Operations Manager
Step into a high-impact, exhilarating leadership role as an Operations Manager at GFL, where you will seize full command of an entire Environmental Services division, acting as the central pillar for its safety, profitability, and overall performance. Your mission will be to achieve strategic and financial mastery by managing the P&L, ensuring budget attainment, and optimizing resources (equipment, labor, and materials) through continuous process improvement, all while integrating operations seamlessly with sales and marketing initiatives. This role demands exceptional leadership to drive operational excellence, champion top-tier safety and compliance standards in partnership with the Health and Safety team, and provide direct, inspiring leadership to supervisors and all personnel, overseeing everything from selection and training to performance evaluation, ultimately transforming the division into a model of efficiency and success within the Waste Management Industry—a mandate requiring a minimum of five years of operational management experience and proven expertise in the sector.
Key Accountabilities:
• Oversee the operations of the division.
• Overall business unit accountability for performance, safety and profitability.
• Monitors budget and operating metrics while diagnosing and improving processes, procedures, and performance.
• Executes necessary precautions to ensure safety and compliance with company standards and other standards and regulations.
• Liaise with the Health and Safety team to ensure thorough root cause investigations for all injuries and incidents, following-up with consistent discipline and retraining.
• Work closely with the HR team to oversee personnel needs of the division including selecting, coaching, disciplining, and training employees and evaluating employee performance.
• 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.
• Manage and provide leadership for supervisors and direct reporting employees within the division.
• Manage and attend all Health and Safety meetings and train employees on any safety issues.
• Review all employee timecards for accuracy on a daily basis.
• Assist in forming business plans for tenders and other new business ventures.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Oversee that all employees are adhering to company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as directed or required.
Requirements:
• University diploma/degree in business or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum 5 years in an Operations Manager role.
• Experience and strong knowledge in Waste Management Industry.
Skills & Attributes:
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to motivate and inspire.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize and execute.
• Excellent knowledge of operations.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent team player.
• Excellent ability to listen, analyze and adapt to change.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact [email protected]
Please note that GFL does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required. Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.
This hiring process may utilize machine-based systems to assist in screening and assessing applicants. Final selection decisions are made by our recruitment team.
