WM Business Optimization & Continuous Improvement Coach

Waste Management; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Personal days

Job summary

Waste Management is seeking a WM Way Coach to partner with site leadership and train Operations, Fleet, Dispatch Leaders, and other groups to align solutions with company strategies. The role requires leadership, training, or business process optimization experience.

Responsibilities include promoting continuity of WM Way processes, driving strategic vision, and mentoring staff while improving business systems and practices across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• High School Diploma or GED with four years of relevant work experience required.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Preferred: two years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Champions continuity of WM Way process across the area.
• Supports mindset and coaching development at the site.
• Contributes strategic vision and integrates ideas for business solutions.
• Experts in business processes and systems analysis considering current and future business environment.
• Collaborates with internal/external customers, suppliers and partners to resolve problems and test solutions.
• Drives projects toward achieving business results.
• May provide direction and coaching to less experienced staff.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (accredited)

High School Diploma or GED + 4 years relevant work experience

Job description

I. Job Summary

As the WM Way Coach, you will work with site leadership to train Operation, Fleet, and Dispatch Leaders and other Department groups to align business solutions with the company's strategies and initiatives and have a background in Leadership, Training, or Business Process Optimization (BPO).

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Champions continuity of WM Way process across the Area.
• Supports mindset and coaching development at the Site.
• Works with management and individual team leaders by contributing strategic vision and integrating a broad range of ideas regarding business solutions development.
• Contributes high-level expertise in business processes and systems analysis while considering the business implications to the current and future business environment.
• Works with internal and external customers, suppliers, and other partners to resolve problems, respond to suggestions for improvement and enhancements, and test, refine and institutionalize solutions.
• Drives the project(s) and the organization toward achieving business results.
• May act as a source of direction, training, and guidance for less experienced staff demonstrating coaching, mentoring, and leadership skills

III. Qualifications

A. Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited)
• High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) year of relevant work experience.
• Driver's License Valid Driver's License Upon Hire

B. Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

V. Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability. In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more. Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

ABOUT WM

WM ( WM.com ) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes more than 12,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America. Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com .

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons or service federal property. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative.