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Operations Manager (Cleansing)

Job details
Posting date: 27 May 2026
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 26 June 2026
Location: nottingham, NG2 3AH
Company: Nottingham City Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 7734

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Summary

Contract Type: Fixed Term - 12 months

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: On-site worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £40,777 (Level one) rising to £44,075 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We’re looking for a driven and dynamic Operations Manager to play a pivotal role within our Waste and Cleansing service during an exciting period of transformation. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future workforce, leading on recruitment, onboarding, training and probation management for a growing team.

You will be at the heart of service delivery, providing visible leadership, supporting frontline teams, and driving high standards of performance, compliance and continuous improvement. This role offers the chance to make a real and lasting impact across the service over the next 12 months.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Strong understanding of people management practices, including recruitment, onboarding, probation management, performance and attendance management
  • Demonstrable experience leading recruitment campaigns and using systems/processes to appoint frontline staff
  • Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Excel, Teams), to support workforce planning and reporting
  • Experience working within local authority or public realm services (waste, street cleansing, environmental services)
  • IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health & safety qualification
  • Experience leading large-scale onboarding or service mobilisation activity
  • Full UK driving licence

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Dariev Marvin by telephone on 07708318613 or by email at Dav.Marvin@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 8th June 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: Week Commencing 15th June 2026

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

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