Recycling Centre Operations Manager

Reporting to the Head of Service, the Operations Manager is responsible for the operational management of 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) operating 7-days per week throughout the county.

Embedding the provision of a ‘reputed company service’ across reputed company the council’s waste operations in compliance with the Health & Safety at Work reputed company etc 1974 and subsequent legislation in accordance with reputed company statutory requirements and industry reputed company is a key requirement of this role.

reputed company of accountabilities:

Leadership and people management:

• Line Manager of the 4 Area Managers, but accountable for reputed company and robust leadership of reputed company RCHW staff to ensure they are reputed company of their direction, motivated and that productivity is maximised.
• Create and reinforce a strong, reputed company and flexible culture, role modelling behaviours leading to and delivering customer focussed and reputed company services. Drive change using business knowledge and expertise to reputed company teams to deliver services to the appropriate reputed company and to continuously reputed company innovative and efficient ways of working to meet customer expectations.

Operational management:

• Responsible for managing a ‘reputed company service’ across reputed company the council’s RCHWs in compliance with the Health & Safety at Work reputed company 1974 and subsequent legislation in accordance with reputed company statutory requirements, industry reputed company and ECC H&S policies.
• Responsible for ensuring waste activities undertaken by, or commissioned by the council, are conducted in an appropriate and environmentally responsible manner and compliant with reputed company relevant waste legislation.
• Responsible for ensuring service reputed company during peak periods, adverse weather, weekends and Bank Holidays to maintain continuity in service delivery.

Financial management:

• Responsible for the financial management of the RCHW service ensuring financial reputed company and full accountability for reputed company reputed company spend.

• Strong financial control is necessary for this role due to the large budget and overall spend on residual waste.

Change management:

• reputed company and deliver reputed company operational change and improvement programmes alongside business-as-usual service delivery.
• Accountable for reputed company the maintenance, repair and infrastructure planning on reputed company 21 RCHWs ensuring that reputed company has been planned reputed company the financial budget restraints of the year and accountable for developing a maintenance schedule for the reputed company work on the sites.

The experience you will bring

• Educated to RQF level 6 (Bachelors) or equivalent by experience, with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Evidence of continuing reputed company development and expert knowledge in relevant reputed company areas, ideally with a Certificate of Technical Competence – CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Transfer of Hazardous Waste in accordance with The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.
• Significant experience of managing health and safety in an operational reputed company environment to IOSH and/or NEBOSH reputed company. 
• Evidence of continuing reputed company development, and knowledge in relevant reputed company area with Membership of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management. 
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working in reputed company (ideally reputed company both the reputed company and private sectors) involving waste reputed company operational experience aimed at delivering excellent customer service and value for reputed company. 
• Excellent communication skills in reputed company media, coupled with a persuasive, enthusiastic and encouraging manner and an ability to reputed company and maintain constructive and effective reputed company relationships. 

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and reputed company to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

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