Area Manager, Recycling Operations (Brampton or Kitchener, ON, Canada)

Job Description

Job Title: Area Manager, Recycling Operations

Location: Brampton, Ontario or Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (relocation assistance available)

Base Salary: CAD $180,000 to $210,000 per year

Industry: Renewables & Environment

Job Category: General Management

Position Summary
Manages the productivity, financial, and overall performance of multiple recycling operating units. Ensures operating units meet or exceed annual objectives and successfully implement organizational initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Area's recycling operating plans, consistent with long-range objectives, to enhance effectiveness and delineate responsibilities and authority
  
• Counsel managers on the execution of programs, processes, and initiatives, and provide direction for modified work plans or contingency plans when necessary
  
• Oversee human resource needs, including selecting, coaching, training, and evaluating employees; provide input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions
  
• Facilitate regular Profit and Loss (P&L) reviews and execute action plans to improve equipment and facility utilization, equipment maintenance, and labor and material costs
  
• Conduct regular cost of goods sold (COGS) reviews to ensure plants maintain or improve gross margin spread as COGS fluctuate
  
• Implement and maintain programs to improve safety, productivity, and profitability; ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, and other applicable regulations; conduct regular site safety reviews with plant managers and supervisors
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
  
• 4 years of relevant work experience
  
• Valid driver's license
  
• Available to travel 50% of the time
  
• Bilingual (French and English) is an asset
  

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability, plus a stock purchase plan, company RRSP matching, and paid vacation, holidays, and personal days.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Employer sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Requirements
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in business, operations management, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) - 4+ years of relevant experience in recycling, waste management, or industrial operations management - Experience managing P&L, COGS reviews, and multi-site operations - Working knowledge of OSHA/DOT and environmental compliance - Valid driver's license; up to 50% travel across Ontario sites