Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Onsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £32,597 (Level one) rising to £35,412 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council .
About the Role
As an Operational Logistics Officer, you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering Waste and Street Cleansing services across the city. You will be responsible for managing daily operations, optimising service schedules, and ensuring frontline activities are delivered efficiently and in line with performance standards. The role involves close working with frontline teams, managers, residents, and contractors, using digital systems and data to drive continuous improvement, respond to service demands, and maintain high levels of operational performance. This position supports service delivery across areas including waste collection, street cleansing, bulky waste, and associated logistics functions.
We are recruiting for 2 Operational Logistics Officers to provide service coverage across extended operational hours. The posts will operate on separate shift patterns of 07:00–15:00 and 14:00–22:00, ensuring consistent operational oversight and responsiveness throughout the day.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
Essential qualifications
· Relevant operational or logistics qualification or equivalent experience within a public service or operational environment
Essential experience
· Experience in logistics, scheduling or operational coordination, ideally within waste management, street cleansing or a related service
· Experience working in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities and responding to service demands
· Experience engaging with customers, stakeholders, or the public and resolving service enquiries
Essential knowledge
· Knowledge of operational service delivery within waste or public realm services
· Understanding of health and safety legislation and safe working practices
· Awareness of local service delivery challenges and the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential skills and competencies
· Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage competing demands
· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences
· Ability to analyse data and use digital systems to support decision-making and improve service delivery
· Confident problem-solver with a proactive, solution-focused approach
· Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with frontline teams, managers and partners
· Competent IT skills, including Microsoft 365 and operational systems (. scheduling/reporting tools)
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At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Dav Marvin, Street Cleansing Service Manager, by telephone on 07708318613 or by email at
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