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Clean Harbors · 15 hours ago

VP of Rail Logistics

Clean Harbors is North America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial services, and they are seeking a VP of Rail Logistics to manage the Rail Logistics Operations companywide. This role involves overseeing rail operational performance, driving efficiencies, and reducing transportation costs for hazardous waste and oil products.

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Hiring Manager
John Caruso
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Responsibilities

Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times
Ensures Compliance requirements are met for all rail / marine shipments as relates to shipping procedures and manifest returns. Works with Compliance Dept. to ensure safe handling procedures are in place
Manages Transportation expenses for Rail and Marine shipment. Works with finance and the individual business units to develop P&L budgets for all rail and marine shipments. Reports on these budgets monthly / quarterly
Controls the management of the rail and marine fleets. Ensures standardized reports and KPI's are developed and tracked to manage appropriate fleet sizes, lease costs and customer service
Utilizes rail / marine experience to manage rail rate negotiations, new business opportunities, barge and rail car lease negotiations, market trends to improve buying power and lower costs
Has direct management over the rail and marine logistics operational team. Staffs the team appropriately who utilize our system tools to accurately manage the rail / marine shipments
Provides pricing support for all rail / marine shipment including large project jobs. Provides direction and cost analysis to ensure proper system routing for Oil and Waste shipments via rail or barge
Manages use and development of the WIN WEB (internal Clean Harbors system) tools including rail pool sized, cycle time reports, dwell days reports, utilization reports to drive effective rail practices while lowering transportation costs

Qualification

Rail Industry knowledgeRail transportation experienceProfit & Loss managementNegotiation skillsMultitask management

Required

Rail Industry knowledge required
10+ years of relevant rail transportation experience required
Multitask management and ability to delegate tasks to management team
Profit and lost knowledge, cost reduction through improved logistics routing
Negotiation skills
Ability to travel up to 25%

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Logistics/Management preferred
15+ years preferred
Profit & Loss management and rail / marine relationship experience highly preferred

Benefits

Competitive annual salary
Health, Dental and Life Insurance
401k, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off
Company paid certifications, licenses and training

Company

Clean Harbors

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Clean Harbors is a provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services, including hazardous waste disposal for companies.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$745.38M
Key Investors
Relational Investors LLC.
2025-09-25Post Ipo Debt· $745M
2014-04-04Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
1990-03-26IPO

Leadership Team

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Eric Dugas
SVP Finance Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
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John Kermet
SVP Customer Success & Business Development
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