Mansfield District Council
Waste Services Assistant Manager
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Waste Services Assistant Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Waste Services Assistant Manager to join Mansfield District Council’s Neighbourhood Services team. Waste and recycling is one of the Council’s most visible frontline services, and this role will help ensure it is delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard for our residents.
About the Role
Reporting to the Waste Services Manager, you will support the effective management of Waste and Recycling services, providing leadership to supervisors, team leaders and operatives. You will help drive service improvement, manage performance, promote a positive working culture and support safe working practices across the service.
You will use management information to monitor performance, contribute to service plans and projects, oversee budgets, support commercial waste activity and ensure health and safety procedures are implemented and reviewed. The role also involves responding to service issues, complaints and out-of-hours operational needs where required.
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Key Responsibilities
- Support the effective management of Waste and Recycling services
- Provide leadership to supervisors, team leaders and operatives
- Drive service improvement
- Manage performance
- Promote a positive working culture
- Support safe working practices
- Use management information to monitor performance
- Contribute to service plans and projects
- Oversee budgets
- Support commercial waste activity
- Ensure health and safety procedures are implemented and reviewed
- Respond to service issues, complaints and out-of-hours operational needs
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Essential Requirements
- Experience of managing operational resources
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation
- Experience of risk assessments
- Relevant leadership and management qualification or equivalent significant experience
- Full driving licence
Additional Information
This is a permanent, full-time post based at Hermitage Lane Depot. The role may involve work outside normal hours, including evening meetings, weekends, bank holidays and participation in an on-call rota.
If you are committed to delivering high-quality frontline services and developing teams to achieve positive outcomes, we would welcome your application.
Application Deadline
Closing date: 4 October 2026
Interviews
Interviews: date to be confirmed
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