Operations Manager - Waste

Focus Resourcing; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £50k-£55k

25 days holiday

Pension

Job summary

Focus Resourcing in Brentwood, United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead a team of drivers and office staff, ensuring smooth planning and delivery of operations and transport functions. You will drive efficiency and compliance across multiple sites while maintaining service quality.

The role offers £50,000 - £55,000, Monday to Friday, with no hybrid working. Experience in waste, NEBOSH, COTC and Transport Manager CPC are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in Operations Management with a track record of leading drivers and office staff.
• Strong leadership, strategy, planning and negotiation capabilities.
• Health & Safety knowledge and experience, with regulatory awareness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance, fleet, drivers and admin staff, ensuring efficient operations.
• Lead the operations team, manage workloads and route planning.
• Conduct full accident investigations and ensure QHSE compliance across sites.
• Maintain high service standards and build strong client relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Business strategy

Project planning

Negotiation

Health & Safety

Client relationships

Time management

MS Excel

MS Word

Outlook

Education

NEBOSH qualification

COTC

Transport Manager CPC

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Experienced Operations Manager required to join an established organisation to manage a team of drivers and internal office staff, delivering smooth planning and delivery of the operations and transport functions.

This position will pay between £50,000 - £55,000, working Monday - Friday. Please note there is no hybrid working.

Ideally the candidate will have previous waste experience, preferably NEBOSH qualification as well as COTC and Transport Manager CPC.

Duties:

• Oversee maintenance, fleet, drivers and administrative staff effectively managing operations and transport
• Effectively manage the operations team, whilst supporting with workloads and route planning
• Responsible for full accident investigations
• Ensure QHSE is integrated across all sites to meet regulatory compliance, protect employee well-being, minimise environmental impact, and deliver consistent high- quality services

Benefits:

• £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
• 25 days holiday
• Pension

Experience required:

• Operations Management experience
• Strong leadership, business strategy, project planning and negotiation skills
• Health & Safety knowledge and experience
• Proven ability to successfully manage client relationships and meet expectations
• Ability to organise a busy and varied workload, remain calm under pressure, and proactive in approach to tasks
• PC literate with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook skills

Please bear in mind that you may not hear from us straight away. Due to the high level of applications, we receive every day, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position.

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