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Senior Manager Maintenance - Recycling

WM
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jun 2025

About the role

Job Summary

In partnership with site leadership, responsible for delivering industry leading maintenance performance and asset utilization.  Responsible for delivering excellence in cost, plant and vehicle availability, asset utilization, plant productivity management & performance improvements and maintenance compliance.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Other minor duties may be assigned. 

Maintenance Operations Performance

Responsible for delivering maintenance performance that meets or exceeds the needs of the business.

Responsible for developing and delivering high performance maintenance operations through implementation of WM standards, Technician training, best practice application, audit and compliance to WM and regulatory standards.

Audits and reports performance at the Plant Leadership team and champions the creation of action plans to improve low performance.

Ensures accuracy and compliance with WM maintenance and safety standards and regulatory requirements.

Knowledge and understanding of the maintenance and operations of all plant equipment. 

Works with Plant management on cost studies for equipment and facilities to reduce operating costs.

Utilization/Asset Management Performance

Works in partnership with Engineering, Fleet and HE on effective acquisition of assets.

Responsible for effective relocation and disposition of assets. 

Works in partnership with Engineering, Fleet and HE on effective acquisition of assets.

Working relationship with equipment manufactures to deliver optimum equipment performance, maintenance and cost.

Business Partner

Responsible for acting as an Advisor to Field and Area Leadership in planning of maintenance budgets, shop and equipment related capital projects, and Plant Management hiring and development.

The Field Recycling Maintenance Manager is responsible for being a WM leader in cost, productivity management and improvement strategies, knowledge of the equipment and techniques that drive profitability. This focus will include all aspects of the recycling business touched by maintenance.

Act as an advisor to Field and Area leadership for business opportunities/issues, as requested by Field Leadership.

Fleet Leader

Responsible for review and advisement of assigned technology initiatives and process improvement projects to drive improved equipment performance or shop productivity.

Responsible for implementation and on-going management of Plant Maintenance Managers personal development and succession planning.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Experience: Bachelor�s Degree (accredited) in Plant/Military Maintenance Management or similar area of study or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience.

Experience: Ten years of prior plant/military maintenance management experience and three years of prior work experience leading management employees.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Plant maintenance management experience and supervisory/management skills required

Strong interpersonal and relationship skills; organizational and political savvy

Analytical and Problem Solving skills

Ability to coach others to improved performance

Strong project management skills; working knowledge of group infrastructure

Experience in leading/motivating large, diverse workforce; must be able to build camaraderie/trust

OSHA Training

Electrical, Hydraulic, PLC and fabrication knowledge and experience

 

Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: office

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