Transfer Station Manager in Manchester

Location: Manchester

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Recruiter: Biffa

Job Hours: Full-time

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Transfer Station Manager

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:

COTC - Desirable

IOSH Certificate - Desirable

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

Benefits

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.

Generous pension scheme.

Medical and dental scheme.

Retail and leisure discounts.

Holiday and travel discounts.

Bike to work scheme.

Plus, much more……

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About Biffa

biffa.co.uk

Founded in London in 1912, Biffa is a leading UK nationwide integrated waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling and technologically-driven energy generation services. Through the expertise of our people and investment in technology we promote and deliver sustainable waste management solutions.

We provide an essential service to satisfy the business needs of our commercial, industrial and public sector customers throughout the UK, and help them to meet their legal obligations and corporate responsibility commitments.

We employ 10,000 people and collect waste from thousands of businesses and millions of households across the UK each day. 

Our surplus food redistribution partnership with Company Shop Group, and our environmental work with BiffaAward and Waste Aid, also have wider benefits for the UK and beyond.

Since 2002 we’ve reduced our carbon emissions by 70 per cent and aim to be net zero by 2050.