Site Team Leader

FCC Environment; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days leave + BH

On-the-job training

Refer a Friend

Cycle to Work

Gymflex

Wellbeing & Best Doctors Service

Job summary

FCC Environment is recruiting a Site Team Leader for Leighton Buzzard HWRC. You will lead the on-site team to ensure safe, efficient operation, correct waste segregation and high standards of customer service.

This full-time role operates on a rota including weekends, with 34.5 hours per week and an hourly rate of £15.22, plus benefits. Training and career progression are provided, along with wellbeing and cycle-to-work schemes.

Qualifications

• Proven supervisory experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of waste streams and compliance requirements.
• Strong leadership and ability to motivate a team.
• Commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with initiative and resilience.
• Requires a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site team in daily operations and implement management instructions.
• Manage a busy trade waste facility.
• Ensure waste streams are correctly segregated and stored per permit requirements.
• Assist and advise members of the public on recycling and waste disposal.
• Maintain high standards of site cleanliness, presentation and customer service.
• Uphold health, safety and environmental procedures at all times.
• Report accidents, near misses and incidents via our system.
• Complete daily, weekly, monthly and annual site checks on schedule.
• Train new starters and agency staff on site duties and safe working practices.
• Monitor PPE, tools and stock levels and arrange reorders.
• Ensure accurate completion of Waste Transfer Notes and Consignment Notes.
• Act as First Aider, Fire Marshal and Materials Handler Operative.

Skills

Proven supervisory experience

Waste industry knowledge

Team leadership

Health and safety commitment

Customer service

Communication skills

Independence and resilience

UK driving licence

Job description

Are you looking for the right role for you? Then look no further…

Hourly Rate – £15.22 per hour (plus benefits)

Hours – 34.5 hours per week, 09:00 to 17:00

Location & Postcode – Leighton Buzzard HWRC, LU7 3BT

As a Site Team Leader at FCC Environment, you will lead the site team in the safe and effective operation of a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC). You will play a key role in ensuring waste is correctly segregated, recyclable materials are maximised, and excellent customer service is delivered to members of the public, all while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety and compliance.

This vacancy is for a full-time position, working as part of a rota that includes weekend work.

Our promise to you

• 20 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays


• On-the-job training and progression


• Refer a Friend scheme


• Flexible benefits, including high street savings, Cycle to Work scheme and Gymflex membership (where applicable)


• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and Best Doctors Service via our wellbeing platform

What will you be doing?

• Leading the site team through daily operations, passing on instructions from the management team


• Managing a busy trade waste facility


• Ensuring all waste streams are correctly segregated and stored in line with permit requirements


• Assisting and advising members of the public with recycling and waste disposal


• Maintaining high standards of site cleanliness, presentation and customer service


• Ensuring health, safety and environmental procedures are followed at all times


• Reporting accidents, near misses and incidents via EcoOnline


• Completing Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annual checks within required timescales


• Training new starters and agency staff on site duties and safe working practices


• Monitoring PPE, tools and site stock levels and arranging reorders where required


• Ensuring completion and accuracy of Waste Transfer Notes and Consignment Notes


• Acting as First Aider, Fire Marshal and Materials Handler Operative


• Ensuring all staff and visitors wear appropriate PPE

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in a similar supervisory or team leader role


• Knowledge of the waste industry and waste streams


• Proven experience leading and motivating a team


• A strong commitment to health, safety and environmental standards


• Excellent customer service and communication skills


• Ability to work independently, use initiative and remain resilient


• Experience working on a weighbridge


• Flexible approach to working hours, including weekends


• Full UK driving licence

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 4,500 people.

The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.

FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.