Waste Operations Manager — KPI-Driven Plant Leader

Biffa; Cannock Chase; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employee life cover

Career development and coaching

Generous pension scheme

Discounts (retail and leisure)

Job summary

Biffa is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to safely manage the AD Plant and day-to-day site operations, ensuring compliance with the site permit while maximizing production to meet KPI targets.

You will lead health and safety planning, manage resources and contractors, drive continuous improvement, supervise the Operational Team, and work with the Plant Manager to deliver on time and to budget.

This is a Monday–Friday role, 37.5 hours per week, based at the Cannock Chase site.

Qualifications

• Leadership and line-management experience in waste, environmental or operations.
• Strong knowledge of waste and environmental legislation and KPIs.
• Proven ability to manage data capture, recording systems and time-critical operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan health, safety and environmental compliance for the plant.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the AD Plant and allocate resources.
• Drive continuous improvement and deliver KPI targets.
• Lead and support the Plant Manager and operations team.
• Coordinate contractors, inductions, safety plans and permits to work.
• Attend SIT meetings and ensure audit/compliance with ISO standards.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Contractor management

Education

IOSH or equivalent safety qualification

Tools

SCADA

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Biffa is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to safely manage the AD Plant and day-to-day site operations, ensuring compliance with the site permit while maximizing production to meet KPI targets.

You will lead health and safety planning, manage resources and contractors, drive continuous improvement, supervise the Operational Team, and work with the Plant Manager to deliver on time and to budget.

This is a Monday–Friday role, 37.5 hours per week, based at the Cannock Chase site.