Description
As a Depot Manager in Atherstone, you will take overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of our Atherstone Transfer Station and Packaged Goods Transport operation.
Reporting to the Regional General Manager, you will lead a team of 10 and be responsible for delivering safe, compliant and efficient operations while driving customer service, financial performance and continuous improvement.
Your core responsibilities:
- Lead, coach and develop a team of 10, creating a strong culture of safety, engagement, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Take overall responsibility for the site's health, safety and environmental performance, ensuring compliance with legislation, permits and company standards.
- Drive operational excellence by ensuring the right people, plant and processes are in place to deliver an efficient and effective service.
- Manage customer requirements, site capacity, bookings and resources to ensure service levels and OTIF targets are consistently achieved.
- Take ownership of the depot's financial performance, managing costs, budgets and P&L performance while identifying opportunities to improve profitability.
- Monitor site KPIs and performance, identifying areas for improvement and taking action to deliver against operational, compliance and commercial targets.
- Work collaboratively with regional and national teams to optimise transport, processing and disposal costs and develop innovative service solutions.
- Support new projects and continuous improvement initiatives, while ensuring the depot is prepared for future legislative, customer and operational requirements.
Our essential requirements:
- Experience managing an operational team within the hazardous waste industry, ideally within a hazardous waste transfer or physical-chemical treatment environment.
- A degree in Chemistry, a related science discipline or Engineering, alongside IOSH Managing Safely or an equivalent qualification.
- Strong knowledge of hazardous waste legislation, with an understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- Proven leadership experience, with the ability to coach, motivate and develop a mixed-skilled team in a busy operational environment.
- Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and make decisions confidently.
- Experience with risk assessments, method statements, incident investigations and performance management, alongside good IT skills including Microsoft Office.
And here's why you'll love it at Biffa:
- Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don't grow, we don't grow.
- Car allowance.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Medical and dental scheme.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Bike to work scheme.