Operional Training Manager

Join Cleanaway and contribute to making a sustainable future possible, together. We transform waste into resources and renewable energy.

Environmental & Technical Solutions (ETS) is seeking an experienced Operational Training Manager to join the team. In this newly created role, you will be at the forefront of capability development across Cleanaway's frontline operations. Supported by the wider HSE Operations lead and working in close partnership with our National Training & Capability function, you'll take ownership of delivering business-aligned training strategies that uplift safety, compliance, and performance standards at scale.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll shape competency-based learning, support enterprise-wide training initiatives, and embed consistent best-practice learning frameworks across a high-risk, dynamic operational environment. You'll play a critical role in forming the Solid Waste Services Operational Training Strategy and delivering key components of the national CWY Training Plan, working across sites and shifts to drive real impact on the ground.

You're an experienced training leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced, and safety-critical environments such as logistics, mining, chemical processing, construction, or waste management, with substantial experience leading competency-based programs, including expertise in dangerous goods (DG) and hazardous substances training. You will bring a strategic focus on building capability within ETS to enable the business to know what a great training system could be and delivering the roadmap to achieve this.

You know how to align teams to deliver practical, blended learning across frontline operations, whether they be in a truck cabin, depot, or high-risk zone. You're confident navigating matrix structures, partnering with a variety of stakeholders, and working with RTOs to ensure quality and compliance.

You bring strong leadership, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a passion for lifting capability at every level. Most importantly, you lead by example, supporting your team, coaching leaders, and embedding a culture of continuous learning wherever you go.

• Shape competency-based learning and embed best-practice learning frameworks across frontline operations.
• Deliver business-aligned training strategies that uplift safety, compliance, and performance standards at scale.
• Contribute to the Solid Waste Services Operational Training Strategy and national CWY Training Plan.
• Collaborate with the HSE Operations lead and National Training & Capability function; work across sites and shifts.

You should have experience in safety-critical environments (e.g., logistics, mining, chemical processing, construction, or waste management) and substantial experience leading competency-based programs, including DG and hazardous substances training. You should be able to align teams for practical, blended learning and work effectively with matrix structures and RTOs to ensure quality and compliance.

• Competitive salary package
• Paid parental leave
• Great company benefits: Annual employee share plan offer, novated leasing through SG Fleet or Smart Group, optional flu vaccinations, EAP access, discounts on private health insurance, company discounts and more

Our recruitment process involves checks including criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, and verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status. We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us by emailing inclusion@cleanaway.com.au.

Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future. Simply click the Apply button below or visit https://www.cleanaway.com.au/about-us/careers and let's make a positive impact together.

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