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About this Operations Manager role at Biffa Waste Services

Biffa Waste Services · Onsite · Norton Canes, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Help us make a difference as a Operations Manager

Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week.

A quick look at the role.

To safely manage the AD Plant and day to day site operations and any associated activities in line with the site permit whilst maximising production to meet KPI’s of the division.

Your core responsibilities.

  • Short, medium and long term planning of health and safety and environmental compliance requirements and waste operations with the Plant Manager
  • Compliance with Health & Safety at Work Act, other relevant legislation and Company procedures. Daily management of the day to day operations of the AD Plant.
  • Ensure process service requirements are achieved safely and robustly
  • Provide management and leadership support to the Plant Manager for the Operational Team
  • Ensure the effective allocation of resource such that tasks and operations are completed safely, on time and on budget.
  • Deliver programmes of Continuous Improvement across the site
  • Deliver KPI targets against contract and business objectives
  • Develop a working culture that enhances employee engagement
  • Identify areas within your control to remove cost and improve profit
  • Follow procedures and best practice to ensure audit compliance and ISO accreditations are achieved
  • To promote a culture of safety including accident, near miss and incident reporting.  Participation in investigations, health and safety committees and audits.
  • Communication, co-ordination and control of contractors on site, including inductions, safety plans and permits to work.
  • To attend and hold SIT meetings as required

Requirements

Our essential requirements.

  • Relevant management or safety qualifications (e.g., IOSH)
  • Significant experience in waste, environmental, or operational management roles, with a track record of meeting KPIs and delivering continuous improvement
  • Strong knowledge of waste and environmental legislation, including EA and ABPR regulations, and experience with green/food waste, composting, or water treatment operations
  • Experience liaising with regulatory authorities and implementing new processes or operational developments
  • Proficient in IT, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and computerised control systems (SCADA), with ability to analyse numerical data
  • Proven ability to develop and manage data capture, recording systems, and overall waste operations in time-critical process environments

Benefits

And Here's why you'll love it at Biffa.

  • Competitive salary
  • Employee life cover
  • Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
  • Generous pension scheme.
  • Retail and leisure discounts.
  • Holiday and travel discounts.
  • Bike to work scheme

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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