Area Manager
Home Based (covering an assigned region)

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We own and operate more than 200 recycling, treatment and disposal facilities and employ nearly 2,400 people across the UK.

We’re now looking for an Area Manager to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Benefits

- Competitive salary
- 25 days’ holiday per annum
- Company sick pay
- Pension scheme and life insurance
- Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service
- Peer to peer recognition scheme
- Training and development opportunities

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented leader with a background in a manufacturing or processing industry, to develop their career within our highly successful organisation.

You’ll be playing a key role leading from the front and putting your stamp on processes across a defined region to ensure operation success and facilitate company growth.

So, if you are eager for a new challenge and want to join an organisation committed to investing in their teams and supporting the environment, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As the Area Manager, you will be tasked with overseeing a specific region in the UK, ensuring that all operational sites within the region fulfil their contracts and are successful.

Overseeing a range of waste management and recycling centres and operations, you will develop, manage and control the region's operations to achieve agreed revenue and profit targets. You will utilise efficient operating practices and excellent customer service, while overseeing and maintaining health and safety regulations on site.

Monitoring and controlling various projects, you will liaise with clients and ensure compliance with contracts and ensure that each operational site in the region has adequate resources in terms of plant, equipment, premises and personnel.

You will also:

- Develop, agree and implement management cost plans for all facilities in the region
- Provide leadership and direction to Contract and Site Managers through mentoring and coaching
- Liaise with the Materials and Trade Sales team
- Assist the technical team in the development and implementation of new techniques for waste management

About You

To be considered as an Area Manager, you will need:

- Experience in senior operations or a general manager role with a proven track record in achieving demanding targets for revenue, cost control, operating profit improvement and service quality in a competitive market
- A background in a manufacturing and/or processing industry, utility or customer service industry
- A proven track record in a senior management role
- Considerable previous involvement in business improvement and service enhancement initiatives
- A proven track record in achieving targets for revenue, cost control, operating profit improvement and service quality in a competitive market
- Familiarity with the design and operation of programmes which ensure compliance with company and externally defined standards, such as quality, health safety and environmental legislation
- A degree (or an equivalent qualification)

Experience of managing a unionised workforce would be advantageous to your application.

Other organisations may call this role Waste & Recycling Manager, Depot Manager, Depot Operations Manager, Operations Manager, General Manager, Plant Manager, Site Manager, or Operations and Process Manager.

Webrecruit and FCC Environment are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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