Operations Manager

1 month ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Waste Management Full time

**About Us**

Waste Management NZ Limited is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling and waste management provider. We’re committed to safeguarding our beautiful environment through sustainable management of our valuable resources. Put simply, sustainability is what we do.

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to lead our collections operations team based at our office in East Tamaki, Auckland.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Regional Manager, your responsibilities involve comprehensive operational management of the residential collections business. You will be required to lead a strong safety culture, and continuously improve team culture across a diverse range of people. The Operations Manager must be able to effectively control and manage vehicle and site maintenance and understands the need to operate within compliance with a Zero Shortcut attitude.

This role will require you to make strategic decisions or recommendations, manage and grow networks and relationships as well as meet the needs of our customers.

An important component of the Operations Manager role is P&L management, cost awareness and control, achieving financial targets and identifying areas for improvement that positively effects the branch budget.

Consistently achieving and exceeding contract objectives, while maintaining exceptional operational performance and upholding required standards is expected. This will be achieved through proactive management of a large team whilst maintaining accurate reporting and analysis of business metrics.

Proactive in investigating and identifying issues, escalation to appropriate levels to achieve required issue resolutions within required timeframes and continuous improvement of service delivery.

As a leader in the business, you will coach staff and consistently improve our performance across all aspects of the operation with a constant focus on exceptional levels of health & safety and pride in ensuring contractual services and customer-first care are delivered to an exceptional standard.

**Who are you?**

We’re keen to discuss this position with professionals who thrive on the challenge of attaining operational performance excellence and retaining and developing business over the longer term both with existing stakeholders and with prospective clients.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in business administration and/or logistics.
- Five years or more experience in contract management, facility management or logistics role.
- Proven leadership, people management and team working skills.
- Budget management or P&L responsibility.
- You are results-driven, very detail-oriented and have a high level of professionalism.
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders and satisfying competing demands.
- Moderate experience within the transport/waste/logistics and recycling industries is desirable.
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation.
- Exposure to and knowledge of comprehensive safety management systems.
- Exemplary communication skills and the ability to deal at all organisational levels.
- Exceptional time management and organisational skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite Reasonably developed mechanical aptitude desirable.
- Current New Zealand driver’s licence.

To succeed, at your disposal you will have your direct report support team and wider operational team that includes office administration, supervisors and a mix of company and contracted operators. In this role, you will also be part of the regional leadership team and a strong corporate business that is recognised as one of the industry leaders.

We are looking for an individual who is results-driven as you will be held accountable for the triple bottom line performance. We ask our managers to be detail-oriented and act with a high level of professionalism. We understand that our people are our biggest asset.

Waste Management we will invest in your personal development and provide future career opportunities.

We also offer a great company culture, and you will get to work with a strong team of like-minded individuals.

The role comes with an attractive salary, phone, laptop and company vehicle.

**How to apply**

WM is an EEO employer and promotes drug and alcohol-free workplaces.

You must be in New Zealand and hold a current work visa/residency or NZ citizenship.



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