Hours: 37 per week plus 6 hour contractual overtime

Contract Type: Permanent

Service Area: Place Management

Department: Waste & Recycling

The hours are worked over 5 days per week, including bank holidays. You may be required to work weekends on a rota to cover wider operational duties.

This is an exciting opportunity to manage a dynamic operational team with a reputation for delivering high quality services, in a front facing customer role.

• You must be able to demonstrate extensive operational experience of managing kerbside recycling collections, transfer station operations and mini recycling centres.

• You will have proven time served experience of managing frontline operations with a large unionised workforce in a busy high pressure environment.

• Essential criteria for the role is to be a COTC holder for a Hazardous Waste transfer station as you will be responsible for managing a permitted waste facility. The Transfer station / materials recycling facility serves the unloading of Kerbside Collection vehicles and materials processing plant.

• You will need to be a self-motivated individual with a business approach that is geared to meet the financial challenges ahead and will be able to demonstrate management of budgets, cost control, efficiency savings and continuous operational improvement.

• A demonstrable strong health and safety background is essential. You will be a minimum of an IOSH holder and either possess or be prepared to gain a NEBOSH qualification within 12 months of employment.

• You will be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of the principal hazards involved with kerbside collections and waste processing.

• You will have proven experience of delivering Health and Safety training, Toolbox talks, compiling Risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work.

• You will work closely with the Deputy Head of Waste Operations to ensure the smooth running and oversight of Ashmead Rd Recycling Depot and Transfer Station.

• You may be required to work across all of our Neighbourhood operational services (waste collections, recycling, cleansing, fleet, parks, grounds maintenance etc.) and provide management cover & support as required.

• You will be entrepreneurial and someone who relishes a challenge, with the confidence to be able to deputise for the Deputy Head of Waste Operations.

• You will have strong team management skills.

• You will have proven people skills and customer service skills, together with the ability to apply strategic thinking to challenges as they arise. You will have a “customer first” approach and the gravitas be able to manage appropriate team behaviours in this regard, ensuring that organisational values are adhered to.

• You will be highly numerate with good organisational and analytical skills, and should be a proficient user of Microsoft Packages including Excel and Word.

• Desirable –you will have an HGV Licence.

• You will represent the waste operational services at service planning, partnership, contract & regulatory meetings.

Your main place of work will be Bath Transfer Station (but will also be required to work on other sites across the Bath and North East Somerset area)’

Why B&NES Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:

• Security and support at work

• A competitive salary package

• A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements

• A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions

• The Local Government Pension Scheme

• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home

• Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development

• Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES

Interested to find out more?

For further information and a copy of the job description and person specification contact Victor Evans, Deputy head Of Waste Operations – victor_evans@bathnes.gov.uk on 07813558028

To apply

Please use the online application facility.

For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.

Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.

As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Interview Date: 2nd March 2023

Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.