Manager Plant Operations - Orange TX

Arcwood Environmental, LLC; Orange (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Drug screen

Background check

Job summary

Arcwood Environmental, LLC is seeking an Operations Manager, Plant to lead the 24/7 incinerator facility ensuring safe, compliant operations, strong financial performance, and high customer satisfaction. The role involves budgeting, cost control, and implementing robust processes across departments.

You will drive safety culture, regulatory compliance, and performance metrics while coordinating with corporate teams to optimize operations and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferred) or related field is required or preferred.
• 10+ years of related plant operations experience in hazardous waste operations and/or chemical plant operations is required.
• 5+ years of related plant operations experience in hazardous waste operations and/or chemical plant operations is required.
• Reasonable experience with and understanding of P&L is required.
• Technical knowledge of equipment and/or processes related to chemistry is required.
• Experience with industrial waste treatment practices is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies and maintaining safe practices at all times.
• Ensures compliance with all Federal, State and Local regulations related to the waste and environmental services industry.
• Reviews production schedules to plan facility operations; establishes priorities and sequences to ensure productivity and quality.
• Establishes operating goals and resolves operational and maintenance issues to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Develops and/or revises standard operational and working procedures; ensures Company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Troubleshoots treatment processes through acquired chemistry and waste treatment knowledge and best practices.
• Establishes production metrics and monitors reporting to ensure achievement of goals within the business line.
• Facilitates strong interactions and collaboration between inter-plant departments and Corporate teams.
• Prepares and completes audits of various mandatory reporting for all relevant functional departments.
• Assists in the development of year operational budget; monitors conformance to the budget and cost of operations to ensure proper pricing and profitability.
• Determines waste disposal options (acceptability and pricing) in partnership with Corporate Approvals; addresses physical and analytical issues around non-conforming waste materials received.
• Assists in proposal development, attends pre-bid meetings, assists with cost estimates and program planning and provides technical support for Corporate teams.
• Reviews and manages departmental expenses including P&L, disposal billing, time sheet approvals, etc.
• Continuously monitors facility operations for adherence and efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Assists in incident and near-miss investigations, identifying root and contributing causes and coordinates corrective measures and follow up actions.
• Serves as a member of the Plant Emergency Team; leads effective response to emergency situations, including the timely notification of reportable incidents, response actions, and removal of residues and replacement of supplies.
• Participates in the hiring, performance evaluation, discipline, promotion and termination processes of team members as needed.
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferred) or related field

10+ years of related plant operations experience in hazardous waste operations and/or chemical plant operations

5+ years of related plant operations experience in hazardous waste operations and/or chemical plant operations

Reasonable experience with and understanding of P&L

Technical knowledge of equipment and/or processes related to chemistry

Experience with industrial waste treatment practices

Job description

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Operations Manager, Plant As the Operations Manager, Plant you will have responsibility for the leadership of operation for a 24/7 waste incinerator facility, including safe and complaint operations, financial performance, and customer satisfaction

Essential Functions & Requirements:

• Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
• Ensures compliance with all Federal, State and Local regulations related to the waste and environmental services industry
• Reviews production schedules to plan facility operations; establishes priorities and sequences to ensure productivity and quality
• Establishes operating goals and resolves operational and maintenance issues to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays
• Develops and/or revises standard operational and working procedures; ensures Company policies and procedures are adhered to
• Troubleshoots treatment processes through acquired chemistry and waste treatment knowledge and best practices
• Establishes production metrics and monitors reporting to ensure achievement of goals within the business line
• Facilitates strong interactions and collaboration between inter-plant departments and Corporate teams
• Prepares and completes audits of various mandatory reporting for all relevant functional departments
• Assists in the development of year operational budget; monitors conformance to the budget and cost of operations to ensure proper pricing and profitability
• Determines waste disposal options (acceptability and pricing) in partnership with Corporate Approvals; addresses physical and analytical issues around non-conforming waste materials received
• Assists in proposal development, attends pre-bid meetings, assists with cost estimates and program planning and provides technical support for Corporate teams
• Reviews and manages departmental expenses including P&L, disposal billing, time sheet approvals, etc.
• Continuously monitors facility operations for adherence and efficiency improvement opportunities
• Assists in incident and near-miss investigations, identifying root and contributing causes and coordinates corrective measures and follow up actions
• Serves as a member of the Plant Emergency Team; leads effective response to emergency situations, including the timely notification of reportable incidents, response actions, and removal of residues and replacement of supplies
• Participates in the hiring, performance evaluation, discipline, promotion and termination processes of team members as needed
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferred) or related field

Experience

• In lieu of a degree 10+ years of related plant operations experience in hazardous waste operations and/or chemical plant operations (required)
• 5+ years of related plant operations experience in hazardous waste operations and/or chemical plant operations (required)
• Reasonable experience with and understanding of P&L (required)
• Technical knowledge of equipment and/or processes related to chemistry (required)
• Experience with industrial waste treatment practices (preferred)

Overview

About Arcwood

Every advancement—from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on—creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.

Our Values

We move forward together, one team with a shared purpose, counting on each other everyday. Our core values demonstrate how we work together to deliver value for our customers, putting them at the center of all we do:

• Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
• Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better – advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
• Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together – with our customers, and with each other.
• Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values – lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together – the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.

We’ve reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers’ evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

• Arcwood offers competitive pay and bonus incentives.
• Benefits include choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending or health savings accounts, employee and dependent life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) savings plan with 7% company match, and tuition reimbursement.
• Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans & Disabilities
• A post-offer drug screen and background check will be required.
• Position Physical Demands