Assistant Operations Support

Assistant Operations Support
Blisworth, Northamptonshire

Fixed term Contract – 3 months

£Competitive Salary Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, 22 Days\’ Holiday (rising with service)

This is an amazing opportunity to help make a difference and save the planet by making a positive impact in a ground-breaking business who truly put safety at the heart of everything we do and have big plans for the future.

Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of foodservice businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes. We are now looking for a Assistant Operations Manager to join our team and help us to continue to do things the right way for customers, colleagues and the planet.

With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide delivering excellent performance, we supply premium cooking oils, and collect organic waste, which is then converted into bio-methane, electricity, heat and organic fertiliser. We offer the human touch with local, community-based depots which seek to give back to those communities every chance we get.

Within a diverse and inclusive environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our H&S culture and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.

As a Assistant Operations Manager based in our Blisworth 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 East 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

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Other organisations may call this role Assistant Operations Manager, Transport Manager, Transport Supervisor, Depot Operations Supervisor, Assistant Depot Operations Manager, Fleet Compliance Manager, Logistics and Fleet Compliance Supervisor, Driver Trainer, Logistics.