiatives.
Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
Proactive mindset with strong commitment to staying current with industry innovations, emerging support technologies, market shifts, and industry best practices.
Occasional travel to Miller Waste operating locations may be required.
Ability to support escalated operational or customer service matters outside regular business hours when required.
Valid driver's license is required to accommodate occasional travel to various operating locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience within waste management, logistics, transportation, utilities, or related operational industries is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and transformation of customer service operations across Miller Waste Systems through optimization, governance, and standardization, serving as the foundational leader with a long-term mandate to scale and lead the customer service department.
Establish standardized SOPs, training programs, KPIs, workflows, and customer service standards across the organization.
Lead the implementation and optimization of CRM and ticketing platforms, AI-enabled customer service tools and technologies, integrated phone systems, chatbots, and customer self-service tools.
Improve customer-to-operations communication workflows through automated and integrated technologies.
Ensure customer service representatives maintain deep knowledge of contracts, service obligations, and customer responsibilities.
Oversee the development and maintenance of knowledge management tools and centralized contract repositories.
Define, track, and report on core customer service performance KPIs to support leadership and cross-functional partners with clear operational visibility.
Partner with ICI sales teams to provide customer service insights, account health indicators, and issue trends that support retention, growth, and proactive customer engagement.
Provide leadership, continuous support, and strategic guidance to ensure proper staffing, scheduling, workforce planning, training, onboarding, and ongoing frontline employee development.
Build scalable customer communication and service tracking processes that improve accountability and customer satisfaction.