Operations Manager

Asda Stores Ltd.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Regional Operations Manager to lead waste collection, recycling, and cleansing services. This operational leadership role involves managing large teams in West Yorkshire, ensuring safe and efficient service delivery. Candidates should have a strong background in operational management, with proven experience in people management and stakeholder relations. The ideal candidate will thrive in fast-paced environments, making significant contributions to service improvement and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operational management in waste, transport, logistics, or environmental services.
• Strong leadership experience managing large front-line teams across multiple sites.
• Excellent understanding of Health & Safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large‑scale waste collection and recycling operations.
• Ensure compliance and efficient service delivery across operational teams.
• Drive service improvement and operational performance.

Skills

Operational leadership

People management

Stakeholder management

Health & Safety understanding

Risk management

Education

IOSH or NEBOSH qualification

Transport CPC licence

Job description

I'm recruiting a Regional Operations Manager to lead local area front-line services across waste collection, recycling and cleansing. Essentially, this is an operational leadership role, so we are looking for a proven people manager within a fast operational delivery set-up. This is a high‑impact operational leadership role; you will make an immediate mark, responsible for overseeing multi‑site teams in West Yorkshire, managing large workforces, and ensuring safe, efficient service delivery to residents and commercial customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large‑scale waste collection, recycling and operational cleansing operations across multiple depots in the West Yorkshire area
• Ensure safe, compliant and efficient service delivery across a diverse front‑line operations collection and processing workforce
• Drive operational performance, service improvement and resource optimisation
• Oversee daily deployment of teams, vehicles, and equipment in a fast‑paced environment.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, contractors, communities and external partners
• Champion a positive health & safety culture
• Contribute to long‑term service planning and transformation projects
• This role is ideal for leaders who thrive in high‑volume, high‑visibility operational environments in supply chain, movement of products or services, on time, in full, Lead essential public‑facing services that make a real difference
• Work across a variety of sites and communities
• Opportunity to influence service improvement and long‑term strategy
• Be part of a supportive, collaborative operational leadership team

If you have strong operational leadership experience from waste, recycling, logistics, transport, environmental services, facilities management or similar sectors, we'd love to hear from you. Candidates who are an Operations Manager, Waste Recycling Manager, Cleansing Manager, Environmental Services Operations Manager, Recycling Operations Manager, Facilities Operations Manager, Transport Operations Manager, Logistics Manager or warehousing Operations Manager, may also be suitable for this role.

Qualifications

• Are you an experienced operations leader, a PROVEN AND EXPERIENCED, PEOPLE MANAGER AND LEADER with a background in waste management, transport, supply chain logistics, recycling, logistics or facilities management?
• Proven operational management experience in environments such as waste & recycling, transport, logistics, supply chain, warehousing or local authority services, utilities, environmental services or facilities management
• Strong leadership experience managing large front‑line teams across multiple sites/depots
• Excellent understanding of Health & Safety, compliance and risk management
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels
• A full UK driving licence is essential
• An IOSH or NEBOSH qualification is preferred
• A Transport CPC licence is preferred
• Experience in trade waste, recycling or environmental services is preferred
• Experience working with unions and community groups is preferred
• Experience of working with local authorities and Government Administration is a slam dunk!