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Clean Harbors · 1 day ago

Vice President of Operations Excellence

Clean Harbors is North America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial services. The Vice President of Operations Excellence is responsible for developing and implementing operational strategies to ensure successful project execution and enhance overall operational performance across the organization.

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Responsibilities

Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times
Drives continuous improvement and enhance operation performance within the organization. Analyze ongoing business for gaps, deficiencies and opportunities to improve service quality
Define, monitor and optimize key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure consistent operational excellence across your assigned lines of business (LOB) and related services. Shape and oversee the development of technical deliverables, processes, and frameworks to support LOB opportunities and project execution. Coordinate the end‑to‑end operational approach to ensure scalability, reliability, and quality
Develop and implement operational strategies aligned with the organization's goals. Develop timely internal and external programs to meet the goals of the organization and line of business
Serve as Subject Matter Expert by sourcing knowledge and tools; standardize, automate and refine core processes to drive measurable gains in efficiency, quality and resilience, supporting scalable organizational expansion
Regularly conduct customer account reviews in collaboration with direct reports and cross-functional teams—including Operations, Finance, Sales, NPL leadership, and Marketing—to ensure operational alignment and drive growth objectives
Continuously monitor industry trends and harness emerging technologies to drive operational excellence and promote communication and coordination between sales, and operations
Conduct comprehensive assessments of operational risks and develop targeted, actionable mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity and minimize potential disruptions
Perform complex and sensitive assignments from the SVP and/or the EVP
Cultivate strong, strategic relationships with clients, partners, and vendors to drive meaningful collaboration and long-term success
Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Operations ManagementSix SigmaStrategic PlanningTechnical KnowledgeLeadershipCommunicationCustomer Relationship ManagementRisk Assessment

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or related required
10-15 years of relevant experience
Knowledge of technical, system, operational, target market with and an in-depth understanding of the competitors
Excellent Leadership and Communication skills
Strong ability for strategic planning
Ability to travel 25-50%

Preferred

Six Sigma preferred

Benefits

Competitive annual salary
Opportunities for growth, development and internal promotion
Health, Dental and Life Insurance
401K, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off
Company paid certifications, licenses and training

Company

Clean Harbors

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Clean Harbors is a provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services, including hazardous waste disposal for companies.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$745.38M
Key Investors
Relational Investors LLC.
2025-09-25Post Ipo Debt· $745M
2014-04-04Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
1990-03-26IPO

Leadership Team

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Eric Dugas
SVP Finance Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
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John Kermet
Senior Vice President of Inside Sales
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