District Operations Manager

Role Overview

• Facilitates compliance to corporate health, safety, and environmental affairs policies, including completion of all required training, documentation and record keeping
• Supports sales efforts consistent with corporate and regulatory compliance, health, safety, and environmental affairs standards
• Supports emergency response teams across District
• Manages district health and safety program and conducts safety audits in conjunction with company policies and requirements
• Ensures comprehensive incident investigations are conducted in a timely manner, confirms identification of root causes and implementation of corrective and preventative measures
• Regularly communicates District performance, opportunities and issues, and branch or industry related trends to leadership
• Ensures branches in assigned District foster and maintain a positive work environment
• Leads all operations personnel assigned to District
• Manages salary plan, personnel development, hiring, promoting and termination of assigned employees
• Evaluates skill gaps with direct reports and staff and partners with Human Resources on development programs for subordinates
• Conveys performance expectations and implications to departments and teams
• Oversees compliance with all training requirements and needs of district staff
• Mentors subordinate leaders in appropriate personnel management and models expected performance
• Communicates and reinforces roles and responsibilities within branches
• Provides effective and frequent communication flow from senior leadership to assigned branches
• Develops budget and operating plans for all branches in assigned District in coordination with district and regional management
• Oversees budget and operating plans for branches within the district and monitors and directs achievement of branch goals
• Regularly participates in District Business Meetings
• Prepares and presents comprehensive District Reviews to Leadership
• Ensures cooperation between Operations and Commercial team
• Ensures company quality processes are adhered to at the district level
• Oversees completion and results of year-end and periodic physical inventory
• Oversees efficient warehouse & repack functions
• Implements initiatives to improve operations across the District
• Continuously identifies and implements process improvement initiatives throughout the District, ensuring consistency among branches
• May require last minute travel to support Operations initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required
• HazMat certified, Hazwoper Certified, CVI
• 10+ years’ experience in operational leadership
• Strong supervisory experience
• Knowledge of chemical distribution facility operation
• Strong interpersonal skills in coaching and team building with all levels of people in the organization
• High level of decision-making ability, balancing customers’ needs and company objectives
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle diverse and significant workload
• Leadership abilities that are recognized by peers and subordinates
• Knowledgeable in all aspects of chemical distribution
• In-depth knowledge of chemical distribution facility operation
• Local, State and Federal regulations affecting facilities in area of responsibility
• Working knowledge of governmental requirements related to the chemical industry, i.e. OSHA, EPA, RCRA, DOT, etc. or proven ability to attain such knowledge
• Up to 50% Travel throughout the district

Benefits

• health, vision, dental coverage
• industry-leading retirement and time off programs