District Manager I - Military Veterans

JOB DESCRIPTION

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Summary

The District Manager I is responsible for managing the day-to-day collection operations for the Ottawa Hauling site and will establish/maintain performance and productivity metrics and cost management processes for multiple lines of business. This role will have 5-7 direct reports including front line supervisors, admin and welders as well as 40-45 indirect reports (unionized commercial drivers)

Location: 254 Westbrook Rd, RR 3, Carp ON

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Function

• Manages the District's day-to-day operations and provides daily support to drivers in ensuring safety, service and savings.
• Executes necessary precautions to ensure safety and compliance with Company, OH&S, and other standards and regulations.
• Ensures thorough root cause investigations for all injuries and incidents, following up with consistent coaching and retraining.
• Oversees department personnel needs, including selecting, coaching, disciplining, and training employees and evaluating employee performance. Manages termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
• Formulates short-term and long-term goals and action plans in conjunction with the Senior District Manager and/or Director of Collection Operations.
• Participates in regular P&L reviews to ensure that budgets are met; develops and implements programs for optimal equipment utilization, equipment maintenance, and labor and material costs.
• Interacts with local city, municipal, and county agencies to ensure customer satisfaction, improve efficiency, renew contracts, and negotiate new contracts; establishes WM as a good corporate citizen and valued resource.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Education: Associate's Degree, High School Diploma or GED and 2 years of relevant work experience.

Experience: 2+ years in a role supervisory or management role including P&L responsibility (in addition to

education requirement).

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Experience in a position in a fast-paced environment involving at least 2 of the following: operations, logistics, customer service, community relations, health and safety, financial and human resource function, experience as a manager; experience implementing safety (OH&S) programs and equipment specifications, experience preparing and managing budgets, and experience resolving labor relations issues required.
• Preferred - Exceptional planning, organizational and multi-tasking skills as well as a continuous improvement mindset

Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: on-site

Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on RRSP, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If you have the above skills and experience and are someone with exceptional planning, organizational and multi-tasking skills as well as a continuous improvement mindset we'd love to meet you!

Please click "Apply".

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WM (WM.com) is North America's largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. 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 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 achieve 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 the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM's fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks - the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America - where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company's sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

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