Operations Manager

Alter Trading; Portage, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alter Trading Company in Portage, WI seeks an Operations Manager with experience in metal recycling to lead and motivate a team across Portage and Waupun locations. The role emphasizes customer relationships, department oversight, budgeting, safety, and regulatory compliance, with occasional travel to other facilities.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in the industry with supervisory experience and a degree in business or a related field.

Qualifications

• 5+ years industry experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Experience in the recycled metals industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with customers regularly to maintain relationships and process transactions.
• Oversees ferrous and non-ferrous departments.
• Supervises employees including hiring, coaching, discipline and terminations.
• Ability to price scrap and issue payments to customers as needed.
• Maintains safety and environmental objectives and ISO/OSHA compliance.
• Oversees maintenance and replacement of buildings and equipment.
• Manages budgets, yard volume, net profit and ROI; prepares monthly operating reports.
• Performs other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supervisory

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Job description

Operations Manager

Full Time Salary Portage, WI, US

Alter Trading Company is looking for a Leader with experience in metal recycling who has the ability to inspire and motivate their team. This position will support both the Portage and Waupun locations.

ABOUT US:

Alter Trading is looking to hire the next manager for lead its Portage and Waupun, WI facilities. Alter Trading Corporation, a 127+ year old company, with 70+ scrap metal processing facilities throughout the Midwest and Southern region. Alter is committed to our customers by being the best source of both ferrous and non-ferrous metal and by giving great customer service.

ABOUT THE JOB:

• Interacts with customers on a regular basis including processing transactions to maintain excellent relationships with both commercial and peddler customers.
• Oversees ferrous, and non-ferrous departments
• Supervises employees including hiring, coaching, discipline, and terminations as necessary
• Ability to grade and price scrap; may issue payment to customers as needed
• Maintains company safety and environmental objectives and standards; maintains ISO and OSHA compliance requirements
• Supervises building and equipment maintenance and replacement needs
• Manages cost and expenditures; takes action to meet or exceed budgeted targets for yard volume, net profit and ROI
• Prepares and monitors annual budgets and monthly operating reports
• Performs other responsibilities as assigned or directed.

ABOUT YOU:

• Experience in the Recycled Metals (Scrap Metal) Industry, Strongly Preferred
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, management or other related area, preferred
• 5 years industry experience including supervisory experience.
• Must have excellent open communication style to carry out ongoing dialogues in a way that creates trust and confidence within all levels of the company as well as with external vendors and customers.
• Preferred Experience: Background in non-ferrous (NF) and ferrous metals, shredders, supervisory or leadership roles, inventory management, equipment operation, or operations/team lead/manager positions
• Ability to travel occasionally to other facilities or customers as needed. Candidates must possess a valid driver’s license.

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