Job Description
Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.
Hybrid Role: This role is designated as Hybrid which will follow the WM Office Policy requiring in office work and an option to work remotely one day per week in Michigan.
I. Job Summary
Directs the development of the engineering departments strategic plans consistent with established corporate strategic plans, and ensures their proper execution.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
Directs and coordinates engineering department activities including the supervision and training of personnel.
Develops and recommends corporate engineering policies and procedures consistent with company objectives. This includes, but is not be limited to, new testing procedures, problem solving, and training of personnel.
Manages engineering departments assets including the Computer Aided Design hardware and software, and any of the other related programs or systems within the department.
Maintains technical responsibility for planning, organizing and coordinating test procedures on current and future design components and units.
Communicates with company personnel on projects, priorities, timetables and budgets as required.
Approves related technical specifications on drawings and literature. Coordinates the transfer of all technical information and graphics to other departments and to outside sources.
Carries out independent technical investigations involving a variety of engineering principles, coordinates activities required to resolve quality and functional issues. Customer and/or vendor contact may be occasionally required.
Develops short term and long-term goals of the engineering department.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of managerial employees. This includes:
Direct supervision of 10 to 12 full-time employees, including engineers of various levels.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Engineering
Experience: 10 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement)
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
None required.
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
None required.
V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Normal setting for this job is an office setting.
Benefits
At Waste Management, 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.
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