General Manager

$110,000 - $130,000/Yr

Enviri Industries Sdn Bhd - Inglewood, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Inglewood, CA

About the position

The General Manager at Clean Earth is responsible for overseeing the safety, compliance, and operational performance of the facility. This role involves ensuring adherence to state and federal regulations, managing financial results, and leading a team to handle waste streams effectively. The position emphasizes a commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance while fostering a positive work culture.

Responsibilities

• Assigns work to production crew and supervises their activities throughout the shift.
• Audits crew's performance for quality, quantity, safety conformance and utilization of resources to ensure maximum effectiveness and to continuously improve all aspects of our health, safety, and environmental performance.
• Manages staff, including hiring, firing and development in accordance with Clean Earth Human Resources policies, practices, and procedures.
• Monitors production schedules and progress to coordinate work between shifts. Ensures adequate personnel and resources are available to support the Clean Earth core values.
• Reviews schedule board, shift reports, procedures and records for receiving, handling, storing, packaging and transporting materials to ensure accuracy, safety efficient and compliance with all applicable regulations, company policies, and Facility Operating Permits.
• Conducts activities to protect the wellbeing of our employees, the public, and the environment to ensure compliance with preventative measures by inspecting production area and equipment including properly completing required inspection forms, identifying regulatory compliance and maintenance problems and implementing appropriate corrective action.
• Enforces and monitors safety rules and practices to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all personnel and ensures personnel are knowledgeable about any potential or known hazards and takes all necessary precautions.
• Oversees plant safety committee.
• Conducts crew safety meetings.
• Makes recommendations to achieve and maintain safe working conditions.
• Encourages personnel to achieve and maintain safe working conditions.
• Encourages personnel to identify health, safety, and environmental risks and participate in the development of appropriate solutions to mitigate risks.
• Assists in presentation of personnel training programs by providing on-the-job training and by providing instruction.
• Reports and responds to plant emergencies.
• Performs published Contingency Plan Emergency Response procedures and acts as Alternate Emergency Coordinator for Stericycle if appointed. When accidents or incidents occur identifies the cause, reviews and amends procedures as necessary and communicates finding to personnel.
• Develops waste profile sheets on in-plant generated wastes. Coordinates outgoing loads and ships materials in compliance with operational procedures and regulatory regulations.
• Performs other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or bio sciences (Chemistry / Environmental science) or the equivalent in related work experience.
• Five or more years' experience in hazardous waste industry or related industry.
• Three or more years managing an operations team.
• Demonstrates effective management skills including leadership and motivation.
• Demonstrates a general knowledge of RCRA and DOT Regulations as it relates to the transportation and processing of waste.
• Advanced knowledge of math and science with an emphasis on Chemistry.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.

Nice-to-haves

• Must be able to work efficiently and independently.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide guidance to individuals and groups towards the accomplishment of meaningful goals that support business goals; ensure safety; build on strengths; provide encouragement and recognize accomplishments.
• Demonstrates the ability to concentrate on tasks at hand, even in distracting work environments.
• Demonstrates the ability to be straightforward, candid while setting a professional standard for treating others with dignity and respect; maintain a high level of integrity and professionalism.
• Demonstrates the ability to make sound and thorough decisions after reviewing the facts, incorporating perspectives of others, applying technical knowledge, experience, and incorporating company policy.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify problems as they occur; follow rules, guidelines, and procedures to resolve problems and make decisions.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage own time, activities, and resources. Identify specific activities required to accomplish objectives, rank them in order of importance, and coordinate and take action to achieve desired results. Prioritize multiple activities and projects.
• Demonstrates ability to use multiple systems and software while performing multiple transactions.
• Demonstrates the ability to persist with a specific course of action. Must be willing to commit the necessary time and effort to complete work assignments and do a quality job.
• Demonstrates the ability to present ideas and information in a clear, concise, organized and diplomatic manner; listen to others to respond effectively to ideas and questions.
• Demonstrated excellent attention to detail and ability to review work for accuracy.
• Demonstrates strong networking and proven relationship building skills and proven customer relationship development skills.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability plans
• 401k with company matching