Trade Waste Team Leader

He angituutanga: The opportunity 

Are you ready to lead a team that makes a real difference? We’re looking for a Trade Waste Team Leader to join our Shared Services team. In this role, you’ll report to the Shared Services Manager and take charge of the day-to-day leadership and management of our Trade Waste team who provide trade waste services to 7 Councils.

You’ll be the go-to person for guiding your team, ensuring smooth operations, and delivering great service to our customers. If you’re passionate about people and trade waste, love solving problems, and thrive in a role where no two days are the same, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Bring your leadership skills, your ability to build strong relationships, your passion for trade waste and your drive to keep things running at their best. You’ll join a supportive team that values collaboration and innovation.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Work with participating Councils’ three waters compliance teams to maintain and update processes to ensure ongoing adherence to compliance reporting and follow-up actions.  
• Deliver reporting and communications in accordance with Council’s regulatory requirements. 
• Achieve and report on agreed trade waste key performance indicators (KPIs). 
• Manage the development, documentation, and execution of audit programmes to ensure trade waste audits are completed to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements including legislation, bylaws, consent conditions, policies, and processes. 
• Ensure the Trade Waste team are appropriately trained and approved to carry out the functions and exercise the powers of an ‘Enforcement Officer’ including assisting with prosecutions resulting from breaches of the participating Council’s Trade Waste and Wastewater Bylaws. 
• Ensure that all compliance and enforcement action is carried out as required by the participating Councils
• Manage enforcement action including investigations and reporting to ensure non-compliances and breaches of consent conditions and Bylaws are completed in accordance with best practice.
• Manage the budgets for the Trade Waste team by monitoring transactions, fully reconciling accounts, and providing accurate financial reporting.