National Operations Director
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Job Summary
Our story began with a passionate idea that we could change the world.... And to be honest weve never stopped believing that... In 1986 it was a simple concept that microbiology teamed with innovation and clinical contribution could eliminate an issue that was profoundly impacting the healthcare industry HIV acquired through needle-stick injuries.
In Australia we lived out our dream. Investing years into R&D to create the safest containment system in the world and taking on the industry status quo to petition for higher standards in sharps protection we witnessed an 80 percent reduction in disposal-related needlestick injuries nationwide. And then we kept going...
Role Overview
The National Operations Director will provide strategic operational and people leadership across the our Canadian operations footprint to ensure safe compliant efficient and scalable delivery of regulated medical waste services. This role is accountable for national performance across safety compliance service cost efficiency and profitability while enabling growth standardization and continuous improvement.
What you will do
- National Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute the national operations strategy aligned with enterprise objectives and growth plans
- Translate corporate strategy into scalable operational models standards and execution plans
- Lead national change initiatives transformation programs and continuous improvement efforts
- Sponsor and govern major operational investments automation and infrastructure initiatives
- Partner with Commercial Finance and Sales to support national growth and customer strategies
- National Operations Management
- Provide oversight and governance of all plant operations transport networks compliance and health & safety nationally
- Ensure consistent execution of safety environmental and transport compliance standards across all regions
- Establish and enforce national operating standards SOPs and performance expectations
- Optimize capacity utilization asset performance fleet efficiency and cost structures nationally
- Oversee inventory equipment and infrastructure planning to support service delivery and growth
- Oversee logistics and supply chain processes and procedures
- Financial & Performance Management
- Own national operating budgets forecasting cycles and consolidated P&L performance
- Drive cost optimization margin improvement and productivity initiatives across the network
- Establish and monitor national KPIs across safety compliance service efficiency and financial performance
- Provide regular performance reporting and insights to executive leadership
- Ensure disciplined capital allocation and return on investment for capital purchases and operational initiatives
- People & Leadership
- Lead develop and coach regional and functional operations leaders
- Build a strong national leadership bench through succession planning and talent development
- Foster a high-performance culture centered on safety accountability collaboration and continuous improvement
- Align workforce planning capability development and engagement initiatives nationally
- Champion consistent performance management training and onboarding practices
- Business Improvement & Growth Enablement
- Partner with Regional and Local Managers of Plant Operations Transport Compliance Health& Safety Logistics & Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement to drive enterprise-wide improvements
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance customer experience DIFOT performance and NPS
- Support new market entry facility start-ups expansions and acquisitions from an operational readiness perspective
- Ensure operational scalability and readiness to support commercial growth and new business rollouts
Skills and Qualifications:
- 12 years of senior operations leadership experience across multi-site or national environments
- Proven success with continuous improvement processes related to quality cost savings and operational efficiencies
- Proven national P&L ownership (>$100M preferred)
- Experience in regulated asset-intensive or logistics-driven industries strongly preferred
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation and growth initiatives
- Deep understanding of safety environmental and transport regulatory frameworks
AMD167197 - AMD201917 a year
The listed pay range for this position may have a potential eligible bonus compensation within this range will depend on factors unique to each candidate such as prior experience skill certifications and work location. Pay variations by location reflect local conditions and differences in the cost of labor. At Daniels Health we are committed to supporting our employees well-being work-life balance and career growth through a comprehensive benefit package.
Closing
Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity accordance with anti-discrimination law it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Conflict Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Leadership management
- Financial Planning
About Company
At Daniels Health, we've provided medical waste management and disposal services for over 20 years and proudly hold the highest NPS scores in the industry.
