General Manager

Socket.dev; Kingston (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a seasoned Operations Director to lead a hazardous and radioactive waste facility. This salaried, exempt post focuses on safety, profitability, and compliant operations across up to 60 staff in office and industrial environments.

You will hire, mentor, set goals, manage budgets, and maintain regulatory relationships while driving training and performance. Travel as required; perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and communication skills.
• Deep knowledge of RCRA/TSCA regulations, radiation protection and OSHA standards.
• Minimum 5 years in the radioactive waste industry with Hazwoper training.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor, challenge, and retain facility staff.
• Set challenging facility and personnel goals and hold staff accountable.
• Direct operations to achieve budget and profitability goals.
• Ensure safety, environmental compliance, and QA procedures; maintain permits.
• Maintain relationships with regulatory agencies and oversee customer relations.
• Approve purchases and manage expenses up to $25,000; sign monthly/quarterly reports.
• Support strategic planning and manage up to 60 employees.

Skills

Leadership

Staff mentorship

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Budgeting

Safety leadership

Education

B.S. in Chemistry or Engineering

B.A. in Business Administration or equivalent

Job description

Description

This position is responsible for leading, developing and growing a safe, efficient, and profitable hazardous and radioactive waste facility. This is a salaried, exempt position.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Hire, Mentor, Challenge, and Retain facility staff
• Set Challenging Facility and Personnel Goals, hold staff accountable for results
• Direct operations activities of the facility to achieve budget and profitability goals.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations, and internal quality assurance procedures. Ensure compliance with Permit and licenses).
• Maintain effective relationships with regulatory agencies.
• Monitor and support all sales and customer relations.
• Ascertain employee training needs and development.
• Maintain an accident-free environment.
• Control expenses and budget to ensure profitability; approve all purchases and expenses internally up to $25,000; approve and sign monthly and quarterly financial reports.
• Support strategic planning.
• Manage up to 60 employees; approve timesheets for exempt employees.
• Travel as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Proven Leadership, Teamwork, and Communications Skills
• Needs broad knowledge and experience in RCRA and TSCA regulations, radiation protection, OSHA standards and regulations with a minimum of 5 years of practical experience in the radioactive waste industry. Radiological Safety Training: 24hr Hazardous Materials Training required.
• Need a high level of planning and organizational skills.
• Must be able to lead and motivate employees.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Special training required: Rad Worker and RCRA training.
• Certifications: OSHA Hazwoper TSD Worker.
• B.S. degree in Chemistry or Engineering, or B.A. degree in Business Administration or equivalent work experience.

Will work in an office-type environment approximately 60% of the day, other 40% being in industrial-type facility where there is potential for exposure to radiation, noise, dust, and hot and cold temperatures. Sitting, walking, and walking on uneven surfaces, and occasionally lifting and/or climbing with or without reasonable accommodation is a daily requirement with this position.