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Apply today!\nAbout the role\nReworld is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead, direct, and motivate the Operations team at one of our thermomechanical treatment facilities. This position is ideal for a Plant Operations Manager with experience in power generation, thermomechanical treatment, municipal solid waste combustion, refuse-derived fuel, mass-burn technology, boiler and turbine operations, materials handling, environmental compliance, and industrial safety.\nThis is an opportunity to lead a critical operation that converts municipal solid waste into energy while supporting environmental sustainability and responsible waste management. The Operations Manager will have significant influence over plant safety, reliability, performance, employee development, and continuous improvement. Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates.\nReporting directly to the Facility Manager, the Operations Manager will lead five direct reports: Superintendents, a Supervisor, and an Analyst. The role will partner closely with business and supply chain teams to coordinate schedules and understand customer requirements. This is a full-time, onsite position with a primarily Monday-through-Friday daytime schedule; some evening, weekend, off-hours, and on-call work will be required.\nCore Activities and Responsibilities\nSet clear expectations, hold employees accountable, and model Reworld’s values and behaviors to foster a safe, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.\nProvide visible environmental, health, and safety leadership focused on preventing accidents, protecting employees, and avoiding harm to the environment.\nEnsure compliance with environmental permits, operating requirements, safety procedures, and applicable regulations.\nLead and oversee plant operations to maintain optimal boiler and turbine performance.\nTranslate business strategy into actionable operating and continuous-improvement plans.\nEstablish, monitor, and improve key performance indicators for the Operations department.\nContribute to the three-to-five-year planning process in support of business and corporate strategy.\nCommunicate and implement departmental objectives, priorities, expectations, and performance updates.\nDevelop and execute resource plans that support effective staffing, performance, employee relations, and engagement.\nChampion continuous improvement and productivity through Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies.\nPromote continuous learning and development to strengthen operational capabilities and organizational effectiveness.\nCoach and develop employees while building leadership capability and succession strength within the Operations team.\nDrive cultural change, operational discipline, accountability, and a continuous-improvement mindset.\nAudit operating practices and procedures to confirm compliance and identify improvement opportunities.\nMaintain strong housekeeping standards throughout operational areas to support a safe and professional working environment.\nPartner with business and supply chain teams to coordinate operating schedules and respond effectively to customer needs.\nQualifications\nApproximately 10 years of broad plant operations experience, including meaningful supervisory or managerial responsibility.\nDemonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop employees in an industrial or power-generation environment.\nWorking knowledge of industrial safety practices and regulatory compliance, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.\nUnderstanding of municipal solid waste combustion practices and materials-handling processes.\nPower plant, waste-to-energy, energy-from-waste, or related generating-facility experience is preferred.\nExperience supporting boiler, turbine, electrical, or mechanical generating operations is highly desirable.\nBachelor’s degree in engineering is preferred. Relevant supervisory experience in an electrical or mechanical generating facility may be considered in place of an engineering degree.\nASME QRO/CFO certification is preferred. Candidates without the certification must be able to qualify within six months of employment.\nExperience with Lean, Six Sigma, operational excellence, or comparable continuous-improvement methodologies is preferred.\nStrong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.\nStrong organizational, planning, decision-making, and accountability skills.\nAbility to work effectively with operations, maintenance, business, supply chain, and facility leadership teams.\nAbility to work onsite. Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates.\nPhysical Requirements and Work Environment\nAbility to routinely lift and carry up to 50 pounds.\nAbility to regularly climb ladders and to stand, walk, sit, kneel, bend, reach, crouch, and balance.\nAbility to enter confined spaces and work at heights while wearing a harness and other required safety equipment.\nAbility to wear a full-face respirator.\nAbility to use and move handheld equipment, including ladders, pressure washers, generators, and hoses.\nAbility to work in outdoor conditions and environments involving elevated noise levels.\nAbility to work in areas where exposure to dirt, fumes, and hazardous waste may occur.\nAbility to perform work requiring moderate to heavy physical effort.\nAvailability for a primarily Monday-through-Friday daytime schedule, with occasional evenings and weekends.\nAvailability for off-hours and on-call responsibilities as operational needs require.\nAll Reworld positions require a candidate's ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role while upholding Reworld's Values, including (but not limited to) contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities.\nPlease note that Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.\nPay Transparency\nReworld is committed to paying its staff equitably, and we strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits packages. The range below reflects Reworld’s reasonable estimate of base pay for this role based on primary posting location. It is expected that most qualified candidates in this location will fall within the posting range. The final salary offered for this role will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to: experience, education, geographic location, skills and competencies, travel requirements and/or union contracts (if applicable). Pay ranges are reviewed from time to time and may be modified in the future.\nThe pay range for the primary location of this position is: $136,600.00 - $195,300.00 USD per annumReworld™ provides an industry-leading benefits package that supports the whole person-and their families-through a balanced approach to mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Regular full-time employees based in the USA have access to comprehensive medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision coverage, FSA, HSA, short- and long-term disability benefits. Our 401(k) plan is industry-leading, with an up to 7% company match. Additional benefits include Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, EAP, paid parental leave, and educational assistance. For more information regarding these offerings, please visit the Reworld Careers Benefits Page. Reworld™ reserves the right to amend, suspend or terminate any benefit plan, in whole or in part, at any time.\nOur DEI Commitment\nReworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an Affirmative Action Program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nKnow Your Rights (Click to view poster)\nIf you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site because of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by going to Reworldwaste.com and clicking on the ‘Contact Us’ button. Under Inquires, select ‘Careers’ in the Interest field, fill out all required fields including your message. In the message section, please note this is a ‘Job Application Accommodation Request’.\nAttention Staffing Agencies & Search Firms\nReworld may sometimes selectively collaborate with staffing agencies and search firms (Agencies). Reworld will only consider candidates from Agencies with whom a signed agreement and a duly authorized work order (for a specific role) has been duly executed. 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