Barnsley Council are seeking an experienced Group Leader Depot Services to join the team based in Barnsley. You will be working on a full-time, permanent basis (37hours per week) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £52,889 - £56,633 per annum.
How do we sum up Barnsley Council? Well, we're a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. This is why we've been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and the Municipal Journal (MJ)
We're impressed. Are you? It's the perfect time to join our excellent team.
We're excited to be recruiting to our Environment and Transport Business Unit as part of the Commercial and Operational Service Support Team with this exciting opportunity to lead our Depot Services Team.
We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking transformational leader to provide strategic leadership, management, development, and continuous improvement of an efficient internal and external customer focused Service.
This is centred around managing complex Depot operations, Fleet management and Workshop operations, Safety and Environmental compliance and Stores and Parts management.
The successful candidate will lead a multi skilled interdepartmental team who will contribute to and improve delivery of the Councils vision priorities and values ensuring best practice, of national guidelines and legislation.
This role encourages continuous professional development including a requirement to hold and/or gain a Transport Manager CPC qualification to support our Operators Licence compliance.
The ideal candidate will be educated to Level 6 in Leadership and Management or have relevant experience and hold a relevant level 5 professional qualification or relevant experience of workshop maintenance programmes.
The service is undergoing a period of Transformation, and the candidate will also need to have extensive experience and knowledge of complex depot operations and the modernisation of Stores and Parts management.
Closing date: Friday 9th August 2024
If you think this role is for you then we would very much welcome your application, apply now to become our Group Leader Depot Services.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.