✦ Luna Orbit — Executive & General Management

Operations Manager

at Republic Services

📍 Fort Wayne, IN, USA Unknown Posted April 17, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience executive
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Executive & General Management

The Operations Manager - Hauling leads collections operations for commercial, industrial, and residential customers, including container delivery and pick up. This role manages a large team, executes local market strategy and tactical initiatives, and ensures safety, regulatory compliance, and budget achievement.

  • Manage collections operations and route system across commercial, roll-off, and residential routes
  • Oversee safety and accident prevention programs and loss control
  • Ensure compliance with environmental, operating, regulatory, safety, accounting and ethics standards
  • Manage budgets, labor hours, disposal expenses, purchase orders, and vendor pricing
  • Lead and develop operations teams through hiring, training, coaching, and performance management

This position is centered on operational execution: route system management for commercial/roll-off/residential operations, productivity and labor/resource optimization, and compliance controls across safety, environmental, operating, regulatory, accounting, and ethics domains. It also includes change management initiatives to drive functional excellence and growth.

The ideal candidate is an executive-level Operations Manager - Hauling with strong experience leading collections operations across commercial, roll-off, and residential routes. They demonstrate safety leadership (accident prevention and loss control), regulatory compliance ownership, and the ability to manage budgets, purchase orders, vendor pricing, and large teams of dispatchers, supervisors, clerks, drivers, and helpers.

Ability to direct large staffDemonstrated business acumenstrategic thinking and an ability to execute against formulated strategyDemonstrated ability to lead change initiativesOversee safety and accident prevention programsRegulatory compliance standards
Collections operations managementroute management systemscontainer delivery and pick upproductivity goalslabor hours managementdisposal expenses managementcustomer service issue resolutionregulatory compliancesafety and accident prevention programsloss control and safety programbudget managementapproval of purchase ordersvendor pricinghiringtrainingcoachingperformance managementchange management initiativeslarge staff leadership
Collections operations managementRoute management systemsRoute system optimizationContainer delivery and pick up managementProductivity goalsLabor hours managementDisposal expenses managementCustomer service issue resolutionRegulatory complianceEnvironmental complianceOperating standards complianceSafety and accident prevention programLoss control and safety programSafety claims resolutionBudget managementApproval of purchase ordersVendor pricing managementHiringTrainingCoachingPerformance managementChange management initiativesTeam leadershipLarge staff directionBusiness unit strategy executionGovernment and community relations
Strategic thinkingChange leadershipLeadershipCoachingProblem-solvingCross-functional collaborationCommunicationConflict resolutionTeam buildingSafety leadershipAccountabilityProcess orientation
Industry Logistics
Job Function Run and optimize hauling/collections operations while leading teams to achieve safety, compliance, and budget goals
Role Subtype Operations Manager
Operations ManagerOperations Manager - HaulingHauling collectionscollections activitiescontainer deliverycontainer pick uproute systemcommercial routesroll-off routesresidential routesdispatchersoperations supervisorsoperations clerksdrivershelpersGeneral Managerbusiness unitlocal market strategystrategic operating and marketing planstactical initiativesfunctional excellencebudget achievementsafety and accident prevention programsloss control and safety programregulatory complianceenvironmentalaccounting and ethicspurchase ordersvendor pricingchange management initiativesgovernmentcommunity and environmental groupsbudget managementchange managementcollections operations

Must be able to direct large staff, Must have demonstrated ability to lead change initiatives, Must be able to oversee safety and accident prevention programs and regulatory compliance

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