Environmental Services Supervisor

Horsham District Council; Horsham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Horsham seeks an Environmental Services Supervisor to manage litter and cleansing teams, ensuring safe working practices and operational efficiency. The role requires previous supervisory experience in an operational environment, knowledge of health and safety legislation, and a valid UK driving licence. The council offers a supportive work environment, flexible working options, and benefits including annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible/hybrid working options

Access to discounts from online retailers

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions

Reimbursement for professional subscriptions

Training opportunities including ILM and MBA qualifications

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience in an operational environment.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation in the workplace.
• Full and current UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line management of Litter and Cleansing employees.
• Support the Environmental Services Manager in operational efficiency.
• Monitor Health and Safety for teams and deliver training.

Skills

Supervisory experience in operational environment

Knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation

People management skills

Ability to drive Council vehicles

Job description

About the role

Horsham District Council is looking for an Environmental Services Supervisor to work in a busy operational environment to provide initial first line management of all Litter and Cleansing employees. You will work closely with the Environmental Services Manager to deliver services in a safe and effective manner to achieve both departmental and corporate outcomes within Council Policy and guidelines as well as statutory services.

As Environmental Services Supervisor you will be responsible for supporting the Environmental Services Manager in managing the operatives and vehicles in an efficient manner to ensure that the services required are delivered in a safe and effective manner. You will monitor Health and Safety both in the depot and during operational working hours for the Litter and Cleansing teams ensuring safe working practices are adhered to at all times. This includes delivering training and briefings to employees, such as manual handling, reversing assistant and similar operational skills.

About you

To succeed as Environmental Services Supervisor, you will have previous supervisory experience in an operational environment preferably with Previous Litter & Cleansing experience. You will have a good knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation in the workplace and good people management skills with the ability to meet changing demands. As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, a full and current UK driving licence is required.

Council Vehicles

As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, periodic driving assessments will be required.

About us

We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.

We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.

To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.

To apply

If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.

Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR at horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.

Suitable applicants will be contacted for interview on an ongoing basis therefore this advert may close early.