What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Manager position at WM?
Job Description
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability or protected veteran status.
I. Job Summary
This role is responsible for Onboarding, Developing, Coaching, Mentoring, and Performance Management of all drivers and helpers. Establish and maintain positive relationships with all front-line employees. Spends the majority of the day in the field with frontline employees.
II. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
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.
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About Us
ABOUT WM
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 .
About The Team
Where We Stand. We are 50,000 people — from many places and many backgrounds, and it is our amazing differences that make us stronger. Our commitment to inclusion, equity and diversity is rooted in our values and woven into our business strategies, as we work toward a sustainable tomorrow.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability or protected veteran status.
I. Job Summary
This role is responsible for Onboarding, Developing, Coaching, Mentoring, and Performance Management of all drivers and helpers. Establish and maintain positive relationships with all front-line employees. Spends the majority of the day in the field with frontline employees.
II. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Onboarding: Ensuring new frontline employees have tools, instruction, and feedback for successful daily duties; Meet with new frontline employees daily to ensure consistent communication and support of onboarding
- Developing: Provide timely and consistent touchpoints with frontline employees; Regular review of best practices to enhance daily performance; Focus on understanding and progress of frontline employee career goals
- Coaching: Identify and address improvement opportunities and collaborate with frontline employees to ensure continued success; Actively practice and seek feedback on coaching conversations.
- Mentoring: Lead by example to ensure safety practices are paramount with each employee; Teaching and developing an understanding of the WM Way
- Performance Management: Conducts Root Cause Investigations for all injuries and incidents, ensuring consistent discipline and retraining; Documents and maintains records required by regulatory agencies such as the Department of Transportation.
- Reviews and audits documentation related to route operations daily (e.g., DVIRs, driver time and attendance, open tickets), following up where appropriate.
- Visits customers and customer sites to evaluate and resolve safety issues, seeking service alternatives where appropriate.
- Required Qualifications
- Associate's Degree or in lieu of a degree
- High School Diploma (accredited) and two (2) years of relevant work experience
- Successful completion of the WM Operations Manager Trainee program
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located
- Valid Driver's License
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.
- Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements occasionally;
- This job operates in a mix between an office environment and plant/field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.
- Benefits
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.
About Us
ABOUT WM
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 .
About The Team
Where We Stand. We are 50,000 people — from many places and many backgrounds, and it is our amazing differences that make us stronger. Our commitment to inclusion, equity and diversity is rooted in our values and woven into our business strategies, as we work toward a sustainable tomorrow.
