Grade G scp 23 £34,434 to scp £38,220
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Essential requirement: full driving licence
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact: Lory.hunter@bolton.gov.uk

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The Role

£34,434 to £38,220 and essential car user allowance up to £963pa- pay award pending

It’s an exciting time to join Bolton Council’s Waste and Recycling Team. We have recently modernised bin collection operations for domestic properties, and we are now to embarking on doing the same for our commercial waste service offer for businesses across Bolton. We are looking for an experienced, innovative and technically minded individual to manage and oversee the Council’s Commercial Waste service.

You will help to ensure that Bolton’s businesses have access to a Council-operated recycling and waste collection service that is fit for purpose, efficient, aligns with the Bolton 2040 Vision and National Waste strategy, and helps to ensure that Bolton’s neighbourhoods are clean, safe, welcoming and that a high-profile presence is maintained out in the community.

As the lead officer of the commercial waste team, you will be expected to continually drive performance, retain existing customers and expand the commercial waste service across the borough.

You will design and deliver promotional campaigns, distribute promotional material, provide quotations to potential customers, proactively manage customer relationships, supervise an operational team, promote the benefits of the council’s commercial waste service and monitor compliance with statutory regulations and contract terms and conditions, addressing non-compliance where necessary.

About You

You will be a commercially driven, customer focused individual with a passion for sales and increasing income. You will be committed to improving the environment for our residents and businesses.

Communication is critical for this role so you will possess exceptional communication skills, be professional, organised and meticulous in your approach to ensure that Bolton delivers a cost effective, highly efficient commercial waste collection service.

As the Commercial Waste Officer, your focus will be on retaining existing customers, expanding the service, manage all aspects of income and expenditure and be expected to provide regular reports to senior management. In addition, you will support the wider team ensuring Health and Safety underpins all operational activities.

This is a challenging, fast paced role, so we are looking for a self-starter, who can demonstrate existing people management skills, exceptional communication and ideally, you will have a strong background in project management, operational management and or have experience of commercial waste legislation.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk