Transport Manager

Biffa; Southampton; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 62.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Biffa Group is seeking a Transport Manager to lead a 45+ vehicle fleet at the Southampton Depot. You will oversee daily traffic office operations, ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance while delivering first-class customer service.

You will guide dispatchers and drivers, optimise KPIs and costs, and maintain regulatory standards across the fleet. A strong CPC and experience in unionised, multi-shift environments are essential.

Competenze

• Proven experience in traffic or logistics management with leadership responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of transport, environmental and health and safety legislation.
• International CPC and commercial acumen.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and familiarity with the local area.

Mansioni

• Lead and instruct traffic dispatchers, drivers and operatives; review depot KPIs and drive improvements in service, safety and profitability.
• Manage vehicle operations, ensure safety, wheel security and weight compliance; liaise with fleet team for seamless operations.
• Ensure compliance with transport and environmental legislation and manage third-party insurance claims.
• Support cost control and drive operational efficiency to beat budget expectations.
• Enforce Health and Safety procedures and review near-miss reports to maintain a first-class customer experience.
• Complete admin tasks including tachograph records and worksheets.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external customers through proactive communication.

Conoscenze

Leadership

KPI management

Transport & logistics

Health & safety

Formazione

International CPC

Descrizione del lavoro

Transport Manager

Monday - Friday (37.5 hours per week)
Flexible start and finish times due to operational needs

A quick look at the role

The Transport Manager will efficiently and effectively manage a fleet of 45+ vehicles at our Southampton Depot.

The role will also assist with managing the day-to-day operations of the Traffic Office, ensuring health and safety, environmental and operator licence compliance, while delivering first-class customer service.

Your core responsibilities

• Provide leadership and clear work instructions to traffic dispatchers, drivers and operatives, review depot KPIs and drive improvements in service, safety and profitability.
• Manage vehicle operations, ensuring vehicles are used safely, wheel security requirements are met and gross weight limits are adhered to, while liaising with the fleet team to ensure seamless operations.
• Ensure adherence to transport and environmental legislation, including the management of third-party insurance claims.
• Support cost control initiatives, drive operational efficiency and identify opportunities to reduce costs and exceed budget expectations.
• Enforce Health and Safety procedures, including near-miss reporting and emergency procedures, and review near-miss reports to maintain a first-class customer experience.
• Complete all role-related administrative tasks, including worksheets and tachograph records.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external customers through proactive and effective communication.

Our essential requirements

• Proven experience in traffic or logistics management, including resource management, cost control and operational leadership within unionised, multi-shift environments.
• In-depth understanding of transport, environmental and health and safety legislation, with strong knowledge of lean methodology and KPIs.
• International CPC, strong commercial acumen, excellent communication and planning abilities.
• Familiarity with the local area and willingness to travel for business needs across the UK.

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 11,500+ 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, perspective 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.