General Position Summary & Responsibilities

The Manager in Training - Metals is a hands-on development role for people who want to grow into operations leadership. Reporting to the Recycling Operations Regional General Manager, Recycling Operations General Manager, or Recycling Operations Director, this role rotates through key parts of the business, including safety, environmental, operations, commercial, logistics, maintenance, purchasing, and finance. The program helps the trainee learn how the business works, support daily operations, work with people, serve customers and suppliers, manage costs, and improve results.

This is an active, field-based opportunity for someone who wants to learn, lead, and make a visible impact. Through coaching, job shadowing, field assignments, business reviews, check-ins, and stretch assignments, the trainee will learn safe work practices, material flow, scale and inspection work, shredder and recovery operations, maintenance, transportation, commercial basics, business results, communication, and accountability.

This role helps prepare future leaders by combining classroom-style learning, field experience, coaching, and real work. The trainee will learn how the metals recycling business creates value, how strong leaders keep people safe, and how daily decisions affect service, quality, cost, profit, and team success.

Leadership Development Journey

Learn the Business - Learn Radius Recycling's culture, safety expectations, facility layout, material flow, customer and supplier touchpoints, and key operating risks.

Lead the Business - Practice leading daily routines, communicating priorities, coaching others, solving problems, and following up with different teams to make sure work gets done.

Own the Business - Show readiness by owning work, making good decisions, recognizing risks, improving processes, understanding how decisions affect cost and profit, and following through on commitments.

Essential Functions

Environmental, Health & Safety

• Learn and follow Radius Recycling safety and environmental expectations.
• Help identify hazards, prevent incidents, report concerns, support corrective actions, and protect employees, customers, suppliers, visitors, company property, and the community.

Operations & Field Leadership

• Work with operations teams to learn daily routines, material flow, scale and inspection work, facility operations, production needs, staffing coordination, equipment use, shipment readiness, and problem solving.

Commercial & Customer/Supplier Alignment

• Learn how buying, selling, freight, processing costs, material quality, supplier relationships, customer service, and market conditions affect business decisions and profit.

Maintenance & Reliability

• Learn how maintenance keeps operations safe, reliable, and cost-effective through preventive maintenance, downtime response, work orders, vendor support, documentation, and clear communication with operations leaders.

Inventory, Quality & Business Results

• Understand how inspection, metal identification, production records, inventory reporting, quality control, budgets, forecasts, business reviews, and key measures connect daily decisions to safety, cost, profit, and business performance.

Leadership, Communication & Continuous Improvement

• Take part in coaching, team communication, meetings, check-ins, stretch assignments, and improvement projects that build readiness to lead people, solve problems, keep commitments, and improve results.

Internal Control Responsibilities

Supports Internal Control process which includes understanding, communicating, and complying with defined internal controls as well as suggesting and making modifications to the policies, procedures, and controls to better match the business.

Communicates upward problems in operations, noncompliance with the code of conduct, or other policy violations or illegal actions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities. As part of the training program, the person in this role may coordinate work, lead parts of meetings or huddles, support team communication, or help with special assignments. Direct supervision is not assigned unless leadership specifically designates it.

Job Conditions

This role requires regular work in office and active industrial environments, including outdoor recycling yards with uneven surfaces, noise, dust, weather exposure, moving equipment, and heavy machinery. The position may require local or occasional offsite travel to other Radius Recycling locations, schedule flexibility during peak periods, and the ability to adapt to changing operational priorities. Travel may be required based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel as required for training, field exposure, and business needs.
• Ability to learn and follow safety, environmental, operational, commercial, financial, approval, and documentation expectations in an active industrial environment.
• Strong communication, math, organization, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure, analyze information, use sound judgment, and communicate professionally with employees, customers, suppliers, peers, and leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more years of scrap, manufacturing, metals recycling, or related industrial experience; or three to five years of experience in a heavy industrial environment.

• Working knowledge of fabrication, tools, maintenance equipment, equipment parts, repair practices, or production environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn business systems, reporting tools, and operational documentation requirements.
• Ability to review operational, technical, and financial information and recommend practical actions that improve safety, service, productivity, cost, quality, or profit.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, climb, traverse uneven surfaces, and work safely around active industrial operations. Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally; use hands for writing, keyboarding, and documentation; visually inspect materials and review data; and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and electronically.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000/year

PLEASE NOTE: The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills.

All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.