Market Manager (Nights), Manchester City Council, UK
Posted on: 12/22/2023
About The Role
Working Hours: Shift working on a night rota – four nights on, four nights off (Annualised Hours)
Contract Type: Full‑Time, Permanent
Additional Payments: Night Rate Plus
Closing Date: 10 January 2024
Requirements: You must hold a full, valid driving licence at all times.
The Markets Service has an opportunity for an experienced Manager to join the New Smithfield Market team at Whitworth Street East, Openshaw, Manchester (M11 2WJ). The Market is a 35‑acre wholesale fruit and vegetable site with around 80 businesses and over 500 staff working throughout the night and early morning.
As Manager you will oversee the site from 10:00 pm to 8:30 am, supporting overall site operations and ensuring high‑quality tenant and customer focused services.
You will handle queries, manage tenant occupancy, conduct unit inspections, and ensure that the site and its tenants meet all legislative requirements.
Hours will run on a permanent four “on, four off” rota.
About the Candidate
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of night and/or shift working
- Experience in market management or the retail sector
- Worked in a fast‑paced environment
- Good written and oral communication skills, required for liaising with tenants, contractors and visitors
For more information or an informal conversation regarding the role, please contact Jon Cockroft (jon.cockroft@manchester.gov.uk) or call 07930 879 474.
About Us
We are the local government authority for Manchester, with teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We pride ourselves on local government that is diverse, creative, cultural and passionate.
When you join us, you’re part of a team of over 7,000 council staff who support residents and communities to achieve their best and help build a fairer Manchester for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.
We expect the right attitudes, behaviours and ways of working. Our shared behaviours are:
- We listen and understand
- We work together and trust each other
- We value our differences and treat everyone fairly
- We own it and aren’t afraid to try new things
- We are proud and passionate about Manchester
Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of our communities. We encourage applications from candidates identifying as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, disabled, or from the Armed Forces and veterans, people currently or previously in care, and those with long‑term health conditions.
Accessibility
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental‑health conditions, disabilities or neurodiversity. We make workplaces accessible by design, provide aids, adaptations and equipment, and offer flexible working policies including disability‑related leave.
If you need additional support for the role, we will source necessary aids or adapt the role; if a task is unachievable, we will redesign part of the role.
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