About The Role
Assistant Waste Manager - Braintree District Council
Braintree District Council
Permanent, Full Time
£39,868 to £44,086 per annum
Location: Braintree
Closing Date: 9th March 2025
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Braintree Council to recruit this Assistant Waste Manager.
The Opportunity:
We have a great opportunity for an Assistant Waste Manager to join our Operations team.
The Role:
Working alongside a colleague Assistant Manager, you will manage the daily operations of the Council’s Waste Services, including refuse, recycling, commercial waste and the Waste Transfer Station, and take the lead in ensuring compliance with statutory legislation and national and local policies.
A key part of this role will be the management and supervision of the Waste team. Supporting, motivating and developing front-line employees, you will take responsibility for performance and absence management, including proactively monitoring and managing sickness absence and taking appropriate action, carrying out all forms of investigations and presenting at formal meetings.
You will also work with internal and external partners, including other local authorities, on joint initiatives to enhance service delivery and ensure best practice, manage external contractors involved in the day-to-day delivery of services and be accountable for the operation of the Waste Transfer Station, including statutory quarterly returns to the Environment Agency and DEFRA.
Accountabilities:
1. To ensure the Council’s Waste Service is operated and maintained in compliance with statutory legislation and national and local policies and plans including health and safety, Operator’s Licence, Environment Agency permits, etc.
2. To assist (and deputise for) the Waste Services Manager in the operational delivery and performance management of the Council’s Waste Service.
3. To be the departmental lead/accountable officer for Sickness Absence Management and Health and Safety compliance across front-line waste services.
4. To be responsible for the management and supervision of waste teams.
5. To positively contribute to the overall management, development and reputation of Operations and the Council.
6. Manage external contractors involved in the day-to-day delivery of services and the waste transfer operation at the Waste Transfer Station.
7. Manage and be accountable for the day-to-day operation of the licensed waste transfer station operation, in accordance with the Environment Agency Permit/Licence/s.
8. Contribute to the financial management of the Waste Services’ budgets including monitoring and accounting for expenditure.
9. Establish and maintain effective communication mechanisms and foster good working relationships within Operations and other Council departments.
10. Act as the customer interface on all service-related requests and corporate complaints.
11. Coordinate and manage resources required for any emergency works outside normal working hours.
12. Maximise opportunities for efficiencies as well as income generation.
13. Ensure that staff levels reflect the demands of the service.
14. Establish and maintain appropriate monitoring systems and provide accurate management information.
15. Develop and support the district’s recycling infrastructure.
The Experience You Will Bring:
To be successful in this role you will have significant experience of managing people, including performance management, and operational teams in a similar organisation.
You will have substantial knowledge and experience of delivering waste management services, including vehicle management, and ideally have ILM Level 3, along with Level 4 Certificate of Technical Competence in Waste Management Operations (COTC qualification) and the Certificate of Professional Competence in National Road Transport Operations – Managers CPC.
You will also have strong people and team-working skills, with the ability to manage, engage and mentor employees, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to prioritise a busy, fluctuating workload.
In return we will offer our Assistant Waste Manager excellent benefits including:
* Competitive pay and benefits
* Flexible working
* Free parking
* Local government pension scheme
* Learning and development for all staff
* Staff discounts at local businesses
* Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership
Why choose Braintree District Council?
Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative, innovative and forward-thinking approach and promote flexible working as part of our fit for the future programme.
If this sounds like the role for you and you would like to join our team then please click here: Assistant Waste Manager
Closing date for receipt of applications: Sunday 9th March 2025
Please Note – Essex County Council is advertising this role on behalf of Braintree District Council and if successful you will be employed by Braintree District Council.
If you have any queries regarding submitting an application or require anything further, please email humanresources@braintree.gov.uk
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