Operations Manager

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Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.

www.veolianorthamerica.com

Job Description

The operations manager monitors work at our hazardous waste transfer station and on our clients' premises and guarantees the respect and application of the company's rules and standards while managing the working teams.

Main Responsibilities: 

·  Guarantee the respect and application of the regulations established by the Company;
·  Manage the different working teams;
·  Divide the work between employees and keep the workers well informed of the tasks to be performed;
·  Oversee the effective completion and profitability of the works in accordance with the established standards, equipment required, schedules, working teams and client's demands; 
·  Protect the workers' health and safety by verifying that personal protective equipment is available and appropriately worn by the workers, guaranteeing the hygiene of the equipment and workers, analyzing risks and ensuring the safety of work sites;
·  Assess certain types of work in conjunction with the sales department;
·  Coordinate work organization and allocation according to the ongoing contracts in conjunction with the representatives;
·  Be available at any time to respond to emergency situations;
·  Prepare different reports for the attention of the division manager;
·  Be available for on-call duty from time to time;
·  Implement the "Health and Safety" breaks, participate in Joint Health and Safety Committee;
·  Oversee the cleanliness of the work sites;
·  Make sure the documents relating to the works are correctly completed by the operators. (JSA, mechanical report, daily report, wash certificate, logbook, etc.);
·  Be the person in charge on the work sites;
·  Establish continuity between the different shifts when required;
·  Prepare and develop different procedures and work instructions;
·  Investigate work-related accidents;
·  Maintain personnel discipline and complete a disciplinary report for any incident relating to the behavior of a worker, in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement;
·  Take control of the distribution of tasks to manage holidays and/or absences;
·  Work in close collaboration with the other departments including laboratory, logistics, customer service, technical service;
·  All other related tasks.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

·  High school diploma;
·  3 to 5 years' experience in a similar position;
·  Relevant experience in managing personnel in a unionized work environment;
·  Background in industrial or environmental environment will be an asset.
·  Strong health and safety background;
·  Ability to work as part of a team;
·  Autonomy;
·  Customer oriented;
·  Good time management;
·  Good communication skills;
·  Demonstrate integrity, reliability and leadership;
·  Be proactive, organized, rigorous and resourceful;
·  Focus on results and human skills;
·  Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Google Suite (asset).

Work Environment: 

Permanent position, offered on a full-time basis, with schedules from Monday to Friday, day time. Incumbent must be flexible in terms of availabilities according to operational needs. 

The job holder spends around 75% of their time supervising the personnel and guaranteeing customer satisfaction, while the rest of their time (25%) is spent updating files/reports/documents and preparing reports for their manager.

Additional Information

Why join our team of researchers? Come and rejuvenate the world with us!

·  Acting today to create the world of tomorrow;
·  A company in constant growth;
·  A multitude of large-scale projects where you can put your talent to good use;
·  A multitude of large-scale projects where you can make the most of your talent; Challenges adapted to your needs and the absence of routine;
·  The possibility of developing your career according to your professional objectives;
·  Internal and external training and coaching programs;
·  A very competitive compensation, pension and benefits package;
·  Multi-disciplinary work teams and a health and safety oriented work environment.

We thank all applicants for applying, but only those selected will be contacted.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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