Southern District Manager

Metro Group Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO accrual from day one

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Supplemental benefits

Voluntary life insurance

401K with 4% company match

Optional bonus opportunities

Company vehicle

Job summary

Metro Group Inc. is seeking a District Manager to lead multiple scrap metal facilities across Weber and Salt Lake counties. This role focuses on safety culture, profitability, and people leadership, with responsibility for strategic direction and hands-on operational oversight.

The District Manager will drive performance, develop leaders, and implement process improvements to deliver safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations across sites.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of managing multiple teams across locations.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Proven success improving safety, profitability, and team performance.
• Track record of developing leaders and building accountability.
• High integrity, resilience, and a results-driven mindset.
• Comfort leading through change and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Champion a safety culture across multiple facilities with high standards and compliance.
• Oversee purchasing, processing, upgrading, and shipping operations to improve labor efficiency and throughput.
• Analyze performance data to drive margin improvement and cost control, aligning decisions with financial goals.
• Coach and develop General Managers and Yard Foremen to strengthen leadership pipelines.
• Develop reporting tools to drive clarity, accountability, and measurable results.

Skills

Safety leadership

Operational excellence

Financial analysis

Leadership development

Strategic planning

Change management

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Metro Group Inc., a dynamic and growing metal recycling company, is on the lookout for an exceptional District Manager. We're not just any scrap yard; we're committed to redefining the industry with our integrity-driven approach and a passion for excellence.

Why Choose Metro Group?

If you're energized by leading teams, driving performance, and building high-performing operations, this role was built for you. As our District Manager, you'll provide strategic, hands-on leadership for multiple scrap metal recycling facilities throughout the Weber and Salt Lake counties - shaping safety culture, driving profitability, and developing strong leaders who deliver results.

This is a highly visible leadership role where your decisions directly impact safety, customer experience, operational efficiency, and financial success.

What You'll Do:

• Safety Leadership: Safety isn't just a priority - it's our foundation. You will champion a culture where safety comes first, set high standards and ensure consistent compliance across all locations, lead proactive hazard prevention and continuous improvement efforts, and hold teams accountable while empowering them to take ownership.
• Operational Excellence: You will drive strong, consistent performance across multiple facilities. You will oversee purchasing, processing, upgrading, and shipping operations, improve labor efficiency, throughput, and workflow, standardize best practices to create predictable high-quality results, and ensure disciplined inventory control and shipping cadence.
• Financial Performance: You will turn strong operations into strong financial results through analyzing performance data and key metrics, driving margin improvement and cost control initiatives, and ensuring operational decisions align with financial goals.
• Leadership & Talent Development: You will coach and develop General Managers and Yard Foremen, strengthen leadership pipelines and bench strength, improve hiring quality and reduce turnover, and foster a culture built on integrity, accountability, respect, and growth.
• Strategy & Continuous Improvement: You will develop reporting tools that drive clarity and accountability, identify performance gaps and implement structured improvement plans, and ensure lasting results through follow-up and measurement.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven success improving safety, profitability, and team performance.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• A track record of developing leaders and building accountability.
• High integrity, resilience, and a results-driven mindset.
• Comfort leading through change and complexity.
• 5-10 years of managing multiple teams. Managing teams in different locations a bonus.

Work Schedule: Day shift, Monday through Friday.

Main Location: You will be based out the of the Metro Group main location, but will be required to visit the Southern District yards.

Benefits that Go the Extra Mile:

• PTO accrual from day one.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Supplemental benefits.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• 401K eligibility after one year of service with 4% company match.
• Optional bonus opportunities.
• Company vehicle.