District Operations Manager
Univar Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Charlotte • North Carolina • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
operational leadershipsafety auditsincident investigationsbudget developmentprocess improvementwarehouse managementchemical distribution operationcompliance managementtraining requirements oversightpersonnel management
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscoachingteam buildingdecision-makingorganizational skillsleadership abilitiescommunicationperformance managementmentoringcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeHazMat certifiedHazwoper certifiedCVI