Assistant Operations Manager

Assistant Operations Manager
Cannock, Midlands West

£30,000 per Annum, Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, 22 Days’ Holiday (rising with service)

As a Assistant Operations Manager based in our Midlands West depot, you will be a fundamental part of our team, enabling us to continue with our mission to serve the planet, a purpose we care strongly about and are committed to.

Why join us?

• You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference, help us to become more successful and deliver more benefits to the environment
• We’re growing and so will you be able to develop your own career
• We provide opportunities for you to develop your career, we encourage continuous learning and pride ourselves on promoting from within
• Help us achieve even more amazing things

What do we expect of each other?

• That each of us act like owners of this growing business
• We collaborate to enable us to be the best we can be – especially when it comes to safety and wellbeing!
• We are committed to making food sustainable and ensuring that nothing is wasted so we encourage our colleagues to come forward with their ideas
• Focus on the things that matter and approach every situation proactively and with agility

This is the role that’s on offer for the right person:

- Provide support, training and assistance to Olleco drivers
- Contribute to the smooth running of our Midlands West depot
- Focus on health & safety, safety procedures, compliance, maintenance, training, administration and rounds

A little bit more about the role:

- Make sure that daily vehicle checks are completed by drivers and damage or defects are reported
- Support in induction training, training evaluations and refresher training as required
- Support in ensuring that working time checks, DQC and government licence checks are carried out
- Complete all paperwork and IT systems for your work and that of the drivers

Interested?

What are we looking for? As you can imagine, you’ll need a broad range of personal skills to succeed, but we don’t expect you to have everything from the start! We will coach, train and support you, it’s more important that you have the right interpersonal skills and the intelligence to grasp our business and take us forward.

We will be looking for:

- An IOSH Managing Safely certification or the willingness to quickly acquire this
- Excellent administrative skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience in working in a transport or logistics role
- High level of attention to detail

- Class 2 License desirable

Olleco is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees are valued based on their abilities. We believe that diverse voices and perspectives are essential for our growth. By empowering diverse teams to excel, innovate, and be heard, we all achieve more. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, or sexual orientation.