Crematorium Manager

ESPO Trading Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council invites applications for a Crematorium Manager role at Wilford Hill Crematorium. The post oversees cremation services, leads frontline staff, and delivers high standards of customer care and operational excellence, in line with health & safety and environmental regs.

The post offers opportunities to contribute to commercial development and performance reporting within Bereavement Services, with hybrid working possibilities depending on the role.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and managing contractors.
• Commercial awareness and performance management experience.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Willingness to learn cremation legislation and bereavement service standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the crematorium, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and environmental standards.
• Supervise cremations and funeral services, providing visible leadership and frontline support.
• Drive commercial growth through service innovation and partnership development.
• Ensure robust health and safety practices, including audits, inductions, and risk assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Contractor management

Commercial awareness

Health & safety

Equality & inclusion

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - 1 Post

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £37,563 Level One rising to £40,444 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Wilford Hill Crematorium, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7FE

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About the Role

As Crematorium Manager, you will oversee the delivery of respectful and legally compliant cremation services. You will manage frontline staff, ensure high standards of customer care and maintain operational excellence in line with environmental and health & safety regulations. You will also contribute to commercial development and performance reporting across Bereavement Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the crematorium, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and environmental standards.
• Supervise cremations and funeral services, providing visible leadership and frontline support.
• Drive commercial growth through service innovation and partnership development.
• Ensure robust health and safety practices, including audits, inductions, and risk assessments.

About You

You will be an experienced with:

• A willingness to learn cremation legislation and bereavement service standards.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage contractors.
• Commercial awareness and performance management experience.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Paula Richardson, Public Health Funerals & Deputy Bereavement Service Manager by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 28th September 2026

Interviews will be held:- w/c 12th October 2026