Waste manager Work, Jobs in Colchester, Eng (with Salaries)

Neighbourhood Manager (Recycling and Refuse)
Colchester City Council —Colchester
- £39,321 - £44,039 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Annual leave
6h
Site Manager
Biogen (UK) Ltd —Colchester
- Up to £52,000 a year
- Overtime
- Management
- Maintenance
- IT
Quick apply
Technical Manager - Food
Klura Ltd —Haverhill
- From £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Bakery
- Bachelor's degree
- Free parking
- Employee stock purchase plan
Quick apply
Dispenser
Boots —Colchester
- £16 an hour
- Weekend availability
- IT
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Billable Works Manager
Amey Ltd —Colchester
- Full-time
- Driving
- Organisational skills
- Construction experience
- Employee discount
Quick apply
7d
General Manager
Popeyes UK —Clacton-on-Sea
- £38,000 - £44,000 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
13d
Refuse Driver (Class 2) – Commercial Waste & Recycling Collections (Full-Time, 5 day per week)
Bolton Bros. Ltd —Ipswich
- From £742.90 a week
- Overtime
- English
- Driving
- IT
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Quick apply
LGV Driver Nights
Anglian Water Services Ltd —Colchester
- From £22.56 an hour
- Overtime
- Driving
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
13d
Account Manager
Safetykleen —Witham
- £32,000 - £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Head of Planning
Suffolk County Council —Ipswich
- £66,517 - £71,634 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
10d
Duty Manager
Iceland —Colchester
- £11.60 - £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Retail management
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
8d
Plant Operator
Biogen (UK) Ltd —Colchester
- Up to £34,000 a year
- Overtime
- IT
- Mechanical knowledge
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Quality Control Supervisor/Manager
Nolato PPT —Maldon
- From £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Assembly
- Free parking
Quick apply
8h
Value Added Services Supervisor
CEVALogistics —Stowmarket
- Full-time
- Computer skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Working Site Manager / Lead Carpenter – Premium Residential Construction (Essex)
EcoBuilders.Green Ltd —Hullbridge
- From £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- Management
- Supervising experience
- Sick pay
Quick apply
10d
Experienced Phlebotomist for Chelmsford
Sussex Pathology Limited (onedaytests.com) —Chelmsford
- £18 an hour
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Travel
- Data entry
- Annual leave
Quick apply
13d
Asbestos Site Auditor
Rentokil Initial Group —Chelmsford
- £40,000 - £48,000 a year
- Full-time
- Contracts
- IT
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
General Labourer
Lanswood Ltd —Colchester
- £100 - £150 a day
- Weekend availability
- Driving
- IT
- Construction experience
- Employee discount
Quick apply
5d
Forward Tipping Dumper Operator
ALD & Aggreg8 Solutions —Colchester
- Weekend availability
- Communication skills
Brand and Merchandising Manager
OCS Group —Ipswich
- Monday to Friday
- Sales
- Merchandising

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Neighbourhood Manager (Recycling and Refuse)

Colchester City Council -
Colchester

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Job details

Full-time
£39,321 - £44,039 a year
6 hours ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension

Qualifications

Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Driving Licence
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Environmental legislation
Communication skills

Full job description

Salary

£39,321 to £44,039 per annum

Contractual hours

Basis

Full time

Date posted

20/07/2026

Job reference

COLREQ01668

Contract Type: 12 month fixed-term/secondment

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday 0600-16.30 hrs, on a shift basis with weekend working as required

Location: Civic Offices including Shrub End Depot and homeworking

Please be aware of the potential interview dates of 10 and 12 August.

Do you aspire to have a career in leadership and management?

Can you use your positivity and passion to make a difference to the lives of residents of Colchester?

About us

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and resourceful individual to join our highly successful Recycling and Refuse Team.

