Plant Processing Manager

Veolia | North America; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

401k with company matching

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Veolia North America, integrating Clean Earth, seeks a Plant Operations Leader responsible for inbound/outbound waste, lab operations, and facility management. Lead safety, regulatory compliance, and KPI-driven improvements across production and waste processing to ensure efficiency and regulatory alignment.

You will oversee budgeting, capital requests, inventory, and staff development while maintaining high customer satisfaction and safety standards across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required and 40-hour HAZWOPER training current or obtainable.
• Experience in environmental/hazardous waste management is required.
• Knowledge of RCRA and DoT regulations related to waste transport and processing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic audits and review inbound containers and provide feedback to management.
• Oversee inbound 10-day management processes ensuring regulatory alignment.
• Oversee waste receiving and processing to maximize compliance and efficiency.
• Oversee lab operations and waste acceptance processes for inventory and throughput.
• Oversee outbound shipping processes and KPI tracking.
• Develop and implement cost management plans; generate weekly/monthly production summaries.

Skills

Leadership

Project planning

Team building

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

Safety management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

40-hour HAZWOPER training

High School Diploma

Environmental-related BS preferred

Job description

Company Description

Veolia has acquired Clean Earth. As Clean Earth completes its integration into Veolia, recruiting and hiring for this role is being managed in partnership with the Clean Earth talent acquisition team. Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America

Company Description

Veolia has acquired Clean Earth. As Clean Earth completes its integration into Veolia, recruiting and hiring for this role is being managed in partnership with the Clean Earth talent acquisition team. Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America

Inbound

• Perform periodic audits and review of inbound containers and provides feedback to appropriate management group.
• Oversee inbound 10-day management processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee waste receiving processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee lab operations, ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee waste acceptance processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.

Waste Processing

• Process waste, ensuring efficient and compliant operations.
• Maintains efficient paperwork flow to maximize production and profitability.
• Oversee waste processing and treatment processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.

Outbound

• Oversee outbound shipping processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.

Plant Management

• Develop and implement cost management plans, ensuring efficient and compliant operations. Generates Weekly and Monthly Production summaries for review by Plant leadership.
• Oversee facilities management processes and budgets, ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Implement and monitor KPI goals for operations.
• Responsible for generating and submitting Capital Expense requests.
• Maintain facilities and manage facility budgets to ensure operational efficiency and compliance with safety standards and company goals.
• Manage supply inventory, ensuring availability and compliance with operational needs.
• Direct, coach, and develop employees, ensuring they meet operational needs and compliance with company policies.
• Assigns required and recommend trainings to develop an effective and efficient staff.
• Manage assets, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with safety standards.
• Maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, either internally or externally
• Implement safety protocols and compliance measures to ensure operational efficiency and regulatory adherence.

Performs other related duties and/or project work as required or requested.

Work Environment

• Required to wear company-provided personal protective equipment including eye protection, foot protection, hard hat, Tyvek coveralls, and respirator.
• Willingness and ability to travel via automobile, commercial airline and other public transportation as needed 10% or less of the time.
• Must be able to pass a DEA background check when relevant.
• Must be willing and able to abide by Clean Earth’s Core Values and Code of Conduct.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education

BA or BS degree required

• High School Diploma required, B.S. in an environmental-related field preferred, or can demonstrate related equivalent work experience.
• 40-hour HAZWOPER training completed and current, or ability to obtain.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of progressive environmental/hazardous waste management experience working in an operations capacity in receiving waste or materials management.
• Experience in the hazardous waste industry and general knowledge of RCRA and Department of Transportation (DoT) regulations as it relates to the transportation and processing of waste is preferred.
• Understanding of waste profiling and tracking related to acceptance into inventory and outbound shipping of waste.

Facilities Management

• Able to Implement and communicate continual improvement of productivity standards and team member safety in all phases of the operation in accordance with financial goals.

Skills

The skills listed are the abilities and knowledge required to perform the job effectively.

Compliance and Safety

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to waste management preferred.
• Understanding of safety, lockout/tagout, and compliance protocols preferred.

Analytical Skills

• Ability to analyze, draw conclusions and develop actionable improvements from complex data.
• Understanding of financial principles and practices.

Customer Service & Commercial

• Basic verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in vendor management and relations required.

Training & Facilitation

• Experienced in presentation skills and techniques.
• Knowledge of facilitation skills and techniques.

Administrative Skills

• Experience in administrative tasks and office management.

Leadership

• Ability to lead and work through others, demonstrates effective delegation skills.
• Aware of change management methodologies and practices.
• Experience in team building and collaboration.
• Some experience with employee engagement strategies and practices.
• Experience in interviewing and selecting candidates.
• Project planning and coordination experience.

Systems

• Basic proficiency in basic computer skills and software applications preferred.

Understanding of CORE system used in operations preferred

Additional Information

Clean Earth offers competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans starting on the first day of employment; paid time off, wellness benefits, employee discount program, tuition assistance, and a 401k with company matching.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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