Biffa Waste Services

Make a difference as a Plant Manager - lead safe, efficient, and compliant site operations. A quick look at the role Reporting to the Regional General Manager, you'll take full ownership of day-to-day operations at our site in West Midlands. With safety, health and environmental standards front and centre, you'll drive operational efficiency, boost financial performance, and deliver outstanding service to both internal and external customers. You'll lead from the front, developing your team, pushing innovation, and unlocking the site's full potential, all measured through clear KPIs. Success in this role means strong collaboration with the Regional General Manager and the Project and Maintenance Manager, while fostering a proactive, high-performance culture across your sites. Your core responsibilities. Lead on health, safety, and environmental performance by reducing incidents, enforcing site rules, and carrying out investigations or disciplinaries where needed. Ensure compliance with permits, licences, and legal requirements by achieving zero EA CAR scores, no discharge breaches, and no reportable emissions or long-term waste stock. Manage site operations efficiently by planning treatments, quoting customers, reviewing bookings, and eliminating non-value-adding activities to meet service KPIs. Control site finances by managing treatment, disposal, labour, and maintenance costs to meet and exceed budget targets and monthly P&L performance. Oversee staffing, work schedules, and performance management, ensuring clear goals, effective resourcing, and collaboration with the Site Manager and wider team. Champion continuous improvement by engaging the workforce, providing feedback, maintaining standards, and developing staff through training and hands-on experience. Our essential requirements. IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) is essential; COTC Level 4 in hazardous waste treatment and transfer is highly desirable. Experience managing operational teams in a fast-paced, regulated environment; hazardous waste or treatment/transfer station experience is desirable. Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or a related science is preferred but not essential. Good working knowledge of site permitting, risk assessments, and ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001), with confidence in leading investigations and disciplinaries. Proficient in MS Office, with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a mixed-skills team effectively. 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. Generous pension scheme. Retail and leisure discounts. Holiday and travel discounts. Life cover. 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. 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.

A quick look at the role We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Development Manager (Field Sales) who will be aligned to one of our North London or East London Depots. The successful field sales executive's main objective will be to win new business across multiple sectors in the SME marketplace in line with monthly targets. The role comes with an uncapped bonus (£12K OTE) and company car. . Your core responsibilities Generate new business opportunities with prospective clients by targeting SME businesses across all market sectors within your territory. Build a strong pipeline of relevant opportunities to deliver against monthly and annual sales targets and ensure KPI's are achieved and exceeded. Take ownership of the full sales cycle from lead generation, site visits, pricing, negotiation and closing. Liaise with your local Depot, RSM, RBDM Customer Services and other internal departments to ensure a smooth and professional interaction between Biffa and the customer. Participate in regional sales campaigns and strategies in line with the overall regional business plan. Ensure all leads, activity and contracts are recorded on the Biffa operating system. Build and maintain an in-depth understanding of our range of services and solutions by working closely with our in-house training team, Depot staff, management and your peers. . Our essential requirements Proven record of delivering new business sales and generating a sales pipeline Ability to identify, nurture and develop new business opportunities Understanding of sales methods and KPI's and how to use them to build and plan for success. Excellent administrative, communication and organisational skills Some knowledge of the Waste Industry and Waste Management is desirable but not essential . 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