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Operations Site Manager

Job in Union, Union County, New Jersey, 07083, USA
Listing for: Interstate Waste Services
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-01
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Operations Manager, General Management, Program / Project Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Operations Site Manager at Interstate Waste Services summary:

The Operations Site Manager oversees daily operations, safety compliance, budgeting, and staffing at waste management facilities within a defined geographic area. Responsibilities include managing multiple depots, ensuring OSHA compliance, optimizing equipment and labor costs, and fostering community relations. The role requires supervisory experience and knowledge in operations, safety programs, financial management, and labor relations within the solid waste industry.

Overview:

Operations Site Manager

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, Connecticut, with a state-of-the-art rail served landfill located in Ohio. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while keeping focus on employee, customer and environmental safety.

What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture.

Essential

Job Summary::

Job Highlights

Site Manager manages the assigned scope of responsibility within a line of business and/or at specific site within a market. May be assigned single or multiple depots, building facilities, expense management, operations staff to maintain and ensure safe performance and productivity metrics and processes.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. 

  • Manages the day-to-day operations of the depot(s), and provides daily support to Operations manager(s), supervisors in ensuring quality and budget performance.
  • Monitors budget and operating metrics while diagnosing and improving processes, procedures, and performance.
  • Executes necessary precautions to ensure safety and compliance with Company, OSHA, and other standards and regulations.
  • Ensures thorough root cause investigations for all injuries and incidents, following-up with consistent discipline and retraining and that management
  • Oversees personnel needs of the department including selecting, coaching, disciplining, and training employees and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
  • Formulates both short-term and long-term goals and action plans in conjunction with the Site Manager(s) and Director of 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 IWS as a good corporate citizen and valued resource.
  • Works with functional groups to resolve employee relations and labor relations issues.
Requirements and

Qualifications::

Requirements:

Supervisory experience: 5+ years supervisory/team management experience to include direct and indirect reports.

Education and Experience

  • Education:

    Associate degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 2 years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience:

    3 years of work experience (in addition to education requirement) in transportation, logistics, or solid waste operations in which coaching, routing assessments and leading employees

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

  • Experience in a position involving operations, customer service, community relations, health and safety, financial, and human resources function, experience as a supervisor or manager; experience implementing safety (OSHA) programs and equipment specifications, experience preparing and managing budgets, and experience resolving labor relations issues required.
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