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Leicestershire County Council, Glenfield, Blaby
- Remote working
- Full time
- Permanent
Posted today, 25 May
Job ref: dc96a7e44bd94f3d878c175b2b75fc74
Full Job Description
Leicestershire County Council is looking to recruit two Waste Site Supervisors to assist with the management of waste operations and waste transfer at its Recycling and Household Waste Sites (RHWS) and Waste Transfer Stations (WTS). About the Role The successful candidate will have multiple base locations of either: - Barwell, Lutterworth and Whetstone; or, Kibworth, Market Harborough and Oadby. Travel to and from other locations in Leicestershire may be required, paid in accordance with Council policy. Candidates must be self-motivated, hard-working, willing to learn and have good customer care skills. The successful candidate will manage the performance of waste sites along with small teams of operatives based at RHWSs. The successful candidate will ensure that training and development is delivered to the team and that Health and Safety Policy documents (i.e. Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments) are up to date, fit for purpose and being adhered to, investigating any reported incidents and ensuring any necessary remediation measures or controls are implemented. Effective and efficient control of stock levels of consumables, equipment, PPE and Uniform, will be an essential daily activity, keeping and maintaining accurate records. The role is very much a hands-on supervisory role. It will require travelling to the Council's RHWSs and WTSs daily to undertake: -
- HR related tasks (supporting the onboarding process for new starters, undertaking one to ones, low level return to works, Annual Performance Reviews, intermediate policy processes such as writing and implementing support plans and personal risk assessments, occupational health referrals)
- Monitoring and enforcing the Council's safe systems of work and risk assessments for all site operations
- Ensuring records for waste movements are accurate and appropriately filed and that waste transfer paperwork is compliant with the sites' Environmental Permit and the Waste Duty of Care
- Effective and efficient stock control of consumables, PPE & Uniform, equipment and fuel, We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Do you have waste supervisory experience and enjoy working with people and looking after the environment?, A valid relevant Certificate of Technical Competence or the desire, willingness and ability to work towards gaining this qualification within a reasonable time. - A valid level 3 First Aid at Work, First Response or equivalent or the desire, willingness and ability to work towards gaining this qualification within a reasonable time.
- Good experience in the management of waste operations with very good experience in the supervision and management of teams of employees in the waste management industry or similar workplace.
- To have good communication skills including the ability to negotiate, resolve issues and to achieve successful outcomes and to be able to effectively engage with customers, and in resolving customer issues and a good knowledge of site operations and environmental maintenance / compliance and a strong knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety on waste sites.
- Experience in the use of Microsoft packages, standard IT equipment and industry standard software, with good organisational and interpersonal skills and can prioritise effectively.
- The ability to travel to locations across the County as required (access to an appropriate vehicle with business use insurance).
- An understanding of, and commitment to Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .
- contracted working hours) Note: Contracted working hours based on under 5 years' service after deduction of annual leave and public holiday entitlement (25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays) Working Pattern - to be agreed with line manager but will average at typically between 32.5 (during the winter) and 41.5 (during the summer) hours per week, including every other weekend and most Bank Holidays. The hours are based on the summer and winter opening hours for the RHWSs.
Salary: £27,717 - £30,066 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) based on average 37 hours per week (Subject to any agreed April 2025 pay award, expected to be a minimum of 3.2%) Working Hours: Full-Time Annualised Hours (1686.42
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