Resource Recovery Manager - Swanbank QLD

Join REMONDIS as our Resource Recovery Manager and take lead of Queensland’s post-collection waste operations — including our flagship Swanbank Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility, and key Swanbank and Northgate Transfer Stations.

In this pivotal role, you’ll drive operational excellence, safety, and sustainability across our network. You’ll lead high-performing teams, ensure compliance with environmental standards, optimise financial outcomes, and build strong partnerships with customers, contractors, and government stakeholders — all while helping shape a cleaner, more sustainable future for Queensland.

Based at Swanbank, Ipswich, you will be responsible for diverse operations and a team of up to 50 people. The diversity of operations includes landfills, transfer stations, organics processing and resource recovery activities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead multi-site resource recovery, landfill and transport operations to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant outcomes.
• Drive consistent service delivery, asset performance, operational excellence and positive environmental outcomes across all facilities.
• Manage budgets, P&L, and capital expenditure within agreed targets.
• Identify and implement opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Project manage new resource recovery initiatives and large scale construction projects.
• Pursue new business opportunities to grow and diversify services.
• Monitor key performance metrics, manage risks, and deliver strong results.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a workforce of around 40–50 employees.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and high performance.
• Support workforce planning and industrial relations matters, including enterprise agreements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with councils, government agencies, contractors, and customers.
• Represent REMONDIS in joint ventures and industry forums.
• Ensure compliance with all legislation, company policies, and licence conditions.
• Champion proactive safety leadership and effective HSEQ management.
• Lead sustainability initiatives that enhance resource recovery, reduce landfill, and support circular economy goals.
• Collaborate across the business to deliver innovations that boost productivity and profitability.

Who you are

• At least 5 years’ experience leading operations or site management in waste, recycling, construction, quarrying, or mining.
• Proven success managing multiple sites and large, hands-on teams.
• Strong financial skills with experience driving P&L performance.
• A safety-first leader who builds high-performing teams.
• Great communicator with the ability to engage and influence at all levels.
• Solid understanding of Queensland’s environmental and waste regulations.
• Qualifications in safety leadership or project management are a plus.

Who we are:

REMONDIS is one of the world's largest recycling, service and water companies. We’re a privately-owned family company headquartered in Germany, with over 40,000 employees and operations on four continents. We’ve been here in Australia since 1982.

With over 1,100 employees and 39 business locations in Australia, we serve more than 24,000 commercial, industrial and municipal customers in meeting their sustainability goals through comprehensive waste collection, treatment, resource recovery and management solutions.

REMONDIS Australia has grown and diversified to become one of the largest waste and recycling companies in the country. Acclaimed for our focus on customer support and service excellence, we work collaboratively with our customers and local authorities to deliver innovative, safe and reliable solutions across all industry sectors.

Together, we believe we can achieve a more sustainable future; a future in which waste is a resource.

Reasons you’ll stay:

• Autonomy: you’ll have the empowerment you need to be successful and the independence and autonomy to thrive.
• Flexibility: you’ll be given the freedom to prioritise your time and working preferences.
• Growth: contribute to the development and implementation of large scale operations and projects.
• Work that matters: contribute to a more sustainable future. The solutions you’ll be representing will support businesses, the community and the environment.
• Career opportunities: we are growing and with growth comes opportunity to own and grow the role by developing market competitiveness

Are you with us? To apply:

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a difference in the waste management industry, we want to hear from you!

• You’ll need a copy of a current license and proof of entitlement to work in Australia.
• You’ll undergo a police check and pre-employment medical, including a drug and alcohol test.

REMONDIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we invite you to be part of an organisation that fosters a diverse workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.