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 Licence
• Experience of customer-facing service delivery
• Ability to undertake manual handling and physically demanding tasks
• Good understanding of Health & Safety practices
• Ability to work flexibly, including weekends and Bank Holidays
• Basic maintenance, cleaning or operational experience
• Willingness to travel between market sites across Kirklees
• 7-day rota
• Weekend working required
• Bank Holiday working required

Benefits:

To apply for the Assistant Market officer position, please send your cv to