
Littlehampton
full-time
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Are you an experienced operations professional who enjoys leading teams, keeping services running smoothly and making a real difference in local communities?
We’re looking for an Operations Supervisor to play a key role within our Municipal division, helping to deliver safe, reliable and efficient recycling, waste collection and street cleansing services. This is a hands-on leadership role combining people management, operational planning and customer focus.
As Operations Supervisor, you will support the Operations Manager in overseeing daily service delivery, supervising frontline teams and managing operational resources.
Key responsibilities include:
· Planning daily work schedules, crew deployment and vehicle/resource allocation
· Managing and supporting frontline teams, including attendance, performance and training
· Ensuring accurate completion of operational documentation and maintaining contract records
· Promoting high standards of health & safety and ensuring compliance with legislation and company procedures
· Building strong relationships with local authority clients and supporting service improvement
What do I need to be successful?
· Experience supervising operational teams, ideally within waste, recycling, logistics or similar environments
· Strong people management skills and confidence handling performance and attendance matters
· Good working knowledge of health & safety and operational compliance
· Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently
· Full UK driving licence (LGV Class 2 / IOSH Managing Safely desirable)
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.
Founded in London in 1912, Biffa is a leading UK nationwide integrated waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling and technologically-driven energy generation services. Through the expertise of our people and investment in technology we promote and deliver sustainable waste management solutions.
We provide an essential service to satisfy the business needs of our commercial, industrial and public sector customers throughout the UK, and help them to meet their legal obligations and corporate responsibility commitments.
We employ 10,000 people and collect waste from thousands of businesses and millions of households across the UK each day.
Our surplus food redistribution partnership with Company Shop Group, and our environmental work with BiffaAward and Waste Aid, also have wider benefits for the UK and beyond.
Since 2002 we’ve reduced our carbon emissions by 70 per cent and aim to be net zero by 2050.
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