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District Operations Manager

WM

Lodi, CAJob$90–105K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$90–105K/yr
Location
Lodi, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License, required

Job overview

The District Operations Manager manages day-to-day operations at a medium to large site and supports Route Managers in delivering quality performance. The role monitors operating metrics, improves processes, oversees personnel needs, and helps ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and budget performance. It also coordinates with local agencies and functional groups on customer satisfaction, contracts, and employee and labor relations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operations Management, nice to haveProcess Improvement, nice to haveSafety Compliance, nice to haveRoot Cause Analysis, nice to haveEmployee Management, nice to haveBudget Management, nice to haveContract Negotiation, nice to haveLabor Relations, nice to have

Qualifications

Associate's Degree or High School Diploma or GED, requiredValid Driver's License, required2 Years Relevant Work Experience, nice to haveUnion Employee Management Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability or protected veteran status.

I. Job Summary

Manages the day-to-day operations at a medium to large site. Route Managers and/or Senior Route Managers can report into this job. Establishes and maintains performance and productivity metrics and cost management processes.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manages the day-to-day operations of the District, and provides daily support to Route Managers in ensuring quality performance.

  • Monitors operating metrics while diagnosing and improving processes, procedures, and performance.

  • Executes necessary precautions to ensure safety and compliance with Company, OSHA, and other standards and regulations.

  • Ensures thorough root cause investigations for all injuries and incidents, following-up with consistent discipline and retraining.

  • Oversees personnel needs of the department including selecting, coaching, disciplining, and training employees and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.

  • Formulates both short-term and long-term goals and action plans in conjunction with the District Manager or Senior District Manager.

  • Participates in regular P&L reviews to ensure that budgets are met; develops and implements programs for optimal equipment utilization, equipment maintenance, and labor and material costs.

  • Interacts with local city, municipal, and county agencies to ensure customer satisfaction, improve efficiency, renew contracts and negotiate new contracts; establishes WM as a good corporate citizen and valued resource.

  • Ensures District compliance with WM Way processes and continues to work toward and/or maintain Gold Standards.

  • Works with functional groups to resolve employee relations and labor relations issues.

III. Qualifications

A. Required Qualifications

  • Associate's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree

  • High School Diploma or GED (accredited)

  • Valid Driver's License

B. Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 years of relevant work experience.

  • Experience managing Union employees

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

PAY:  The expected base pay range for this office/on-site position is $90,000 - $105,000. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

V. Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

How this job compares

Set against the 8,057 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$90–105K/yr
  • California median$91–130K/yr523 salary ranges
  • US median$84–115K/yr4,801 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $98K, is 12% below the California median midpoint ($110K) — in the middle half of Operations Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 678 open Operations Manager jobs in California and 8,057 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (6,118 postings).
Education
1,595 of the 8,057 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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