Operations Leader: Fleet & Safety Excellence

Remondis; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

REMONDIS St Marys in Sydney seeks an Operations Manager to lead the on-site transport and collection activities, building a high-performing team and driving safety, efficiency and profitability. The role combines strategic direction with hands-on leadership in a dynamic waste/environmental services setting.

The successful candidate will oversee daily operations, coach drivers and supervisors, optimise routes and schedules, manage costs, and strengthen customer relationships while ensuring

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading logistics or transport operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong background in heavy vehicles or transport logistics.
• Hands-on leadership style with coaching and accountability.
• Experience in waste industry or environmental services is highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of route optimisation and scheduling.
• Commercial acumen with budgeting and cost-control experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, reliable operations: oversee daily collection and transport activities, ensuring services meet safety, compliance and customer requirements.
• Build a high-performing team: coach and develop drivers and supervisors, strengthen accountability and address performance issues constructively.
• Improve productivity: optimise routes, scheduling and resource allocation to improve fleet utilisation and service efficiency.
• Deliver commercial results: take ownership of operational financial performance, manage costs and implement improvements that strengthen profitability.
• Coordinate fleet availability: work closely with the workshop and maintenance teams to support vehicle reliability and minimise downtime.
• Strengthen customer relationships: work with customers and internal teams to resolve service issues and maintain consistent service standards.
• Drive continuous improvement: use operational data and frontline feedback to identify issues, implement changes and track results.

Skills

Logistics leadership

Fleet management

Road transport operations

Driver supervision

Waste/environmental services

Route optimisation

Budget management

Cost control

HR license (preferred)

Job description

REMONDIS St Marys in Sydney seeks an Operations Manager to lead the on-site transport and collection activities, building a high-performing team and driving safety, efficiency and profitability. The role combines strategic direction with hands-on leadership in a dynamic waste/environmental services setting.

The successful candidate will oversee daily operations, coach drivers and supervisors, optimise routes and schedules, manage costs, and strengthen customer relationships while ensuring