Operations Manager

Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Annual employee share plan

Novated leasing

Vaccination program (flu)

EAP access

Discounts on private health insurance

Company discounts

Job summary

Cleanaway Waste Management, Australia’s leading total waste management and environmental services company, seeks an Operations Manager to lead Wingfield site operations. Reporting to the Branch Manager, you will drive safety, efficiency, team performance, and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.

You will manage budgets, optimise resources, and collaborate with sales to support tender submissions and business growth while consistently improving site performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Operations Manager or similar leadership role within transport, logistics, manufacturing, waste management, or an industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible safety leadership and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, and company standards.
• Lead, coach, and develop operational teams to foster a high-performing, engaged, and safety-focused culture.
• Drive operational efficiency, productivity, and service excellence to achieve business objectives and customer expectations.
• Manage departmental budgets, cost controls, and resource allocation to optimise financial performance.
• Collaborate with sales and commercial teams to support tender submissions, customer solutions, and business growth opportunities.
• Act as the primary operational contact for customer enquiries, issue resolution, and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee equipment utilisation, operational planning, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance site performance.

Skills

Safety leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Operational efficiency

Customer-focused

Tools

Hazardous materials handling

Job description

Cleanaway Waste Management transforms waste into resources and renewable energy. When you start to think of waste as a resource, it opens a world of possibilities.

Join us and contribute to making a sustainable future possible, together!

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Branch Manager, the Operations Manager is responsible for leading safe, efficient, and customer-focused site operations at Wingfield. You'll drive operational performance, optimise resources, lead a high-performing team, and ensure compliance while supporting continued business growth.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on site performance, team development, and customer satisfaction within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities Include

• Provide visible safety leadership and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, and company standards.
• Lead, coach, and develop operational teams to foster a high-performing, engaged, and safety-focused culture.
• Drive operational efficiency, productivity, and service excellence to achieve business objectives and customer expectations.
• Manage departmental budgets, cost controls, and resource allocation to optimise financial performance.
• Collaborate with sales and commercial teams to support tender submissions, customer solutions, and business growth opportunities.
• Act as the primary operational contact for customer enquiries, issue resolution, and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee equipment utilisation, operational planning, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance site performance.

About You

You are an experienced operational leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and leads by example. With a strong focus on safety, performance, and customer outcomes, you know how to engage teams, solve problems, and deliver results while driving continuous improvement.

Your Experience and capabilities

• Proven experience in an Operations Manager or similar leadership role within transport, logistics, manufacturing, waste management, or an industrial environment.
• Demonstrated track record of leading and developing operational teams while building a strong safety culture.
• Experience managing operational budgets, cost control initiatives, and performance improvement programs.
• Strong knowledge of safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance requirements, including hazardous materials or dangerous goods operations.
• Ability to drive operational efficiencies, optimise resources, and improve service delivery against key performance targets.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and customer relationship skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong planning, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to prioritise and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in chemical waste, manufacturing, or hazardous logistics.

We are Australia's largest company in this sector, providing essential services to millions of customers and communities nationally.

As a national, high growth, ASX-listed organisation with more than 10,000 employees, our goal is to be recognised by our customers as the most innovative and sustainable waste management company. We are committed to achieving this while delivering industry-leading health, safety and environmental (HSE) performance.

• Attractive salary package
• Paid parental leave
• Great company benefits: Annual employee share plan offer, novated leasing, optional flu vaccinations, EAP access, discounts on private health insurance, company discounts + much more!

Our Process

We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.

Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status.

Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future.

Unlock job insights

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Cleanaway is Australia's leading total waste management, industrial and environmental services company. For more than 50 years we have supported Australian industry, business, government, communities and households - delivering a comprehensive range of solutions that not only offer extraordinary benefits for our customers, but for our communities for generations to come.

An ASX 200 listed company, (ASX: CWY), our team of more than 6,300 highly trained employees are supported by a fleet of over 5,300 specialist vehicles, working from a network of more than 250 locations around Australia.

Our mission is to make a sustainable future possible. To some, waste may seem like an ordinary part of everyday life but we know it has extraordinary potential. We see all waste as a resource, and use our facilities and processes to transform it into valuable commodities for every sector, industry and community.

Cleanaway is Australia's leading total waste management, industrial and environmental services company. For more than 50 years we have supported Australian industry, business, government, communities and households - delivering a comprehensive range of solutions that not only offer extraordinary benefits for our customers, but for our communities for generations to come.

An ASX 200 listed company, (ASX: CWY), our team of more than 6,300 highly trained employees are supported by a fleet of over 5,300 specialist vehicles, working from a network of more than 250 locations around Australia.

Our mission is to make a sustainable future possible. To some, waste may seem like an ordinary part of everyday life but we know it has extraordinary potential. We see all waste as a resource, and use our facilities and processes to transform it into valuable commodities for every sector, industry and community.

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