HWRC Site Lead

Cheshire West Recycling Limited; England; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire West Recycling Limited operates seven Household Waste Recycling Centres across the Cheshire West & Chester region. The Site Lead role provides operational leadership to ensure safe, compliant and efficient operations during working hours.

You will be the lead on site with accountability for safety, workforce competence, staff leadership, customer experience, waste quality and permit compliance. We encourage veterans and armed forces personnel to apply and will support their employment

Responsibilities

• Operational leadership at a HWRC, ensuring site operates safely, compliantly, efficiently and to required standards.
• Lead on site during working hours and maintain accountability for safety, workforce competence, staff leadership, customer experience, waste quality and permit compliance.
• Resolve operational, staffing, safety and customer issues on site or escalate as needed within authority.

Job description

Covering 7 sites throughout Cheshire West and Chester

Reports to

Contract/department

Household Waste Recycling Centres

This role is to provide cover throughout all 7 HWRC Sites throughout the Cheshire West & Chester region. Own transport is essential as public transport is not possible for some of the sites.

Overview

40 hours per week, covering Monday to Sunday.

HWRC opening hours:

• October to March 8am to 4pm
• April to September 8am to 8pm; cover will be expected during these times

Job Purpose

Operational leadership at a Household Waste Recycling Centre, ensuring the site operates safely, compliantly, efficiently and to the required standard at all times.

The role is the lead presence on site during working hours and holds operational accountability for site safety, workforce competence, staff leadership, customer experience, waste quality, income related activity and compliance with environmental and permit requirements.

The Site Lead acts as the primary point of control for day-to-day site operations, exercising judgement and taking decisive action in live situations. While staff allocation and resourcing are coordinated centrally through the Hub Controller, the Site Lead acts as the final gateway to ensure that only trained, competent, correctly equipped and fit to work staff are deployed on site.

Reporting to the Assistant Manager HWRC, the Site Lead is responsible for resolving operational, staffing, safety and customer issues on site wherever possible, escalating where issues cannot be resolved safely, compliantly or within agreed authority.

We are proud to be a Gold Award holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. We welcome applications from veterans, reservists, and members of the armed forces community, and are committed to supporting their employment and development. We will guarantee an interview for all ex-Armed Forces personnel, so please make our recruiter aware when placing your application with us.