Operations Manager - Waste Logistics

Europa Worldwide Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics and environmental service provider is seeking a Regional Operations Manager for West Yorkshire. The role involves overseeing multi-site teams in waste collection and recycling, ensuring efficient service delivery. Candidates should have strong operational management experience and leadership skills, particularly in environments like waste, logistics, or local authority services. A full UK driving licence is essential, along with health and safety qualifications. This position offers the chance to make an immediate impact in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Proven operational management experience in relevant environments like waste, recycling or logistics.
• Strong leadership experience managing large teams across multiple locations.
• Excellent understanding of compliance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage waste collection, recycling, and cleansing operations across multiple depots.
• Ensure safe and efficient service delivery across the workforce.
• Drive operational performance and service improvement.

Skills

Operational management experience

Leadership managing large teams

Health & safety compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

IOSH or NEBOSH qualification

Transport CPC licence

Job description

Regional Operations Manager – West Yorkshire

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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.