Operations Manager

Everything must recycle. It’s what we stand for. Together we turn today’s materials into tomorrow’s possibilities. Today’s old into tomorrow’s new. Used to useful. Waste into something worthwhile. You could be at the centre of change that will be felt for generations to come, keeping valuable resources in circulation and helping to make circular materials the standard for global industry. Work this important deserves proper pay and proper benefits.

Applying to a new job is a big decision – even when the company you’re applying to has been voted a Great Place to Work for four years running and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production and Transportation.

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• Competitive pay rates and a bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus option to buy or sell
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee support - including life assurance and critical illness pay
• Wellbeing scheme - giving colleagues and dependents unlimited access to GPs and counselling, and cash back on health and wellbeing
• 24/7 anonymous health and wellbeing advice
• Financial support - including affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and education
• Money off shopping, utilities, entertainment and more
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Get stuck in but never get stuck – ongoing training and development plans tailored to how you want to progress

The role of Operations Manager at EMR Group is broad in its requirements and provides a challenging but rewarding working environment. Reporting to the General Manager of the depot, the successful candidate will be required to adopt a continuous improvement approach, and be responsible for ensuring safe, environmentally sound, efficient and productive operations within the area of responsibility and for meeting operational and product quality targets.

• Leading and developing your workforce through your adaptive management style –You’re not afraid to roll your sleeves up and lead by example, and you appreciate that different people respond positively to different approaches.
• Encouraging collaboration with your team through many employee voice channels
  - You are a true believer that the best answers come from those who are living and breathing the operation.
• Making sure our people and operation is carried out safely –Safety is just the way you approach your work. You look to inspire a culture of safe working and your people believe SHE forms part of their role.
• Implements lean management and continuous improvement techniques
  - Inspiring others to reduce waste and improve productivity within the workforce
• Commercial and Customer - focused approach
  - You are a true advocate for Customer Service and making your operation a success

• You have a strong track record of achievement in Operational Management within your industry
• Your track record demonstrates that you are motivated and driven to achieve increased efficiencies, reduced costs, and improved outcomes in all operational areas
• You’re experienced in managing a dynamic team, and your management style is collaborative and including.
• You will have good project management experience which has seen you make some value-added changes in your past.
• You will be able to develop strategies and plans to achieve strategic outcomes and influencing the wider business in operations.

The products we’ll all need tomorrow depend on us making the most of today’s end‑of‑life metals, plastics and other materials. Take a car at the end of its life - most people just see a…car at the end of its life. We see steel, aluminium, copper, plastics, rubber, glass, parts, fluids, costs, risks, markets and – most importantly - possibilities. Now, multiply that by thousands of cars – we recover,…