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Senior Traffic Dispatcher – Biffa
Monday to Friday)
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About the Role
Help us make a difference as a Senior Traffic Dispatcher.
The Senior Traffic Dispatcher will effectively manage the day-to-day organisation of operations at the Depot through the allocation and basic routing of vehicles to ensure best-in-class service delivery to customers. The role involves:
- Maintaining health & safety standards
- Ensuring environmental and O licence compliance
- Supporting employee engagement
- Driving continuous improvement in productivity and service quality
Your Core Responsibilities
Operational Management
- Managing route efficiency and utilising optimum disposal outlets to ensure efficient use of vehicles and facilities
- Overseeing driver availability and coverage in line with legislation and company procedures to guarantee suitable coverage at all times
Administrative Duties
- Inputting payroll and bonuses onto company systems
- Accurable input of disposal information into management systems
- Maintaining administrative records, including:
- Timesheets
- Tachograph records
- Payroll records
- Holiday rosters
- Resolution of vehicle/logistic query reports (QLS)
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Vehicle & Fleet Oversight
- Proactive vehicle management, including:
- Liaison with fleet operations
- Enforcement of safe vehicle operations
- Wheel security monitoring
- Monitoring of gross vehicle weights
- Supervising daily vehicle availability and ensuring drivers complete safety checks per company policy
Cost & Performance Improvement
- Contributing to ongoing cost control
- Seeking operational efficiency improvements through analysis (e.g., Depot reports)
- Aligning with the Depot Manager to deliver mandatory training, inductions, and toolbox talks
Our Essential Requirements
- Extensive health & safety management experience
- Strong knowledge of environmental and operational legislation
- Proven experience in managing a labour-intensive, multi-shift environment
- Previously held a similar role in the logistics or services industry
- Excellent local geographical knowledge (region-specific relevance)
- Deep transport/logistics knowledge
- First-line operational management experience
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Why Join Biffa?
Career & Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Continuous career development, including training and coaching
- Generous pension scheme
- Medical and dental care provision
- Exclusive discounts for retail, leisure, and travel
- Bike-to-work scheme
At Biffa, We Care About:
"Changing The Way People Think About Waste."
Biffa’s mission is to transform waste into sustainable solutions—whether through recycling, energy generation, or waste reduction. With 11,500+ employees across the UK, you’ll join a team that:
- Challenges convention (think outside the box)
- Provides rewarding, dynamic work
- Values diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to our culture
Choose Biffa—where every day brings fresh challenges and the chance to make an impact on millions of lives.
Collaborate. Innovate. Achieve. Join the UK’s No. 1 business waste management team today.
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