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.The Transfer Station Manager is responsible for supporting and delivering the growth strategy for the facilities within their remit, with regards to the commodity sales, identifying and implementing new and best practices to provide a first class customer service.This role requires medium (6 to 12 months) term planning in conjunction with regional management based upon the Division’s annual Business Plan, as well as to monitor and control the full P&L budget of the facility.The role has a degree of autonomy, with regards to site specific strategy with regards to growth and development, however operates within the constraints of legislation and company policy and procedure. Where a solution is developed, it must meet Biffa’s health and safety priority with regards to its people and customers and environment. This role has scope to negotiation with regards to third party suppliers, and however is often in conjunction with the regional management. This role is hands-on role involving the use of many personal skills such as relationship management, negotiation and people management. There is a need for innovative thinking and is solution driven. The ability to build key internal relationships at all levels up to Senior Management within the business across a number of departments is essential, as well as the ability to build key relationships with external organisationsThe job requires the ability to multi task situations that are live – requiring immediate attention and the ability to deliver a first class Customer Service.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 practiceManaging 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 depotWorking within cross-divisional teams to provide integrated waste solutions using best practice and through continuous improvement.Here’s what we require:COTCIOSH CertificateExperience as Operations Manager or position of similar responsibility in Services or Logistics industryPeople and health & safety management in a unionised environmentProven track record of working to clearly defined service delivery KPI’sProven track record of delivering continuous improvement within an operational / service environmentP&L experience - IdeallyGood transport / logistics knowledgeBiffa – we’re changing the way people think about wasteAt 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. 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.
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.
The Transfer Station Manager is responsible for supporting and delivering the growth strategy for the facilities within their remit, with regards to the commodity sales, identifying and implementing new and best practices to provide a first class customer service.
This role requires medium (6 to 12 months) term planning in conjunction with regional management based upon the Division’s annual Business Plan, as well as to monitor and control the full P&L budget of the facility.
The role has a degree of autonomy, with regards to site specific strategy with regards to growth and development, however operates within the constraints of legislation and company policy and procedure. Where a solution is developed, it must meet Biffa’s health and safety priority with regards to its people and customers and environment. This role has scope to negotiation with regards to third party suppliers, and however is often in conjunction with the regional management.
This role is hands-on role involving the use of many personal skills such as relationship management, negotiation and people management. There is a need for innovative thinking and is solution driven. The ability to build key internal relationships at all levels up to Senior Management within the business across a number of departments is essential, as well as the ability to build key relationships with external organisations
The job requires the ability to multi task situations that are live – requiring immediate attention and the ability to deliver a first class Customer Service.
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
- IOSH Certificate
- 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
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 11,000+ 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.
Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company. We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation servicesOur VisionTo be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.Our PurposeWe're here to change the way people think about waste.Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:• We act as a team- We are working towards a common goal- We look out for each other- We all have an equal voice and respect each other• We make things happen- We are hands on and get stuck in- We find a way- We go the extra mile and always deliver • We do the right thing- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions- We keep our promises- We build trust by being consistent and fair• We take pride in what we do- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise- We know our work matters- We take price in a job well done We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.
Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company.
We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation services
Our Vision
To be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.
Our Purpose
We're here to change the way people think about waste.
Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:
• We act as a team
- We are working towards a common goal
- We look out for each other
- We all have an equal voice and respect each other
• We make things happen
- We are hands on and get stuck in
- We find a way
- We go the extra mile and always deliver
• We do the right thing
- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions
- We keep our promises
- We build trust by being consistent and fair
• We take pride in what we do
- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise
- We know our work matters
- We take price in a job well done
We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.
