Site Supervisor

WMJobs; Rugby; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a Mobile Site Supervisor to oversee the operation of the county's Recycling Centres, based at Hunters Lane HWRC in Rugby and covering others as required.

You will supervise staff, ensure health and safety, assist the public, operate plant equipment, and keep paperwork up to date. The role involves outdoor work, shift rotations, and an emphasis on customer service and environmental improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing staff and working with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain health and safety standards on site.
• Strong communication skills for staff and public interactions.
• Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions and operate machinery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operation of Recycling Centres across Warwickshire.
• Supervise staff and provide cover at multiple sites as required.
• Deliver excellent customer service and assist the public with recycling questions.
• Operate and maintain plant equipment; ensure sites are clean and safe.
• Complete site-related paperwork and support staff development.

Skills

Managing staff

Health and safety

Communication

Outdoor work

Education

Experience in waste/recycling sector

Tools

Plant equipment operation

Job description

Warwickshire County Council,

About Us

Are you passionate about recycling?

Do you enjoy managing staff?

If the answer is yes to both questions, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

Warwickshire County Council provides excellent recycling facilities across the county, and we are committed to reducing waste and its impact upon the environment. We are looking for a Mobile Site Supervisor to join us to help us with this mission.

The Role

As our Mobile Site Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing the operation of Warwickshire Recycling Centres. Although primarily based at Hunters Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre in Rugby you will provide cover at other recycling centres in the County as required. You will ensure an excellent customer service is provided; improve recycling on site and ensure Health and Safety is always adhered to. Working outdoors and in all weathers, you will be supervising staff; supporting and advising members of the public with their recycling; operating and maintaining plant equipment; ensuring the Recycling Centres are kept clean and tidy and completing site related paperwork. We are keen to develop staff and provide a range of relevant training.

Recycling Centres are open every day of the week and you will work an average of 37 hours a week with more hours in the summer than the winter. You will be working on a 4-week rota of 7 days on, 2 days off, 7 days on 2 days off, 7 days on, 3 days off and we pay an additional enhancement for weekend working.

Key Requirements

To be successful you will have experience of managing staff and have a real interest in waste minimisation and recycling. As you will be managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders it is important that you possess excellent communication skills and can work within a team as well as using your own initiative. Used to working outdoors and in all weathers, you will be capable of physical, manual work and operating machinery. In addition, it is important you are flexible in your approach; happy to work on a shift basis and can travel to provide cover across the county when required.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification;

Site Supervisor/Mobile Supervisor

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

For further information about the role, please contact Michele Barnett on 07795 236901 [e-mail] or John Hopwood on 07787 153920 [e-mail]

Closing date: 31st August 2026 Interview date: W/C TBC

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. Seemore