Operations Manager

Aston Advantage; City Of Rockingham; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Superannuation

Ute

Bonus up to 10%

Phone & laptop

Career progression

Job summary

Aston Advantage, a WA family-owned transport, logistics and building materials business, seeks a Senior Operations Manager to lead approximately 70 staff across seven functions. You will own safety, customer delivery, fleet performance and continuous improvement, while reporting to the General Manager.

This hands-on leadership role requires practical commercial focus, cross-functional collaboration and ability to shape the role to improve efficiency and profitability.

Qualifications

• Senior operations leadership experience in transport, building materials, civil or industrial logistics.
• Experience leading multiple departments and a large blue-collar workforce.
• Experience developing supervisors and leading hands.
• WHS knowledge and Chain of Responsibility fundamentals.
• Strong budget, KPI management and cost-control experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead approximately 70 employees across seven operations functions.
• Own safety, customer delivery, productivity and cost performance.
• Drive on-time delivery and consistent operational performance.
• Oversee heavy-vehicle fleet, plant and workshop equipment.
• Manage budgets, KPIs, labour costs and performance reporting.
• Develop supervisors and drive workforce planning and training.
• Foster relationships with customers, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Identify cost-saving and productivity improvements across systems.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

WHS knowledge

Fleet management

Budgeting & KPIs

Stakeholder management

Tools

NetSuite

Employment Hero

Job description

Senior Operations Manager

Southern Suburbs, Perth WA

Competitive salary package + super + fully maintained ute + up to 10% bonus

WORK TYPE

Full time · Permanent

CATEGORY

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics to Management

LOCATION

Southern suburbs, Perth WA (must live south)

SALARY

Competitive package + super + ute + bonus

• Lead approximately 70 employees across seven operational functions
• Own safety, customer delivery, productivity and cost performance
• Join an established, WA family-owned transport and materials business

The opportunity

Aston Advantage is exclusively partnering with an established WA family-owned transport, logistics and building materials business to appoint an experienced Senior Operations Manager.

This is a key leadership position responsible for approximately 70 employees, five direct reports and seven interconnected operational functions. Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will take ownership of operational safety, people, customer delivery, fleet performance, productivity, cost control and continuous improvement.

It will suit a practical, commercially focused leader who enjoys being visible across the operation, developing supervisors and improving how multiple departments work together.

The role

You will oversee operations across building material supply, bulk haulage, earthworks, brick cartage, site recycling, workshop operations, and dispatch and customer delivery.

This is a genuinely hands-on leadership role spanning three core areas - the client interface, the supplier interface and workforce management. You will also have the flexibility to shape the role and structure as you see fit, to drive greater efficiency and build stronger cross-divisional ties.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, coaching and developing five operational leaders and a team of approximately 70 employees.
• Championing WHS compliance and a strong, practical safety culture across every function.
• Driving customer service, on-time delivery and consistent operational performance across departments.
• Overseeing the heavy-vehicle fleet, plant, workshop equipment and company assets - improving utilisation and reducing downtime.
• Managing operational budgets, KPIs, labour costs and performance reporting.
• Building supervisor and leading-hand accountability, and supporting workforce planning, recruitment, induction and training.
• Managing key customer, supplier and subcontractor relationships.
• Identifying and implementing cost-saving, productivity and process improvements across systems and communication.
• Resolving operational issues calmly, decisively and commercially - ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, on time and profitably.

About you

You will be a visible, hands-on operational leader, comfortable managing a fast-moving transport, civil, materials or industrial environment. To be successful, you will ideally have:

• Senior operations leadership experience in transport, building materials, civil, earthmoving, recycling, construction supply or industrial logistics.
• Experience leading multiple operational departments and a large blue-collar or operational workforce.
• Experience leading supervisors, managers or leading hands.
• Strong WHS and Chain of Responsibility knowledge.
• Fleet, plant, workshop or heavy-vehicle management experience.
• Experience managing operational budgets, costs and KPIs.
• A track record of improving safety, service, productivity or cost performance.
• Strong customer, supplier and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to develop leaders and hold teams accountable.
• Strong computer and systems skills - a key part of this role is integrating and improving business systems to lift efficiency and productivity.
• Strong interpersonal skills and sharp attention to detail, comfortable juggling multiple priorities at once while staying calm and across the detail in a busy operation.
• A calm, decisive and commercially focused leadership style.

An HR driver's licence and qualifications in operations, logistics, transport, business or WHS will be highly regarded. Experience with NetSuite, Employment Hero, fleet management or transport management systems would also be advantageous.

Working environment

This role is based in the southern suburbs of Perth, so you will need to live south of the metro. Regular weekly travel across the northern and southern metro operations is required, with occasional regional travel to the Mid-West and South-West.

Operations run from 5:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday, and 5:30 am to 1:00 pm Saturday. You will not be expected to work this full span each day, but you will be responsible for ensuring appropriate operational coverage across these hours.

This is not a purely office-based role - you will stay visible across the operation, support the leadership team and maintain a strong understanding of daily performance.

What’s on offer

• A competitive salary package, negotiated to reflect the right person’s experience.
• Superannuation additional to base salary.
• A fully maintained dual-cab ute.
• Up to 10% KPI-based performance bonus.
• Company phone and laptop.
• A long-term, senior position with an established WA family-owned business.
• Genuine authority to influence operational culture, systems and performance.
• Broad leadership responsibility across a diverse operation, with real development and progression opportunities.

Recruitment process

The process includes an initial interview with Aston Advantage, followed by a two-stage client interview process. The preferred candidate will complete professional reference checks and a pre-employment drug and alcohol test; additional medical, licence or police checks may also apply.