General Manager

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.; Kingston, Northern (TN, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. seeks a senior operations leader to direct a hazardous and radioactive waste facility in Kingston, TN. The role focuses on safe, efficient, and profitable plant leadership, staff development, and regulatory compliance.

You will manage up to 60 employees, drive budget and profitability, maintain relationships with regulators and customers, and steer strategic planning while ensuring a safe work environment and adherence to RCRA/TSCA and OSHA standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the radioactive waste industry with leadership experience.
• Hazwoper 24hr training; Rad Worker and RCRA training.
• Proven ability to plan, organize, and lead diverse teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor, challenge, and retain facility staff.
• Direct operations to meet budget and profitability goals.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and internal QA procedures.
• Maintain relationships with regulatory agencies and customers.
• Manage up to 60 employees; approve timesheets for exempt staff.
• Control expenses and approve purchases up to $25,000; oversee financial reports.
• Participate in strategic planning and travel as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communications

Budget management

Staff development

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.