Location
Taunton, Somerset

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Help us make a difference as a Depot Manager in Taunton. As a Depot Manager at Biffa, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day performance of our tanker depot operations. You’ll lead teams, optimise operational performance, maintain the highest standards of health, safety and compliance, and ensure we continue to deliver an excellent service to our customers. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll balance people, operational and financial performance while ensuring full compliance with waste, transport and Working Time Directive requirements.

Your core responsibilities include leading and managing day-to-day depot operations, overseeing the scheduling, routing and disposal of tankered waste collection activities. You will drive operational efficiency and performance by identifying opportunities to improve processes, minimise downtime and maximise the use of people and resources. You will lead, coach and develop depot teams, including office-based colleagues and drivers, creating a culture of accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Championing health and safety is key, ensuring procedures are followed, carrying out audits and proactively addressing any risks or concerns. You will build strong customer and supplier relationships, responding to queries and resolving service issues while working closely with sales and customer service teams. Managing depot financial performance, including budgets, costs and revenue targets, using KPIs and financial information to identify opportunities for improvement is essential.

Ensuring full regulatory and legal compliance, including waste management, transport regulations, permits, documentation and the Working Time Directive is critical. You will continuously improve depot performance by implementing cost-saving initiatives, improving service delivery and keeping up to date with changes in legislation, technology and industry best practice.

At Biffa, we offer ongoing career development, training and coaching because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow. Additional benefits include a car allowance, generous pension scheme, medical and dental scheme, retail and leisure discounts, holiday and travel discounts, and a bike to work scheme. Join us in changing the way people think about waste and be part of the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.

Experience
Proven experience in a management role ideally within the bulk liquid waste management or transport/logistics industry. Strong knowledge of bulk liquid waste management, transport regulations, health & safety and regulatory compliance.

About you
Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach and develop teams. Excellent communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills, with the confidence to work with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders. Strong commercial and financial awareness, with experience managing budgets, resources and operational KPIs.

Qualifications
CPC qualification and a strong understanding of transport management requirements.