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Operations Manager
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Operations Manager
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Wesley Street
Description
This is a standout opportunity for a confident operations leader to take ownership of three busy recycling facilities in Leicester and shape how they perform every day. You will lead a sizeable operational workforce across the three sites, working through supervisors and frontline leaders to create a safe, disciplined and high-performing operation. You will lead the full operational journey: bringing waste into site, processing it safely and efficiently, improving recovery, controlling disposal routes and turning operational discipline into commercial value.
This is not a desk-bound management role. It is a visible, hands-on leadership position where you will set the rhythm across three sites, lead through supervisors and site teams, build strong routines, coach people, solve problems quickly and create the standards that help the Leicester operation perform safely, consistently and profitably.
The right person will enjoy pace, variety and accountability. You will understand how to run a production-led environment, how to get the best from people, and how to make commercial decisions that improve throughput, cost, quality and margin. If you like being close to the operation and seeing the direct impact of your work, this role offers real scope to make a difference.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership and Site Control
- Lead the day-to-day operation of three recycling facilities across Leicester, keeping Safety First, compliance and performance at the heart of every shift.
- Create strong operating routines so teams know what good looks like, what matters most and how performance will be measured.
- Manage incoming waste streams, production activity, plant utilisation, labour deployment, output quality and site standards with clear Ownership.
- Be a visible leader across all three sites, coaching supervisors, removing blockers and helping teams perform with pace, confidence and Teamwork.
- Lead, engage and develop a sizeable operational team across the three facilities, ensuring supervisors and frontline leaders have the clarity, support and accountability they need to deliver.
- Make Safety First practical and visible through daily conversations, decisions and improvement actions.
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Production, Waste Flow and Commercial Performance
- Run the Leicester operation as a production-led environment, with clear control over intake, processing, outputs, rejects and offtake.
- Maximise the value of recovered materials and minimise unnecessary disposal cost through effective process control and operational discipline.
- Work closely with commercial, transport and support teams to ensure material movement, customer requirements and offtake routes are effectively managed through strong Teamwork.
- Use operational data to understand throughput, downtime, yield, contamination, labour efficiency, quality and cost, using the insight to drive Excellence.
- Drive continuous improvement in productivity, reliability, recovery performance and profitability.
P&L, Budget and Cost Accountability
- Take Ownership of the Leicester operational P&L, ensuring sites deliver against budgetary expectations.
- Control labour, maintenance, processing, transport interface and disposal costs through strong operational grip.
- Understand the financial impact of operational decisions and use evidence to improve margin and cost performance.
- Provide clear, honest reporting on performance, risks, actions and outlook to Lee Bradbury and the wider leadership team, demonstrating Integrity.
- Build a culture of Ownership where leaders understand their numbers and act quickly when performance is off track.
People Leadership, Compliance and Continuous Improvement
- Lead, develop and hold site teams accountable for safe working, operational standards, attendance, conduct and performance.
- Promote strong Teamwork between operations, engineering, SHEQ, commercial, transport and finance.
- Ensure compliance with environmental permits, health and safety requirements, site procedures and company policies, acting with Integrity at all times.
- Identify root causes of underperformance and lead practical improvement actions that make work safer, simpler and more effective.
- Role model Safety First, Teamwork, Ownership, Excellence and Integrity in how you lead people and performance.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Safety First mindset: You put safety, compliance and wellbeing ahead of short-term operational pressure.
- Operations leadership: You have led production, manufacturing, recycling, waste, logistics or another fast-paced operational environment where safety, people and performance all matter.
- People leadership at scale: You have experience leading sizeable operational teams, ideally through supervisors or frontline leaders, and can create structure, pace and accountability across multiple working areas.
- Teamwork: You can build strong relationships across sites and functions, bringing people together around shared priorities.
- Ownership: You are confident taking responsibility for standards, numbers, decisions and follow-through.
- Excellence: You use data, routines and continuous improvement to make performance better over time.
- Integrity: You lead fairly, communicate honestly and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny.
- Commercial grip: You understand P&L, budgets, cost control, productivity, quality, throughput and margin, and you know how to turn that insight into action.
- Practical problem solver: You are hands-on, calm under pressure and able to get to root cause quickly, make decisions and follow through.
Why Work For Enva?
Enva is committed to providing more than just jobs, we want to grow our business by offering career paths that match the aspirations of the talent that is increasingly aware of the need to protect the planet we all share. For the right candidates, the possibilities are truly endless and we will offer all the support, training and benefits you need to help you realise your true potential.
Examples of Company Benefits:
- A competitive salary in a growing company committed to our people.
- Competitive holiday allowance.
- Company pension scheme.
- Enhanced family friendly policies.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Lifestyle & leisure discounts (gym, cinema, shopping, and more).
- Employee life insurance.
- Bike2Work scheme.
- Free on-site parking.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
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