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Are you a recent graduate ready to kickstart your career in operations and leadership?
At Biffa, we're looking for ambitious graduates to join Biffa as Operations Graduates, developing the skills and experience needed to progress into a Business Manager role.
This structured programme will give you hands-on exposure to managing people, resources, and client relationships—ensuring operations are delivered efficiently, safely, and in line with financial targets and contractual requirements.
What You'll Gain
- Hands-on experience across operations, finance, logistics, and client management
- Exposure to real business challenges and decision-making
- Support to achieve industry-recognised qualifications (Transport Manager CPC, Waste Management, IOSH)
- A clear pathway into leadership
What You'll Be Doing
As an Operations Graduate, you will rotate across key business areas, including:
People Management
- Employment law, training, performance management, employee engagement, and communication.
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Safety Management
- Health & safety legislation, safe systems of work, investigations, and compliance.
Finance
- Budget setting, invoicing, forecasting, cost tracking, and performance analysis.
Logistics
- Vehicle planning, utilisation, and maintenance.
Operations
- KPI tracking, productivity reviews, and service delivery standards.
Contract & Client Management
- Understanding contracts, managing client relationships, identifying improvements, and delivering social value.
What We're Looking For
- A degree (or equivalent)
- Strong Excel & IT skills
- A proactive, can-do attitude
- Confidence communicating with stakeholders
- Full UK driving licence
- Willingness to travel (UK-wide, occasional overnight stays)
And Here's Why You'll Love It At Biffa
- Basic salary - £28,500
- Structured graduate development programme
- Clear pathway to Business Manager
- Industry-recognised qualifications
- Exposure to real operational leadership early in your career
- Generous pension scheme.
- Medical and dental scheme.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Bike to work scheme
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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. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.
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At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.
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