Director of Operations

Enhance Recruiting, LLC; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Enhance Recruiting, LLC seeks an experienced Director of Hazardous Waste Operations in Houston, TX to lead and grow a national hazardous waste platform for a medical waste service provider. The role shapes operations, enhances service quality and compliance, and develops operational leaders in a critical industry.

Responsibilities include overseeing hospital programs, regional routes, vendor relationships, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement, with travel up to 50% and

Qualifications

• Direct, hands-on operational experience with RCRA- and DOT-regulated hazardous waste.
• Experience leading multi-site operations across geographic regions.
• Strong knowledge of hazardous waste regulations (RCRA, DOT, EPA).
• Ability to travel up to 50% nationally.

Responsabilités

• Lead all hazardous waste operations across the organization, including on-site hospital programs and regional services.
• Develop scalable national operating models and standardized procedures.
• Drive safety, service quality, labor productivity, and profitability.
• Partner with EH&S and Transportation/Supply Chain to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Connaissances

Hazardous waste ops

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Budget management

Vendor management

Employee development

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in related field

Description du poste

We are seeking an experienced Director of Hazardous Waste Operations in Houston, TX to lead and grow a national hazardous waste platform for a growing medical waste service provider. This role offers the opportunity to shape a growing hazardous waste platform, strengthen service quality and compliance, and develop operational leaders in an essential industry. The position provides exposure to cross-functional operations and opportunities for long-term career development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all hazardous waste operations across the organization, including on-site hospital programs, regional route-based services, third-party transportation coordination, and hazardous waste disposal partnerships.
• Develop and implement scalable national operating models, standardized operating procedures, staffing strategies, performance metrics, and best practices that support growth, consistency, and service excellence.
• Develop operating plans and resource strategies that support business growth while maintaining operational efficiency, service quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive operational performance by improving safety, service execution, labor productivity, route efficiency, customer retention, vendor performance, operating margin, and overall profitability.
• Lead hazardous waste service delivery within healthcare systems while ensuring operational readiness for new customer implementations, expansions, and operational transitions.
• Partner with Transportation and Supply Chain leadership to optimize routing strategies, fleet utilization, scheduling efficiency, equipment utilization, and overall operational effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational leverage through process improvements, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage transportation, treatment, recycling, and disposal vendor relationships while supporting enterprise vendor negotiations, strategic vendor consolidation initiatives, and accountability for service levels, compliance, responsiveness, and pricing.
• Partner closely with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) leadership to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local hazardous waste regulations.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits, corrective actions, incident investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen safety, compliance, and operational excellence.

REQUIREMENTS

• Direct, hands-on operational experience with RCRA- and DOT-regulated hazardous waste is required, including hazardous waste handling, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) is a must.
• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Environmental Sciences, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience, including at least 5 years directly leading RCRA- and DOT-regulated hazardous waste operations (hazardous waste TSD, hazardous waste transportation, or industrial hazardous waste services). Experience in adjacent regulated industries is valued only in addition not as a substitute for this requirement.
• Deep working knowledge of RCRA, DOT, and EPA hazardous waste regulations, with direct experience operating within these regulatory frameworks.
• Experience leading remote, multi-site field operations across multiple geographic regions.
• Strong understanding of hazardous waste transportation, operations, service delivery, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated success driving operational standardization, improving operational performance, implementing process improvements, and scaling business operations.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing operational budgets, performance metrics, profitability, and overall business performance.
• Experience leading and developing large field-based operations teams and operational leadership talent.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience limited to Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) and sharps operations, solid waste, general environmental services (EVS), or distribution/logistics alone does not satisfy the hazardous waste experience requirement for this position.
• Ability to travel up to 50% nationally as business needs require.