Operations Manager - Waste Management Logistics

Staffline; Newton Hill; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company based in West Yorkshire is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee waste collection and recycling operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operational leadership, managing large teams across multiple depots. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance, driving performance, and building stakeholder relationships. This role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development. Experience in environmental services, logistics, or facilities management is essential.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in waste & recycling, transport, or similar sectors.
• Strong leadership experience managing front-line teams.
• Excellent understanding of compliance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale waste collection and recycling operations.
• Ensure compliant and efficient service delivery.
• Drive performance and resource optimisation.

Skills

Operational management experience

Leadership of large teams

Health & Safety compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

IOSH or NEBOSH qualification

Transport CPC license

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Operations Manager - Waste Logistics
Job Location: West Yorkshire, Wakefield area
Job Reward: £60-65k Target, applications reviewed upon experience
Sector: Waste Management, Recycling, Transport, Environmental Services, Facilities Management
Onsite and Hybrid work, commute of West Yorkshire is preferred
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract, initially 6 months, possibly 12 months

Are you an experienced operations leader, a strong, proven and experienced people manager with a background in waste management, transport, supply chain logistics, recycling, logistics or facilities management?

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 and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations
• 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, working to regulatory requirements

Requirements

• 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
• Experience managing budgets, resources and operational KPIs
• 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
• Transport CPC license is preferred
• Experience in trade waste, recycling or environmental services is preferred
• Experience working with unions and community groups is preferred

Why Apply

• 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
• Competitive salary + benefits + career development opportunities

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.

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