Director of Operations Medical Waste

About the role

The Director of Operations for Medical Waste oversees day-to-day operations, compliance, and strategic planning for medical waste facilities, ensuring safe, efficient, and legally compliant handling of hazardous and infectious waste while optimizing performance and supporting long‑term growth. The role develops and maintains relationships with regulatory agencies, customers, and vendors; analyzes performance metrics; manages budgets, forecasts, and financial reports; implements safety and environmental policies; and leads a team of operations personnel. Preferred locations are Southern California, Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, or Norwell, MA.

Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) is North America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial services, serving a diverse customer base that includes a majority of Fortune 500 companies across chemical, energy, manufacturing, and government sectors. Through its Safety‑Kleen subsidiary, it is the continent’s largest re‑refiner and recycler of used oil and a leading provider of parts washers and environmental services. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Clean Harbors operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and India.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times.
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of medical waste facility operations, including collection, transportation, storage, and disposal.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations (e.g., EPA, OSHA, DOT, CLIA, FQHC standards).
• Conduct incident investigation follow through in conjunction with the local facility management team including the General Manager, Compliance Manager and Health and Safety Representative; Works closely with corporate compliance to ensure resources are in place to support all compliance functions.
• Works closely with Facility Engineering to ensure efficient execution