Operations Manager

Operations Manager Livermore, CA Full-Time | Leadership Role | Career Growth Opportunity Salary: $105,000 $125,000 annually + 1520% Bonus + Equity Opportunities Who We Are At Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN), were not just the leading waste services provider in North America were a team of passionate, driven individuals who believe in making a difference. We value servant leadership, integrity, and a culture where your voice is heard and your career can thrive. Why Join Us? Culture: Empowered, self-directed professionals thrive here. Integrity: We do what we say for our customers and our team. Respect: We honor our people, our communities, and our environment. Growth: We promote from within and support your long-term career goals. Compensation: Competitive salary, performance-based bonus, and equity opportunities. About the Role As an Operations Manager in Livermore, CA, youll lead a high-performing team and oversee daily operations, safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction. This is a strategic leadership role with a clear path to higher-level management within 2+ years. What Youll Do Lead and supervise work crews operating solid waste collection equipment. Monitor daily operations and adjust staffing or assignments as needed. Partner with the District Manager to manage budgets and P&L performance. Develop and mentor frontline supervisors and build a strong leadership pipeline. Conduct field inspections to ensure safety, compliance, and operational excellence. Address customer concerns and ensure high service standards. Oversee compliance with environmental, OSHA, and local permitting regulations. Set and execute short- and long-term operational goals. Champion a culture of safety and continuous improvement. What You Bring Bachelors degree strongly preferred. 5+ years of leadership experience in a dynamic, people-driven environment. Experience in waste services, logistics, or heavy equipment operations is a plus. Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines. Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and business systems. Willingness to relocate for future promotional opportunities. Ready to lead with purpose and grow your career? Apply today and join a company thats shaping the future of environmental services. To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.wasteconnections.com . Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future". Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. Youll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LETS REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and youll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, youll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and youll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.