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Operations Manager (Waste Collections)
Salary £40,000 per annum plus performance bonus, car allowance & pension
Hours Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Location Poole, Dorset
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer you;
25 days of annual leave
Choice of company car or car cash allowance
Eligible for performance bonus
Access to our company pension scheme
One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
Ongoing training and development opportunities, allow you to reach your full potential
What you’ll be doing;
You'll be responsible for the day-to-day management of operatives, staff, and site-based support, ensuring site capability and capacity is maximised — all while maintaining the highest levels of customer service and team wellbeing.
Champion the safety and wellbeing of all employees and those affected by our operations.
Implement people management processes in line with company policy.
Ensure all training and competency checks are in place across all roles.
Manage operations against Veolia Minimum Requirements (VMR).
Utilise data and Power BI to drive operational performance improvements.
Drive efficiencies to maximise profitability.
Manage Waste Transfer Station operations.
Act as Nominated Transport Manager, taking overall responsibility for fleet management and compliance.
What we’re looking for;
Transport CPC
Level 3 Leadership & Management (or equivalent work experience)
Previous waste management experience
Previous fleet management experience
IOSH Managing Safely - desirable
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation which means reconciling human progress with environmental protection. We develop and implement local solutions to depollute our vital resources and regenerate resources to preserve them from depletion along with solutions to decarbonize our ways of living and adapt them to the consequences of climate change.
We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of waterways, soil and air and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste.
Every year, we serve around 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We complete over 400 million waste collections across our Local Authority contracts, serving over 3 million residential properties; and we treat over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produce over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes.
We also anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the resources using digital and artificial intelligence.
Veolia UK is an exciting and innovative place to work, but don't just take our word for it - we were named as one of the top 10 'Very Big Organisations' to work for in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024.
We are driven by optimism and passion, not to see the world as it is, but how it should be; and we are tenacious in our efforts to achieve our goals.
These aren't just empty words.
