About the position
The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Operations Manager is responsible for the management and oversight of all operational activities and staff at the Hazardous Waste facility. The HHW Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations, facilities, equipment, and personnel, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures and health and safety programs.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall Health and Safety of the household hazardous waste programs and staff, ensuring compliance with all safe work practices, policies and procedures, and always acting in a safe manner.
- Determines work priorities, monitors work practices, promotes a team environment, fosters responsibility and accountability to maximize operating efficiencies, maintains budget, and ensures environmental compliance.
- Effectively manages to improve performance and productivity by ensuring the highest standards of environmental safety and operational excellence are met.
- Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, streamline work processes, and increase efficiencies while adhering to organizational systems and facility standard work procedures.
- Manages the receiving, inspecting, sorting, and preparing for disposal of household hazardous waste from households and Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQG’s).
- Reviews all Resource and Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and state regulated activities, develops standard operating procedures to achieve compliance, maintains current knowledge of mandated regulations, and audits contractors for program compliance.
- Assist in the preparation and adherence to the budget and capital expenditure planning.
- Ensures that all facility equipment is properly maintained and repaired, reviews equipment specifications, solicits bids, develops written maintenance procedures, and reviews maintenance documentation to assure completion.
- Works with the EHS Coordinator & HHW Program Coordinator to provide the required EPA, OSHA, DOT and MWA Environmental Health and Safety training.
- Responds to emergency and/or contingency actions such as hazardous waste spills, directs staff and secures assistance with outside agencies such as Haz-mat teams, fire departments, etc.
- Maintains knowledge of the latest technological developments and provides subject matter expertise in these areas.
- Knowledge of site maintenance requirements and specialized systems support, while following proper maintenance procedures and practices.
- Develop relationships with external organizations to ensure the organization mission of No Waste Resources is met.
- Demonstrates an understanding of Metro Waste Authority’s Environmental Management System (EMS) and focuses on six main areas aimed at increasing diversion and/or protecting the environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental science or related field.
- 5-7 years of management experience.
- 24-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Certification.
- Valid driver’s license.
Nice-to-haves
- 3 years’ experience in handling and processing hazardous waste products.
- Knowledge of standard laboratory techniques and chemical characteristics necessary to make accurate identification and classification of hazardous waste materials.
- Knowledge of RCRA, OSHA, DOT, TSCA, FIFRA and EPA regulatory requirements for the handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
