Transport Administrator

Biffa; Southampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension scheme

Medical and dental scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Bike to work scheme

Job summary

Biffa is hiring a Traffic Dispatcher / Transport Administrator in Southampton. The role focuses on day-to-day depot operations, allocating vehicles, and routing to ensure service excellence. You will maintain health & safety and environmental compliance while supporting a high-performance transport team.

Ideal candidates will optimise routes, manage driver availability, and handle administrative tasks such as payroll and tachograph records. A proactive, customer-focused mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the local area.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and meet tight deadlines.
• Solutions-driven mindset and problem-solving abilities.
• Customer-focused, engaging and supportive of a diverse customer base.
• Proficiency with business software and MS Office, especially Excel.
• Experience in administration, call handling, or time-critical environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Optimising routes and vehicle utilisation to deliver top-class service.
• Managing driver availability and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Overseeing vehicle checks, safety, and maintenance.
• Handling payroll, timesheets, tachograph records, and reporting.
• Driving cost-efficiency by analysing depot data and improving operations.

Skills

Local area knowledge

Planning & prioritising

Problem solving

Customer focus

Time management

Administration experience

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Traffic Dispatcher / Transport Administrator

Full Time Contract

Monday to Friday, Start Time: 16:00hrs

A quick look at the role.

The Traffic Administrator is responsible for managing the day-to-day organisation of operations in the depot through the allocation and basic routing of vehicles. You will ensure best in class service delivery to customers, ensuring health & safety standards are maintained, and ensuring environmental and O licence compliance.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment, enjoy problem-solving, and are passionate about delivering an exceptional service, this is the role for you.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Optimising routes and vehicle utilisation to deliver top-class service
• Managing driver availability and ensuring compliance with regulations
• Overseeing vehicle checks, safety, and maintenance
• Handling admin tasks like payroll, timesheets, tachograph records, and reporting
• Driving cost-efficiency by analysing depot data and improving operations

This is more than just a desk job! You'll also have the chance to get hands-on with employee engagement and improvement initiatives.

Our Essential Requirements

• Knowledge of the local area
• The ability to plan, prioritise, and meet tight deadlines
• A solutions-driven mindset and a knack for problem-solving
• Customer focused, engaging and supporting a diverse customer base
• Proficiency with business software and MS Office (especially Excel)
• Experience in administration, call handling, or a time-critical environment is a plus

Biffa - 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 is 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.

Benefits

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

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching - because if you don't grow, we don't grow
• Generous pension scheme
• Medical and dental scheme
• Retail and leisure discounts
• Holiday and travel discounts
• Bike to work schemePlus, much more.....