Assistant Site Manager

Biffa; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual for a hands-on role at a busy landfill site. This position involves overseeing daily operations, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and managing contractors effectively. You will play a crucial role in maintaining a sustainable waste management process while working closely with a team of professionals. The company is committed to innovation in waste management, offering a dynamic work environment where your contributions will make a significant impact. If you are passionate about environmental sustainability and operational excellence, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in waste operations and environmental compliance is essential.
• Strong understanding of waste legislation and numerical data is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the landfill site ensuring compliance.
• Oversee plant operators and maintain preventative maintenance schedules.

Skills

Waste operational experience

Environmental experience

Mobile plant operational experience

Dealing with contractors

Understanding numerical data

Knowledge of waste legislation

Computer skills (Word and Excel)

Report writing

Tools

Computer-based control systems

Job description

Trecatti Landfill - Merthyr Tydfil

This is a site-based position reporting to the site manager. It will be a hands-on role looking after the day-to-day running of a busy landfill site. The role will include office-based duties ensuring compliance with company procedures and a large presence is required onsite to control site operations and contractors and the ability to assist when necessary to cover for staff absence.

Key responsibilities:

1. Day-to-day planning of environmental compliance requirements and waste operations with the Site Manager, Regional General Manager
2. Daily management of the Landfill site, and other associated operations in accordance with Site Permit and Planning Permission conditions. This includes providing an on-site presence and daily liaison and management of the plant operators
3. Maintaining a planned preventative maintenance schedule including a system of checks for plant on site and maintaining and updating the training matrix for plant operators
4. Along with the site manager, manage the day-to-day operations of the landfill site to ensure the smooth running of the waste operations
5. Ensure Compliance with the site management plan

Requirements
Essential criteria for this role:

1. Waste operational and environmental experience
2. Mobile plant operational experience
3. Dealing with contractors
4. Ability to understand numerical data
5. Knowledge of waste, environmental legislation
6. Ability to understand computer-based control system including Word and Excel
7. Report Writing and Waste returns reports

Benefits
Biffa we're changing the way people think about waste

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

We believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you'll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.