The Senior Operations Officer will assist senior managers within the Transport Commissioning Team to deliver in-house fleet transport to ensure effective, efficient, and safe delivery of front-line services for eligible residents of Cheshire West & Chester in accordance with Council policies, procedures and resources.
This will include the management of Fleet Operations Officers, and a team of drivers / passenger assistants and school crossing patrol staff to successfully deliver a range of transport related services to the required legislative / regulatory standards.
The role will be based in Ellesmere Port and Winsford to suit business need.
Organisation
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Location
Ellesmere Port, Winsford
Job Category
Highways and Transport
Grade
CWAC NJC - Grade 10
Salary Min
£43,149 per annum
Salary Max
£49,658 per annum
Employment Type
Permanent
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
Cheshire West and Chester Council are looking to recruit a Senior Operations officer who will have responsibility for managing the operation of our in-house fleet vehicles, this will include the management of drivers, passenger assistants and school crossing patrol staff.
You will have responsibilities that ensure we operate a legal and compliant service in order with the Council's Vehicle Operator License. You will need to demonstrate you have a comprehensive knowledge of legislation around vehicle roadworthiness and driver operations. You should have experience in managing large groups of employees and experience of working in a front line service delivery environment.
The fleet vehicles are based in Ellesmere Port and Winsford, each site has a depot which you will be required to work from. The role will require you to share responsbility for covering the out of hours duty phone approximately one week in every six.
For further enquiries about the role, please e-mail [email protected]
Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk
No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.
For any technical enquiries please email [email protected] and quote job reference number in all correspondence.
