Recycling Operations FE Manager

Radius Recycling, Inc.; Everett (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Radius Recycling in Everett, MA seeks a Recycling Operations FE Manager to oversee stockpiling, shearing, torching, baling, shiploading, container loading, barge operations and scale operations. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency and regulatory compliance at a busy facility.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will drive operational planning, budgeting, and SOP development with safety engineers, while coordinating with maintenance, inventory control and quality teams to deliver

Responsibilities

• Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S) - Ensures safe work practices and equipment are always used and that documentation, inspections, and current practices are in accordance with company safety policies, OSHA, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Operational Performance & Best Management Practices - Implements operational goals based on monthly projections and coordinates with Buy Program and Commercial Team to ensure proper grading and pricing.
• Equipment & Maintenance - Oversees scheduling for major projects, coordinates with Maintenance Manager, and submits a 6‑month general plan.
• Inventory & Quality Control - Monitors inventory levels and quality, trains inventory teams, tests commodities for shrink, and ensures reports of off grade materials are discussed with supervisors.
• Budgeting & Forecasting - Works with departmental supervisors and finance on internal budgeting and forecasting.
• Shiploading - Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates ship loading and barge operations; supervises yard and shear personnel; coordinates inventories and shipments; manages port security.
• Stockpiling - Oversees inventory levels and reports monthly; responsible for scrap grading and quality.
• Shear (Fixed and Mobile) - Forecasts and programs processing of shearable material; monitors daily production and communicates maintenance needs.
• Torching - Forecasts and programs processing of torchable material; monitors inventory levels and purchasing requirements; tracks tons per hour.
• Container Loading - Coordinates container movement; monitors container quality; forecasts shipments.
• Scale Operations - Oversees truck and rail scale activities; ensures scrap grading and quality.
• Port Security - Responsible for facility security; manages MARSEC; maintains security contracts and handles breaches as needed.
• Administrative Management - Monitors exempt/hours staff; enforces HR policies; reviews performance; interviews prospective staff.

Job description

General Position Summary & Responsibilities

Reporting to the General Manager, the Recycling Operations FE Manager is responsible for any of the following departments in use at this facility: Stockpiling, Shearing (Fixed and / or Mobile), Torching, Baling, Shiploading, Container Loading, Barge loading/unloading and Scale Operations. The Recycling Operations FE Manager is also responsible for port-specific security and for maintaining a safe work environment and assisting with training employees on safety procedures. This position forecasts, budgets, directs, coordinates, plans, and monitors production for these departments.

This position operates within flexible parameters. The primary goal of this position is to achieve excellence in all facets of facility management. Providing the highest quality product safely, effectively, and efficiently decreases accidents and errors and increases profits.

Compensation

$130,000 - $147,000 per year

Essential Functions

• Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S) - Ensures safe work practices and equipment are always used and that documentation, inspections, and current practices are in accordance with company safety policies, OSHA, and other regulatory guidelines. In addition, provides a safe environment for all employees, customers, and visitors.
  • Responsible for understanding and monitoring the regulatory environment as it affects this department and the company’s relationship with the regulatory agencies.
  • Creates Health & Safety Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) with the Regional Safety Engineer(s).
  • Ensures all department employees receive timely safety and operational training and that the appropriate documents (signed acknowledgement forms) are prepared. Maintains employee files per regional practice.
  • Assigns an employee to be on the Safety Committee and personally attends Safety Committee meetings on rotation with other managers.
  • Monitors safety program to reduce accident frequency within department, implements new safety ideas/procedures and establish safety goals.
• Operational Performance & Best Management Practices
  • Implements operational goals based on monthly projections set by management.
  • Coordinates closely with Buy Program and Commercial Team to ensure proper grading and customer pricing is being followed.
• Equipment & Maintenance
  • Approves and oversees the scheduling for major projects including manpower, equipment, downtime, and timeline. This requires working closely with Maintenance Manager.
  • Review repair and maintenance needs with the Plant Manager and Maintenance Manager. Provide management monthly a 6-month general plan, which describes scheduled repairs, upgrades, and major projects. This plan should be submitted each month when projections are updated.
• Inventory & Quality Control
  • Monitors inventory levels and accuracy in compliance with policies and procedures established by MRB finance department. In addition, provides training and coordination for inventory teams. Periodically tests commodities for shrink and to determine that they are of acceptable quality.
  • Ensures operations stays within acceptable quality of inventory to meet internal standards.
  • Ensures that reports of any off grade/ off spec materials are discussed with supervisor prior to shipment to eliminate consumer quality complaints, avoid downgrades, and eliminate claims.
• Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Works with departmental supervisors and financial business partnering team members on internal budgeting and forecasting.
• Shiploading
  • Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates ship loading and barge operations. Coordinates shiploading and barge activities and needs with all maritime agencies. Reviews and evaluates shiploading and barge operations with Plant Manager.
  • Supervises yard and shear personnel in sorting and preparing scrap for shipment to customers. In addition, coordinates inventories and shipments of shredded material and shredder by-products.
  • Coordinates, sets up, schedules, and manages production employees so that work-in-process is done cost effectively and at competitive levels.
  • Maintains/manages Port Security as it pertains to local laws, the Coast Guard and Homeland Security.
• Stockpiling
  • Oversees, monitors and reports inventory levels monthly.
  • Responsible for scrap grading and quality.
• Shear (Fixed and Mobile)
  • Forecasts and establishes program to ensure processing of all shearable material.
  • Monitors and reports daily production and schedules shift work.
  • Monitors inventory backlog and communicates to Commercial team regarding purchasing requirements for upcoming months.
  • Communicates maintenance requirements to Maintenance Manager.
• Torching
  • Forecasts and establishes program to ensure processing of all torchable material.
  • Communicates with Commercial Team the inventory level of unprepared material and purchasing requirements.
  • Daily, monitors and reports tons per man-hour to meet expectations of 1 ½ to 2 tons per hour, per man.
• Container Loading
  • Coordinates container movement with the Transportation Coordinator.
  • Monitors commodities being loaded into containers to ensure quality is maintained.
  • Evaluates inventory vs. production amounts to forecast shipments.
• Scale Operations
  • Oversees truck and rail scale activities.
  • Responsible for scrap grading and quality.
• Port Security
  • Responsible for overall facility security, including the oversight of outside security contractors. At port facilities, the Recycling Operations FE Manager may designate another manager as the Maritime Security (MARSEC) Facility Security Officer (FSO).
  • Maintains contracts with outside security company.
  • Deals with physical security breaches on an as-needed basis.
• Administrative Management
  • Monitors and maintains exempt and and/or hourly staff at cost effective and competitive levels.
  • Monitors supervisory practices for self and direct reports to ensure compliance with HR policies and union contracts, as applicable.
  • Reviews performance of direct reports.
  • Interviews prospective management and/or production employees.