Transport Manager
Transport Manager
📍 Ipswich | Full-time | On-site
A quick look at the role
We’re looking for an experienced Transport Manager to take ownership of a 30+ vehicle fleet and 34 drivers to lead the day-to-day operations of our Traffic Office in Ipswich. You’ll play a key role in delivering safe, compliant, and efficient transport operations while driving performance and customer service.
This is a hands-on leadership role with real responsibility and impact.
Your core responsibilities
- Lead and motivate drivers, dispatchers, and operatives across multi-shift operations
- Manage fleet compliance, vehicle safety, and operator licence requirements
- Drive KPI performance across safety, service, and cost control
- Ensure full compliance with transport, environmental, and H&S legislation
- Champion a strong safety culture, including near-miss reporting
- Build strong relationships with internal teams and external customers
Our essential requirements
- Proven experience in transport or logistics management
- National CPC qualification
- Strong knowledge of transport, environmental, and H&S compliance
- Commercially minded with experience managing costs and performance
- Confident leader and communicator
- Good local area knowledge and flexibility to travel when required
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 11,500+ 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.
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