Operational Manager - Cleansing

Recruitment Approach

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made – please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Kirklees

Place

Highways & Streetscene

37

1

Huddersfield and surrounding areas

Permanent

Grade 16

£57,457 - £58,462

Kirklees Waste and Recycling service has 3 depots across Huddersfield (2 in Huddersfield and one in Dewsbury) and a Head office in Huddersfield Town Centre itself; all are within walking distance of a train station. The depots are also a short drive from the M62 at different Junctions, making them highly accessible for applicants from across the Northwest and Yorkshire.

• Provide purpose and direction to teams delivering street‑based services including refuse collection, recycling, and street cleaning.
• Drive culture change in resource deployment to ensure services focus on the community’s needs and deliver excellent value for money within your allocated area.
• Manage commercial waste activity, maximise income streams, develop existing customer base, and develop policy within the remit as appropriate to ensure services are delivered economically, effectively, efficiently, safely, and productively in line with Council policies, service objectives and relevant legislation.
• Maintain effective communication with other council services, trade unions, front line employees and Councillors, chairing and attending various meetings and forums.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. If you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description, please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email or phone and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

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

14 July 2026, 11:55 PM