About this role
Assistant Market Officers
Location: Kirklees Council, Huddersfield Open Market, Brook Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 1RY
Pay Rate: £13.05 per hour PAYE
Temporary Contract: Full Time, 5-6 Month Contract
Hours: 37 hours per week on a flexible 7-day rota
Kirklees Council is looking to recruit two Assistant Market Officers to support the day-to-day operation of its busy and diverse Markets Service.
Based primarily at Huddersfield Open Market, you will play a key role in ensuring markets are safe, clean, welcoming and fully operational for traders, customers and visitors. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a frontline customer service environment, supporting markets across Huddersfield, Dewsbury and other locations throughout the Kirklees district.
With markets operating almost year-round, this role offers a varied workload, combining customer service, site operations, maintenance, cleaning and event support.
Day-to-day of the role:
As an Assistant Market Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the safe and efficient running of market facilities while delivering excellent customer service to traders, visitors and stakeholders.
This is a physically active role involving manual handling, outdoor working in all weather conditions, travel between locations and flexible working hours, including weekends and Bank Holidays.
Open, secure and close market buildings and facilities.Set up, dismantle and transport market stalls and associated equipment.Provide excellent customer service to traders, customers and visitors.Maintain clean, safe and welcoming market environments.Carry out sweeping, waste disposal and general cleaning duties.Undertake basic repairs, maintenance tasks and operational checks.Assist with Health & Safety inspections and compliance activities.Support the delivery of specialist markets, themed markets, community events and seasonal activities.Collect cashless payments using handheld devices.Distribute information to traders and collect relevant documentation and information.Drive council vehicles to transport equipment between market locations.Tow trailers containing market stalls and equipment where required.Support Duty Managers with the efficient day-to-day operation of the Markets Service.Assist with temporary market facilities during the redevelopment of Huddersfield and Dewsbury Markets.Work collaboratively with colleagues to provide a professional and reliable service.Customer-focused with excellent communication skills.Flexible and willing to work across multiple sites.Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.Physically fit and capable of carrying out manual handling duties.Well organised with a proactive approach to work.Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions. Requirements and Qualifications:
Full UK Driving LicenceExperience of customer-facing service deliveryAbility to undertake manual handling and physically demanding tasksGood understanding of Health & Safety practicesAbility to work flexibly, including weekends and Bank HolidaysBasic maintenance, cleaning or operational experienceWillingness to travel between market sites across Kirklees7-day rotaWeekend working requiredBank Holiday working required Benefits:
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