Regional Operations Manager

Tradebe Environmental Services; Morrow (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401k retirement match

Health, dental and vision

Paid time off

Career development

Leadership opportunities

Job summary

Tradebe Environmental Services seeks a Regional Operations Manager to lead a portfolio of environmental services facilities. You will manage a team of Operations Managers, drive EHS excellence, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimize regional performance.

You will oversee multi-site P&L, budgets, pricing and growth opportunities, while building strong customer relationships and guiding high-performing teams through change in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of environmental services experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience leading operational teams.
• Labpacking experience strongly preferred.
• Strong logistics and transportation experience.
• Extensive knowledge of EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulations.
• Experience managing budgets and multi-site P&L responsibilities.
• Experience scoping, pricing, and quoting environmental or technical service projects.
• Ability to analyze operational performance and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong presentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel 50-75% across the assigned region.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight for multiple facilities within a defined geographic region, driving operational consistency and best practices.
• Identify operational challenges and implement solutions to improve productivity and service delivery.
• Support the evaluation, development, and launch of potential new sites within the region.
• Drive safety culture and compliance with EPA, OSHA, DOT and company standards.
• Monitor safety and environmental metrics and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Manage regional budgets and multi-site P&L, tracking KPIs on safety, compliance, operations and profitability.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and increase operational effectiveness.
• Support project pricing, proposal development, and scope evaluation activities.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships and identify growth opportunities.
• Lead a team of Operations Managers, conduct performance reviews, coaching, and development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data-driven decisions

Travel availability

Logistics experience

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Environmental Science or related field

Job description

Location: Morrow, GA, US, 30260 Columbia, SC, US, 29201 US Durham, NC, US, 27704

Department: Operations

Business Line: Environmental Services & Global Functions

Regional Operations Manager

Description

Tradebe is a group of industrial businesses with the commitment of creating a more sustainable planet and making significant contributions to human wellbeing. In the US, we are leaders focused on recycling and circular economy, managing all different environmental liabilities in a sustainable way.

What will you do? Make an impact!

We are seeking a Regional Operations Manager to lead and support multiple environmental services facilities across an assigned region. This role is responsible for managing a group of Operations Managers and driving operational excellence across their region by ensuring a strong focus on EHS, collaborating with key stakeholders across the business, driving a customer-focused work environment and developing high performing teams.

Key Job Responsibilities

Regional Operations Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight for multiple facilities within a defined geographic region, driving operational consistency, efficiency, and best practices across all locations.
• Identify operational challenges and implement solutions that improve productivity and service delivery.
• Support the evaluation, development, and launch of potential new sites within the region.

Environmental, Health & Safety Leadership

• Drive a culture where safety, environmental stewardship, and compliance are core values across all facilities, ensuring compliance with EPA, OSHA, DOT, and company standards and procedures.
• Promote proactive risk identification, hazard prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor safety and environmental performance metrics and implement corrective actions when needed.

Financial Management & Business Performance

• Manage regional operating budgets and monitor expenditures
• Maintain responsibility for multi-site P&L performance, overseeing operations exceeding $20 million in annual revenue.
• Track KPIs related to safety, compliance, operations, and profitability.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and increase operational effectiveness.
• Support project pricing, proposal development, and scope evaluation activities.

Customer & Business Growth

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through exceptional service and operational execution and a strong partnership with Sales and Customer Experience teams
• Identify growth opportunities and support strategies that expand regional business operations.

Team Development & Leadership

• Lead a team of Operations Managers, fostering a collaborative, respectful, and performance-driven work environment.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide ongoing coaching and feedback, and recommend and support employee training and professional development programs.
• Lead teams through organizational growth and operational change initiatives.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of environmental services experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience leading operational teams.
• Previous labpacking experience strongly preferred.
• Strong logistics and transportation experience.
• Extensive knowledge of EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulations.
• Experience in managing budgets and multi-site P&L responsibilities.
• Experience scoping, pricing, and quoting environmental or technical service projects.
• Ability to analyze operational performance and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong presentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel approximately 50-75% throughout the assigned region.

What's in for you?

Why Tradebe is Right for You

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Generous vacation and sick plans
• Medical (including telehealth), dental and vision
• 401k Retirement match
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings accounts (HSA)
• Agency paid, basic life and AD&DD insurance
• Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities
• Leadership opportunities
• Great work environment and culture
• And MORE!

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Tradebe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law