Operations Manager

Waste Management; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Stock Purchase Plan

401(k) Matching

Paid Vacation

Holidays

Personal Days

Job summary

Waste Management in Indianapolis seeks an Operations Manager Trainee to onboard, develop, coach, mentor, and manage performance for all drivers and helpers. The role spends most of the day in the field with frontline employees, fostering positive relationships and guiding daily operations.

You will lead safety practices, conduct root cause investigations for injuries, and ensure regulatory documentation is maintained. This role supports route operations and frontline career growth.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree (accredited) or high school diploma with two years relevant experience.
• Must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the country.
• Driver's License required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Onboard, develop, coach, mentor, and manage performance of all drivers and helpers.
• Meet with new frontline employees daily for onboarding support.
• Provide timely and consistent touchpoints with frontline staff.
• Review safety and performance practices to improve daily outcomes.
• Investigate injuries and incidents with root-cause analysis and retraining.
• Maintain regulatory records and documentation (e.g., DOT-related).
• Visit customer sites to address safety issues and service concerns.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Field work

Safety awareness

Education

Associate's Degree (accredited)

High School Diploma (accredited)

Job description

I. Job Summary

This role is responsible for Onboarding, Developing, Coaching, Mentoring, and Performance Management of all drivers and helpers. Establish and maintain positive relationships with all front-line employees. Spends the majority of the day in the field with frontline employees.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring new frontline employees have tools, instruction, and feedback for successful daily duties


• Meet with new frontline employees daily to ensure consistent communication and support of onboarding


• Provide timely and consistent touchpoints with frontline employees.


• Regular review of best practices to enhance daily performance


• Focus on understanding and progress of frontline employee career goals


• Identify and address improvement opportunities and collaborate with frontline employees to ensure continued success


• Actively practice and seek feedback on coaching conversations.


• Lead by example to ensure safety practices are paramount with each employee and


• Teaching and developing an understanding of the WM Way


• Conducts Root Cause Investigations for all injuries and incidents, ensuring consistent discipline and retraining.


• Documents and maintains records required by regulatory agencies such as the Department of Transportation.


• Reviews and audits documentation related to route operations daily (e.g., DVIRs, driver time and attendance, open tickets), following up where appropriate.


• Visits customers and customer sites to evaluate and resolve safety issues, seeking service alternatives where appropriate.

III. Qualifications

A. Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of a degree,


• High School Diploma (accredited) and two (2) years of relevant work experience.


• Must be at least 18 years of age and


• Legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located


• Driver's License Valid Driver's License Upon Hire

B. Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of the WM Operations Manager Trainee program

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Combination: This job operates in a mix between an office environment and plant/field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

V. Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability. In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more. Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.