Senior Traffic Dispatcher

Senior Traffic Dispatcher

A quick look at the role.

The Senior Traffic Dispatcher will effectively manage the day to day organisation of operations of the Depot through the allocation and basic routing of vehicles to ensure best in class service delivery to customers, ensuring health & safety standards are maintained, and ensuring environmental and O licence compliance. Supporting employee engagement, continuous improvement in productivity and quality of service provision.

Why its an opportunity not to be wasted.

• Day to day management of operational staff in order to achieve best in class service delivery.
• Manage route efficiency and utilising optimum disposal outlets within the area to ensure effective use of vehicles and facilities.
• Manage driver availability and coverage in line with legislation and company procedures to ensure that there is suitable coverage at all times.
• Perform administrative duties including input of pay and bonus onto the company systems. In addition accurate input of disposal information
• Proactive vehicle management, including liaison with fleet, safe vehicle operations, wheel security, monitor vehicle gross weights.
• Supervise vehicle availability on a daily basis ensuring that drivers have completed their checks in accordance with company policy.
• Contribute towards the ongoing cost control, actively seeking to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs eg. running and analysing Depot reports.
• Ensure all administrative tasks associated with the Dispatch office are completed, including time sheets, tachograph records, payroll records, holiday rotas, resolution of QLS.
• In conjunction with the Depot Manager, ensures that mandatory training, induction and toolbox talks are delivered in line with company policy.

• A chance to join a forward-thinking, industry leader that openly welcomes self-driven individuals who are unafraid to question convention.

Requirements

Heres what we require:

• Experience of a position of similar responsibility in Services or Logistics industry.
• Experience of managing in a labour intensive, multi-shift environment is ideal.

• Local geographical knowledge.

• Experience of first line operational management.
• The ability to communicate with conviction, plan with precision and, most importantly, play well with others.
• Articulate, confident and assertive.

Benefits

And heres why youll love it at Biffa.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching because if you dont grow, we dont grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Medical and dental scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Plus much more......

Changing the way people think about waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether were 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. Its a view thats shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career thats always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And its why were the UKs 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 youll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.

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