Operations Manager

Biffa; Tipton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive salary

Generous pension

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Life cover

Job summary

Biffa in Tipton is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee daily site operations for processing plastics, cans and glass. You will work with Safety, Engineering, Logistics and Quality teams to drive performance, compliance and staff development in a 24/7 operation.

You will ensure safe, efficient operations, meet health, safety and environmental permits, and contribute to continuous improvement projects to boost productivity, efficiency and profitability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing operations within a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Sound understanding of health and safety legislation, environmental compliance and ISO standards.
• Experience managing budgets, controlling costs and interpreting financial performance data.
• Good knowledge of engineering, operational and logistics functions, with a practical approach to problem solving.
• Relevant qualifications such as IOSH (minimum), with COTC Level 4 and strong operational, technical and behavioural competencies desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve safety culture and monitor compliance.
• Oversee site operations and deputise for Site Manager when required.
• Contribute to achieving the P&L budget for the year.
• Monitor performance and drive improvements across downtime, yields and safety.
• Address safety non-conformities and communicate findings to the Safety & Compliance Manager.
• Manage production-related tasks and collate production reports for management.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Budget management

Problem solving

Engineering knowledge

Logistics

Education

IOSH (minimum)

COTC Level 4

Job description

Operations Manager

Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)

Shift: 12:00 - 20:00

A quick look at the role.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will support the day-to-day running of site operations, overseeing the processing of plastic, cans and glass. Working closely with the Safety, Engineering, Logistics and Quality teams, you will help manage operational performance, compliance and staff development across a 24/7 operation.

You will assist in ensuring the site operates safely, efficiently and in full compliance with all relevant health and safety, environmental and permit requirements. The role also involves supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, productivity and profitability while maintaining high standards of performance and service delivery.

Your core responsibilities.

• Develop and improve the safety culture (reducing incidents and accidents). Monitoring compliance and setting achievable targets for continual Improvement to keep staff safe. Review weekly H&S statistics & ensure that all incidents are reviewed, and improvements actioned.
• Oversee operations at site ensuring safe operation of all facilities in line with business needs and site permit; including deputising for Site Manager if required.
• To contribute to the achievement of P&L Budget for the year.
• Monitor performance (Downtime/yields/safety) against targets, identifying and addressing shortfalls and recognising opportunities to improve against budget across all areas of responsibility.
• The Operations Manager should deal with any safety non-conformities immediately and communicate any finding to the Safety and Compliance Manager tracking risks and trends and highlighting areas of potential improvement.
• The majority of the post holder’s time will be spent managing site while focusing on Production and providing practical guidance, support and assistance regarding operations, including creation of production reports. A large proportion of the role will also include collating reports for the Management team to aid in the identification of trends, deficiencies, and improvements.
• The role will be expected to manage production related tasks of moderate to high complexity.

Our essential requirements.

• Proven experience managing operations within a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Sound understanding of health and safety legislation, environmental compliance and ISO standards.
• Experience managing budgets, controlling costs and interpreting financial performance data.
• Good knowledge of engineering, operational and logistics functions, with a practical approach to problem solving.
• Relevant qualifications such as IOSH (minimum), with COTC Level 4 and strong operational, technical and behavioural competencies desirable.

And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.

• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – Because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Competitive salary.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Life cover.

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 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.