Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade G SCP 23 £34,434 - SCP 28 £39,152
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Base Location: Tame Street Depot
Assessment Date: To be arranged
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and well organised individual to join our supervisor team in waste services. You will need to ensure operational staff maintain high standards of customer service and health and safety along with the ability to manage operational teams and identify service improvements. This role will include going out on site visits to check on crews and meet with members of the public for which a vehicle will be provided.
You will ensure the back-office systems supporting the operational activities of Waste Services are effectively and efficiently updated. You will be responsible for ensuring our crews and vehicles go out each day to collect waste and recycling and allocate the available resources effectively. The post holder will contribute to increasing our recycling rate and reducing the amount of waste sent for disposal.
About You
The post holder will be directly responsible for the management of day-to-day service provision in accordance with the council’s requirements for waste services.
You should have experience of people management and supervision of frontline waste collection services or similar operational services.
About Us
Come shape the future of Tameside with us!
Message from Julian Jackson, Director of Place at Tameside Council.
“Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that’s making a real difference to our borough.
“Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tamesidecovering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day.
‘’We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge, Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and asssets for the future.
To do that, we need passionate people to join us. If you want to be part of a team that’s driving real change, improving local services, and shaping the future of Tameside, we’d love to have you on board.
Come and be part of something great. Let’s build the future of Tameside together!’’
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager Shamshed Ali on 0161 342 2737