Transfer Station Manager

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Transfer Station Manager, where you will lead efforts to improve waste management processes and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. This role offers the chance to oversee a dedicated team while driving productivity and best practices in a dynamic environment. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will play a crucial role in enhancing service delivery and supporting the growth of the business. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a challenging yet rewarding atmosphere, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Ongoing career development

Training and coaching

Qualifications

• Experience in Operations Management or similar role in Services or Logistics.
• Strong background in health & safety management in a unionised environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage transfer station ensuring health & safety compliance and customer service.
• Drive continuous improvement in productivity and service delivery.

Skills

Operations Management

Health & Safety Management

People Management

Continuous Improvement

P&L Management

Transport/Logistics Knowledge

Job description

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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. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.

Help us make a difference as a Transfer Station Manager.

A quick look at the role.

The Transfer Station Manager will effectively manage the transfer station, ensuring consistent Health & Safety and Environmental compliance, and delivering first class customer service in line with pre-defined business KPI’s, promoting employee engagement to support continuous improvement in productivity and quality of service provision, through continuous review and improved site profitability, to support business growth and best in class performance.

Why it’s an opportunity not to be wasted.

• Overseeing site adherence to key site processes relating to health and safety, security, employee relations and legislation.
• Ensuring service delivery meets defined key performance indicators whilst driving best practice and continuous improvement in cost control and productivity.
• Supervising, coaching and training the team to produce the highest levels of customer service.
• Promoting open channels of communications with all departments within the Division and the wider Biffa Business, and to proactively and consistently review all processes used by the Transfer Station.
• Defining and supports the development of the staff as a whole by identifying and sharing best practice.
• Managing and ensuring compliance of Health & Safety, Environmental, Employment legislation and Company policy to ensure defined standards and best practice are adhered to.
• Agreeing, monitoring and managing the full P&L budget, delegating accountability where appropriate, supporting financial year on year growth of the depot.
• Working within cross-divisional teams to provide integrated waste solutions using best practice and through continuous improvement.

Here’s what we require:

• Experience as Operations Manager or position of similar responsibility in Services or Logistics industry.
• People and health & safety management in a unionised environment.
• Proven track record of working to clearly defined service delivery KPI’s.
• Proven track record of delivering continuous improvement within an operational / service environment.
• P&L experience - Ideally.
• Good transport / logistics knowledge.

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

• Competitive salary package.
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.