General Manager – Waste and Recycling

Total Waste Recruitment; Bath; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Waste Recruitment is seeking an experienced General Manager to take overall accountability for Waste operations across the South West and South Wales. This senior leadership role demands a track record of delivering safe, compliant, and customer-focused service while building the foundations for sustainable growth.

You will lead the Trade Waste function, own P&L, drive operational efficiency, and collaborate with Sales to develop profitable growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in waste operations and safety compliance.
• Proven ability to deliver cost control and service improvements.
• Experience collaborating with Sales to drive profitable growth.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day Waste and Recycling operation, ensuring collections are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and to a consistently high standard.
• Building the right operational structure, resources and processes to support continued growth.
• Driving route optimisation, fleet utilisation and operational efficiency.
• Taking ownership of operational challenges and ensuring issues are resolved quickly and effectively.
• Holding full accountability for the P&L, driving cost efficiency, margin improvement and sustainable profitability.
• Working closely with Sales to develop profitable growth opportunities, pricing strategies and new customer propositions.
• Supporting tenders, contract mobilisations and expansion into new geographic markets.
• Ideally you will be a CPC holder, ensuring robust compliance with transport legislation and company standards.
• Ensuring full compliance with waste legislation, Duty of Care, environmental requirements and health & safety standards.
• Leading and developing teams across operations, sales and customer service.
• Building a high-performance culture based on accountability, service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Developing strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders, protecting retention and enhancing customer satisfaction.
• Using market, customer and competitor insight to identify opportunities and shape future strategy.

Skills

Waste sector experience

Leadership and P&L

Commercial mindset

Operations leadership

Education

CPC holder

WAMITAB COTC level 4

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Salary £70k- £100k depending on experience

Location - South West you may be located in Bath, Chippenham, Bristol and surrounding areas

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially driven General Manager to take overall accountability for Waste operations across the South West and South Wales.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can combine ensuring delivery of safe, compliant, efficient and customer-focused service while building the foundations for sustainable growth. You’ll have full responsibility for the performance of the Trade Waste function, including operations, customer service, commercial performance and compliance, with accountability for the P&L and a key role in shaping the future direction of the division.

YOU WILL HAVE WORKED IN THE WASTE SECTOR AS A:

Operations Manager, Site Manager, MRF Manager, MBT Manager, General Manager, Recycling Manager, Plant Manager, Regional Manager, Area Manager

YOU MAY HAVE WORKED IN:

Biomass, Wood Recycling, Scrap Metal, Trade Waste, Construction Waste, Demolition Waste, Aggregates Recycling, Quarrying, Glass Recycling. Plastics Recycling, MRF, MBT, Metal Recycling, Mechanical Biological Treatment, Materials Recovery Facility

The opportunity

As General Manager, you’ll lead an operation with significant opportunity to improve, grow and scale.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading the day-to-day Waste and Recycling operation, ensuring collections are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and to a consistently high standard.
• Building the right operational structure, resources and processes to support continued growth.
• Driving route optimisation, fleet utilisation and operational efficiency.
• Taking ownership of operational challenges and ensuring issues are resolved quickly and effectively.
• Holding full accountability for the P&L, driving cost efficiency, margin improvement and sustainable profitability.
• Working closely with Sales to develop profitable growth opportunities, pricing strategies and new customer propositions.
• Supporting tenders, contract mobilisations and expansion into new geographic markets.
• Ideally you will be a CPC holder, ensuring robust compliance with transport legislation and company standards.
• Ensuring full compliance with waste legislation, Duty of Care, environmental requirements and health & safety standards.
• Leading and developing teams across operations, sales and customer service.
• Building a high-performance culture based on accountability, service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Developing strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders, protecting retention and enhancing customer satisfaction.
• Using market, customer and competitor insight to identify opportunities and shape future strategy.

Ideally you will have a CPC, WAMITAB COTC level 4 and IOSH managing safely

YOU WILL HAVE WORKED IN THE WASTE SECTOR AS A:

Operations Manager, Site Manager, Head Trade Waste, MRF Manager, General Manager, Commercial Manager, Recycling Manager, Plant Manager, Regional Manager, Area Manager

YOU MAY HAVE WORKED IN:

Biomass, Wood Recycling, Scrap Metal, Construction Waste, Demolition Waste, Aggregates Recycling, Quarrying, Glass Recycling. Plastics Recycling, MRF, MBT, Metal Recycling, Mechanical Biological Treatment, Materials Recovery Facility