Waste services Manager

Join Our Team as a Waste Manager We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and forward-thinking Waste Manager to lead and develop our waste management services. This is an exciting opportunity to take responsibility for the operational delivery of waste collection, recycling, and disposal services, ensuring they are safe, efficient, compliant, and customer-focused. As Waste Manager, you will play a key role in driving service improvement, developing teams, promoting environmental sustainability, and supporting the delivery of high-quality services to residents and businesses. This role requires a flexible approach to working hours and participation in an operational rota that includes weekends, evenings, bank holidays, Christmas working, and out-of-hours emergency response.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience within waste management, recycling, environmental services, or a similar operational management environment.
• Strong knowledge of waste legislation, environmental compliance, and health and safety requirements.
• Proven experience leading and developing large operational teams.
• Excellent organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience of managing budgets, contracts, and service performance.
• A commitment to environmental sustainability and continuous improvement.
• Good IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office and operational management systems.
• The ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced operational environment.
• A driving licence is required for this role, Leadership or management qualification.
• Experience working within local authority or commercial waste services.
• Experience managing frontline operational services delivering to customers and communities.
Apply Today If you are a passionate leader with a strong operational background and a desire to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Whatever your role within Wyre Forest District Council, every day you will be working to benefit people living in the area. The District is a mix of urban rural, market and riverside town communities covering 195 square kilometres. The three main towns of Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn and several surrounding villages including Arley, Rock, Chaddesley Corbett and Wolverley make up the district. Over 100,000 people live here and you can help shape our district's future as part of our circa 350 strong workforce that strives to make a difference in making sure the services we offer meet the aspirations and needs of our local community., To find out more about Wyre Forest District Council, or the area we serve please visit our website at www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk, 'Like' us on Facebook www.facebook.com/WyreForest/ or follow us on Twitter @WyreForestDC.

We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive. We believe in rewarding employees and working for us has some great benefits. We focus on supporting your physical, financial and emotional wellbeing. You can expect to enjoy a range of learning and development opportunities designed to enhance you in your role. Our excellent benefits also include a competitive salary and pension scheme, favourable holiday entitlements and flexible working options. We are dedicated to enabling each individual to be the best that they can be, and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are a Disability Confident Employer and hold the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze award. If you have ambition for yourself and this district, thrive on challenges and getting results, share our values and strive to make others feel valued, then we want to hear from you., Our vision is underpinned by the following values which lie at the heart of everything we do:
• We are working together
• We are fair
• We are dependable
• We put communities first
Our Priorities: Our priorities represent what we want to achieve for the social, economic and environmental well-being of the district, they are:
• Economic growth and regeneration
• Securing financial sustainability for services the local communities value
• A clean, safe and green place to live, work and visit