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Houston, TXFull-time$85–100K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Clean Harbors seeks a Hazardous Waste Operations Manager for its Healthcare Division to oversee company activities and manage InSite staff at a customer site. The role leads healthcare accounts, supports regulatory compliance and waste collection, analyzes business performance, develops sales and operational strategies, and coordinates with healthcare clients and logistics teams. A bachelor’s degree is listed, though alternative combinations of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree.
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Full job description
Clean Harbors is seeking a healthcare pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste Operations Manager for our Healthcare Division. In this position you will be responsible for overseeing all Company activities and managing the InSite staff on the customer site.
Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Everywhere industry meets environment, Clean Harbors is on-site, providing premier environmental, energy and industrial services. We are solving tough problems through innovation and proven methodology – come be part of the solution with us.
Why work for Clean Harbors?
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Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5!
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Focus on maintaining sustainability and cleaning the Earth
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Competitive Recruiting pay range: $85-$100K.
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Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment including 401K with Company match
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Own part of the company with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career
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Company paid training and tuition reimbursement
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Ensure Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and always acting in a safe manner
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Lead national healthcare accounts, ensuring compliance with EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulations
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Serve as subject matter expert on environmental compliance and waste collection in healthcare settings
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Analyze KPIs to assess business health and identify revenue growth opportunities
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Develop sales strategies, operational processes, and marketing materials for multimillion dollar clients
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Act as a primary liaison between Clean Harbors and nationwide healthcare clients.
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Maintain communication between customers, drivers, and central logistics team
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Provides compliance information, maintenance, safety and permitting to Manager
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Review logistics and work closely with customer service to understand shipping needs
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Promotes safety by ensuring that personnel have the appropriate personal protective equipment, work plans, and training, etc.
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Understands expected job profitability by scheduling and managing resources efficiently
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Follow all local, state (provincial) and federal compliance regulations and rules
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Observe all company environmental health and safety operating guidelines
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Performs other duties as assigned
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Bachelor’s degree
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Three- five years of hazardous waste experience preferably in healthcare
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Alternative combinations of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
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Willing to get a Hep B Vaccination
Skills:
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Leadership and management skills.
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Proficient in Windows based applications.
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Must be a team player.
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Strong customer service skills.
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Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
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Good organizational skills, decisiveness and initiative.
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Ability to work with little or no supervision.
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Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
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Computer skills.
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Familiarity with EPA, DOT, NRC, and applicable state and local regulations.
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Working knowledge of Profit and Loss management.
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Working knowledge of Safety.
Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer.
Clean Harbors is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected] or call 1-844-922-5547.
Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.
Please be advised that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support certain stages of the recruitment process but are not used as a replacement for human decision making.
Clean Harbors is committed to complying with applicable pay transparency laws and ensuring fair and equitable compensation. The posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for this role. Final compensation may vary based on factors such as location, experience, skills and business needs. In addition to the base salary, some roles may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
How this job compares
Set against the 8,283 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–100K/yr
- Texas median$81–101K/yr276 salary ranges
- US median$84–116K/yr4,786 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $93K, is close to the Texas median midpoint ($93K) — in the middle half of Operations Manager salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 719 open Operations Manager jobs in Texas and 8,283 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- 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 (6,264 postings).
- Education
- 1,685 of the 8,283 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 7, 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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