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Facility General Manager II

Clean Harbors
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jul 2025

About the role

The Facility General Manager reports directly to the Director and has direct responsibility for a used oil refinery operation, P&L, KPI, staffing Re-refinery of oil, responsible for safe operations inbound and outbound of oil shipments, oil refinery operations and bulk blending facility. 

Why work for Clean Harbors?

  • Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
  • Competitive pay and benefits
  • Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Group 401-K retirement savings with company matching
  • Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career
  • Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement
  • Positive and safe work environments
  • Re-refinery of oil, responsible for safe operations inbound and outbound of oil shipments, oil refinery operations and bulk blending facility. 
  • Manages labor to ensure operating costs are in line with budgeted and projected revenue.  
  • Labor management includes all employee hours worked, overtime hours worked, hiring, firing, and performance appraisals.  
  • Manages to facility to the clean compliance standards and measure against the CCP KPI’s
  • Recommends merit increases and promotions of facility personnel.
  • Ensure and enforce corporate and facility specific Health & Safety protocol and Standard Operating Procedures.  
  • Continuously working closely with the safety department to enhance and improve safety within facility as a top priority.  
  • Co-chairs Facility Health & Safety meetings,
  • Ensure and enforce corporate and facility specific Compliance protocol and Standard Operation Procedures.  
  • Maintains the facility in compliance with Part B RCRA permit, or equivalent. 
  • Continuously works with the Facility Compliance Manager to ensure continued compliance with all corporate and regulatory protocol.
  • Reviews and approves all purchasing for the facility. 
  • Responsible for management of profit and loss statements according to budgeted revenue and percentages.  
  • Assures operating costs, labor, materials, supplies, disposal, and SG&A costs meet or exceed budgeted parameters.
  • Responsible for the training and development of all plant employees.  Responsible for mentoring current and future managers assuring the continued growth of the company.
  • Ensure facility is properly maintained; Management of maintenance department including oversight of preventative maintenance systems.
  • Ensure facility is always clean and presentable for customer audits and tours.  Participates when necessary or requested.
  • Assures facility provides proper customer service both internally and externally.
  • Performs other assignments as assigned by management.

What does it take to work at Clean Harbors?

  • BS/BA degree or equivalent industry experience
  • 4+ years of plant operations experience preferred
  • 7+ years industry experience in a refinery or hazardous waste facility (preferred)
  • 4+ years’ experience environmental statutes and regulations
  • Ability to lead a team of cross departmental direct reports
  • Safety-First Leadership style
  • Demonstrated leadership by motivating teams and influence
  • Problem solving skills – Plant, equipment, supply chain, human capital etc. 
  • Ability to set and measure KPI’s
  • Experience with profit and loss reports and expense management is a plus!
  • Ability to be on call and become a site Emergency Coordinator
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Good organization skills and initiative
  • Computer savvy and 
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Influence and negotiation

Safety-Kleen Systems, a Clean Harbors company, has a commitment to excellence deeply rooted in a strong sense of tradition. Our entire business model revolves around keeping North American businesses green. We generate more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue as a world-class environmental service organization and market leader in industrial hazardous waste management, parts-cleaning technology, and oil r

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