Operations Manager

Job Description

About the role

Reporting to the Branch Manager, your responsibilities involve the growth and development of our onsite staff, Daily landfill operations, and our organics compost operations

• Consistently achieve and exceed site objectives while maintaining exceptional operational performance and compliance with required standards.
• Proactively manage a large team to ensure smooth site operations and delivery of key outcomes.
• Maintain accurate reporting and analysis of key business metrics to support data-driven decision-making.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, can-do attitude toward all onsite operations.
• Investigate and identify necessary actions to resolve issues, including escalating to appropriate levels when required.
• Ensure timely resolution of operational issues and drive continuous improvement in 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.

Qualifications

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.

As an ideal candidate you will have :

To succeed, at your disposal you will have your direct report support team and wider operational team that includes office administration, HSEQ and a mix of company and contracted operators. In this role, you will also be part of 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.

Additional Information

How to apply

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Please note - we do not always work to fixed closing dates and may start considering applications as they are received so we encourage you to apply early.

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.