Team Leader (Refuse And Recycling)

If you are a natural leader and people manager with a passion for sustainability and the refuse/recycling industry we’d love to hear from you!

The role will see you working alongside other Team Leaders to deliver a great waste collection service from our modern vehicle depot based in Whetstone.

You will have a proven track record in managing teams, ensuring efficient waste collection and recycling processes, and maintaining the highest standards of service delivery.

A HGV licence is preferred but we will consider candidates who have the right leadership capabilities.

Key responsibilities within this role include leading and motivating a great team of approximately 45 employees who deliver household refuse and recycling collections across a district of 44500 households/properties. Your focus will be to:

For further details about the job role see job description and person specification.

Benefits of working with us include access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, generous leave entitlement, flexible and hybrid working including a flexi-time scheme, discounted leisure membership and out of town offices with free car parking, electric car charging points and cycle bays.

For an informal discussion about the job please contact Ashley Hatfield, Waste Operations Manager, on 0116 272 7657.

To apply for this role please send your CV and a supporting letter describing the skills and experience you can bring to this role together with a completed equal opportunities monitoring form to human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.

Please note we will close applications early if we get a very high volume of submissions, or if the right candidate applies early therefore we recommend applying as soon as possible.

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people and those in the Armed Forces, and therefore as a Disability Confident Employer and to show that we commit to the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme.