Senior Operations Manager Portland Recycling Facility

4 weeks ago

Portland, Oregon, United States WestRock Full time

The Opportunity:
The General Manager at WestRock Portland Recycle plant is responsible for the overall operation and financial success of the facility. Management areas include plant operations, compliance, safety, business development, employee management, and meeting corporate financial goals.

Key Responsibilities:
As site leader, the General Manager is responsible for the safety, operational excellence, and business results of a large, multi-product recycling facility. To successfully achieve the desired results, the GM has oversight and ownership for all business results working closely across all functions. Key areas of accountability include:

  1. Drive a culture of safety across a multi-shift facility, investing in behavioral recognition programs and a strong focus on hazard recognition and prevention utilizing corporate resources and programs.
  2. Ensure a systematic approach to maintenance, preventative maintenance, and appropriate capital investments.
  3. Work with sales resources to ensure appropriate recycle contracts and drive profitable product disposition.
  4. Engage across local business and government operations to ensure contracts and services to the benefit of all.
  5. Collaborate with procurement, logistics, and customers to ensure best landed cost of product to internal mills.
  6. Negotiate with outside contractors, vendors, suppliers to ensure competitive services and prices as needed.
  7. Understand and drive the financial performance of the business.
  8. Engage regularly with employees to ensure alignment, communication, and engagement across the facility.
  9. Lead with integrity and ensure the facility is compliant with all appropriate standards, policies, and regulations.
  10. Oversee transportation fleet and ensure all compliance.
  11. Seek out and develop new opportunities for increased business.
  12. Work closely with sales manager in developing and maintaining relationships with key accounts.
  13. Build effective relationships with all departments to produce strong customer relationships and a superior product.
  14. Build effective alliances with other WestRock plants to better serve customers that cross multiple plants.
  15. Provide a vision for the plant strategically linking resources of the facility with its respective markets.
  16. Foster employee development through training and other resources.
  17. Value and seek contributions from all team members and facilitate regular team meetings.
  18. Control cost within budgetary limits to achieve profitability.
  19. Review and understand annual budget, forecasts, and monthly financial summaries for area.
  20. Be responsible for management of assets (P&L) to include material sourcing-procurement, sales, safety, plant operations, customer service, environmental, and quality.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree preferred. Experience in single-stream waste handling required. General Manager experience preferred. Leadership experience a must. Effective negotiating skills. Strong customer service mentality.

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