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Sharps Medical Waste Services

Medical and hazardous waste services

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Houston, TX, USA
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People & HRGeneralist Recruiting

About the job

Requirements
  • At least three years of recruiting or Talent Acquisition experience, preferably in a high-volume or multi-location environment.
  • Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer management.
  • Experience managing multiple requisitions and hiring managers simultaneously.
  • Strong sourcing skills and experience using job boards, recruiting platforms, and an applicant tracking system.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Excellent organization and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned requisitions.
  • Ability to quickly learn new positions, business operations, and hiring needs.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and virtual communication tools.
Responsibilities
  • Manage the full recruiting lifecycle, including posting positions, sourcing candidates, reviewing applications, conducting screenings, coordinating interviews, preparing and extending offers, and managing pre-employment screening requirements.
  • Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, position requirements, and hiring priorities.
  • Source qualified candidates through job boards, direct sourcing, referrals, and other recruiting channels.
  • Conduct candidate screenings and recommend qualified candidates to hiring managers.
  • Coordinate interviews and maintain timely communication with candidates and hiring teams.
  • Prepare and extend employment offers and communicate offer details to selected candidates.
  • Initiate and track required pre-employment screenings, including background checks and drug screenings, and follow up with candidates through completion.
  • Develop sourcing strategies for high-volume, specialized, and difficult-to-fill positions.
  • Manage multiple open requisitions and adjust priorities based on changing business needs.
  • Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition information within the applicant tracking system.
  • Provide hiring managers with regular updates on recruiting activity, candidate pipelines, offers, and pre-employment status.
  • Maintain a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the entire hiring process.
  • Follow established recruiting procedures and applicable employment requirements.
  • Support additional Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience recruiting for operations, frontline, skilled, and/or supervisory positions.

About the company

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Sharps Medical Waste Services

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Sharps Medical Waste Services operates as a regulated medical, pharmaceutical, and hazardous-waste services company. It provides route-based collection, mail-back programs, treatment coordination, compliance support, and waste-management supplies. In practice, healthcare organizations and other regulated customers use its logistics and service systems to manage specialized waste streams. The profile is Sharps Medical Waste Services and its direct operations. Roles span drivers, plant and warehouse operations, customer service, compliance, sales, technology, and administration.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dallas, Texas

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Sharps pushed Texas safety guidance on June 8, 2026, signaling active demand generation.
  • The company says its compliance team handles registrations, training, and regulatory updates daily.
  • Sanborn's March 2026 COO appointment supports scaling across a fragmented medical-waste market.

What critics are saying

  • WM's Stericycle integration since 2024 raises national pricing pressure against Sharps.
  • Sharps' OSHA, DOT, EPA, and state compliance burden creates outage and penalty risk.
  • If pickup documentation fails, hospitals can terminate vendors within one contract cycle.

What makes Sharps Medical Waste Services unique

  • Sharps MWS pairs regulated-waste pickup with a password-protected compliance portal.
  • David Sanborn joined as COO on January 26, 2026 to standardize nationwide operations.
  • Aurora Capital still owns Sharps, backing a focused private expansion strategy since August 2022.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Vacation

Company News

Associated Press
Feb 4th, 2026
Sharps Medical Waste Services names David Sanborn as COO to lead US operations expansion

Sharps Medical Waste Services has appointed David Sanborn as chief operating officer, effective 26 January. Sanborn will oversee nationwide operations as the medical waste management company scales its services and strengthens safety and compliance. Sanborn brings over 25 years of operations leadership experience across complex, multi-site environments. Most recently, he served as vice president of US operations at Reddy Ice, where he led operations across more than 130 facilities in 32 states with oversight of over 1,600 staff members. In his new role, Sanborn will focus on driving operational consistency across Sharps' national footprint, supporting growth, and ensuring teams meet regulatory standards in the highly regulated healthcare services environment. He reports directly to chief executive officer Kerry Jones.