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About this Operations Support Assistant role at Biffa Waste Services

Biffa Waste Services · Onsite · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Help us keep our communities running smoothly!

At Biffa, we’re passionate about making a difference. We’re looking for a proactive, organised and motivated Operations Support Assistant to join our Municipal team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced operational environment, supporting teams and helping to deliver high-quality services to our customers and communities.

Working closely with our Supervisors and Operations Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our daily operations run safely, efficiently and effectively.

A quick look at the role

As our Operations Support Assistant, you'll help coordinate daily activities, support our frontline teams and ensure we consistently deliver against our contractual commitments.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting daily operations – Working alongside Supervisors to coordinate resources, workforce planning and service delivery.
  • Driving performance – Helping ensure services are completed on time, meet contractual requirements and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Improving efficiency – Identifying opportunities to improve vehicle and crew productivity, including supporting route planning and operational changes.
  • Championing safety – Promoting our Safer Together value by ensuring safe working practices, correct PPE use and compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Monitoring standards – Supporting operational monitoring, including vehicle CCTV and on-site checks, and assisting with investigations where required.
  • Building relationships – Communicating effectively with colleagues, customers and operational teams to maintain excellent service standards.
  • Supporting our people – Encouraging teamwork, recognising great performance and helping create a positive and supportive working environment.

Here's what we require

We're looking for someone who is hands-on, approachable and confident working with people at all levels.

Here's what we require

We're looking for a proactive, organised team player with:

  • Experience in waste management, transport, logistics or a similar operational environment.
  • Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
  • Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office.
  • The ability to support teams, manage priorities and meet deadlines.
  • A good understanding of operational efficiency and customer service.
  • A full driving licence.

It would be great if you also have:

  • Previous team leader or supervisory experience.
  • Experience working with KPIs and health and safety procedures.
  • An IOSH qualification or LGV licence (or willingness to undertake fully funded LGV training).

Why Biffa?

At Biffa, we're not just managing waste – we're helping to create a more sustainable future.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and our values of Teamwork, Fairness and Respect (#TFR) shape the way we work together every day.

We’re committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed.

Ready to make a difference?

If you're organised, enthusiastic and enjoy being part of a team that makes a real difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

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. 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.

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About Biffa Waste Services

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.

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