The Recycling, Refuse & Fleet Service is delivered in-house from our Shrub End depot, serving over 89,000 households across Colchester. With a dedicated workforce of more than 150 employees and a fleet of 50 vehicles, this is one of the Council’s most vital services—touching the lives of every resident in our city.

2026 and 2027 is a pivotal period for the Service as we implement major changes to meet the needs of Colchester, a growing, vibrant, newly designated city, while navigating an increasingly challenging financial landscape. At the same time, we are preparing for upcoming legislative reforms, advancing our environmental ambitions, and ensuring the Service is ready for Local Government Reform.

Thanks to our hardworking and passionate team, this period promises to be both exciting and transformative—and you will play a key role in leading the way.

We have an ambitious programme to deliver, underpinned by our new waste strategy, which will see the service rolling out wheeled bins for kerbside collections and implementing the Government's plans for ‘Simpler Recycling’, whilst implementing changes in operations, including training for crews, new vehicles and technology. there will also be updates to Trade Waste services and new collection methods to be implemented between now and March 2027.

Job description

Responsibilities include:

Lead as part of a high performing and flexible team that are empowered to deliver services across Colchester
Manage, direct and monitor services delivered by teams working across the Recycling and Refuse teams
Ensure all employee Health and Safety and requirements are adhered to and undertaken
Be responsible for the line management of a proportion of the workforce, proactively contributing to improving service standards and performance
Deploy the service as the duty manager on rotational basis alongside the other Neighbourhood Managers working a combination of 6am shifts, as well as hybrid working.

Why work with us?

We pride ourselves on our inclusive and supportive staff culture. As a member of the team, you would have access to various benefits, including:

Attractive local government pension scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement
Discounts and cashback on purchases at many nationwide services and retailers, but not limited to:
Healthcare providers including BUPA, Denplan Lucent Direct 2022 and Simplyhealth
Supermarkets such as Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Tesco
Restaurants such as Pizza Express, Zizzi, TGI Fridays, Harvester, Miller and Carter, Ask, Turtle Bay, Pizza Hut, All Bar One and Costa.
Entertainment such as Cineworld, Ticketmaster, Odeon and Buyagift.com
Home and Garden stores such as B&Q, IKEA, and Wickes
Fashion outlets such as Asos, Matalan, and Primark
Sport and Leisure facilities such as Leisure World Colchester and Colchester Sports Park.

Qualifications, skills and experience

Applicants must have:

A management qualification (ILM Level 3 or higher or equivalent) or relevant experience
An understanding of waste and environmental legislation
Experience of working in a fast-paced, operational environment
A full UK driving licence.

We are committed to investing in the learning and development of our employees and prefer applicants to have:

Positive, polite, and professional attitude
Experience in inspiring, motivating, empowering, and enabling others
Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
A good level of resilience
A proven track record in managing team performance and attendance
Experience of leading and implementing change
Experience of using Microsoft Office365 applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Organisational and cultural awareness, diplomacy, and tact.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Kelly Betts, Operations Manager (Recycling and Refuse); [email protected] or [email protected]

For further information regarding this vacancy, please click here.

Colchester City Council has a wide range of services and facilities that can involve dealing with children or vulnerable adults. We treat our obligations for the safety of children and vulnerable adults seriously and expect our staff to be committed to the principles of our published policies and to adhere to the procedures contained within them.

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waste manager jobs in colchester, eng

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Site Manager

Technical Manager - Food

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Billable Works Manager

General Manager

Refuse Driver (Class 2) – Commercial Waste & Recycling Collections (Full-Time, 5 day per week)

LGV Driver Nights

Account Manager

Head of Planning

Duty Manager

Plant Operator

Quality Control Supervisor/Manager

Value Added Services Supervisor

Working Site Manager / Lead Carpenter – Premium Residential Construction (Essex)

Experienced Phlebotomist for Chelmsford

Asbestos Site Auditor

General Labourer

Forward Tipping Dumper Operator

Brand and Merchandising Manager

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