Senior Operations Supervisor

1 week ago


Acton, United Kingdom First Mile Full time

We are looking for a dedicated senior operations supervisor to join our operations team at First Mile. If you are organised, proactive and have a passion for helping our staff and making their work lives as enjoyable as possible, this job could be perfect for you.

First Mile is an award-winning recycling company and one of the fastest-growing environmental companies in the UK. We have been around since 2004 and provide recycling collections to over 30,000 business customers; helping them recycle more, send nothing to landfill, and get stats on all their achievements.

We have grown rapidly because we put our customers at the heart of everything we do and constantly challenge ourselves to make recycling easier for them. These customers range from small offices and shops to large businesses, including Pret a Manger, Facebook, Zara, and Caffe Nero.

We have a vibrant work culture that encourages people to be themselves, have fun, and make an impact by working at a purpose-led business that is helping the planet through recycling.

**About the Role**

Working pattern: Five days on, two days off - 05:00 - 14:00 (every 3rd weekend working).

Role: The Senior Operations Supervisor will support the Assistant Operations Manager (AOM) and the rest of the Supervisor team in making sure the AM and PM shift runs efficiently. They will be responsible for dispatching drivers and looking after daily issues with the fleet.

Key Duties
- Dispatching drivers (collections and delivery department)
- Ensuring vehicle coverage for both day and night shift (with Transport Manager support)
- Keep other departments up to date on daily customer issues (escalation to AOM and OM)
- Help implementing new process with drivers (assisting AOM and OM)
- Supervise drivers on round - providing technical support for IT (driver app) or customers’ information (collection point information)
- Assist AOM with staffing / coverage and balancing of rounds
- Contribute to the overall growth of the business and operations team

Skills and Experience

Essential
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organisation skills
- A proactive, positive can-do attitude
- Excellent communication skills and relationship building skills
- Good initiative

Desirable
- Knowledge of the waste industry
- Experience utilising CRMs
- Good Excel Skills
- Knowledge of logistics

**Benefits**

We work hard on making First Mile a fulfilling and fun place to work. Some of our benefits include;
- Learning and development - we will allow you to learn and try new things within a structured framework designed to help you excel. As you grow, your salary does too
- Progression opportunities
- Lots of holidays - 25 days (plus bank holidays) and an extra day for each year of service.
- A £60 a month allowance to spend on you. If you want a gym membership, loads of cookies, to pamper yourself or to pay for a flight it is totally up to you
- Lots of drinks, food, socials, and events throughout the year.
- Enhanced parental leave scheme

But most importantly, a fun, positive, collaborative workplace in which you can learn, working for a rapidly growing, multi-award-winning business in a sector that has never been more important.



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