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🥝 Operations Manager

McCarthy Recruitment | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Posted June 11, 2026

Job Description

Operations Manager – Waste & Transfer Stations
Midlands (with travel)
Up to £70,000 + Car + Benefits
We’re hiring an experienced Operational Excellence Manager to drive performance across a network of busy transfer stations.
This is a hands-on role focused on improving depot performance, standardising ways of working, and supporting underperforming sites to get back on track. You’ll be in and out of sites, working closely with depot teams, pushing best practice, and making real, measurable improvements.
What you’ll be doing:

Driving operational improvement across multiple depots
Standardising processes and implementing best practice
Supporting struggling sites and lifting performance
Leading audits, identifying gaps, and owning improvement plans
Building performance metrics and dashboards to track progress
Rolling out new processes and training teams
Ensuring compliance across H&S and environmental standardsWhat we’re looking for:

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