Waste & Recycling Supervisor

Powys County Council; Montgomery; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Train you and develop skills

Flexible Working

Pension Scheme

Learning and Development

Lease Car Scheme

Competitive Pay

Great Place to Live

Rewards Scheme

Health and Well Being

Salary Sacrifice Benefits

Job summary

Powys County Council in Wales is recruiting a Supervisor to lead the Waste and Recycling team, ensuring efficient collection services and high standards of safety and customer service. You will organise the workforce, schedule operations, monitor performance, and work with contractors to deliver a reliable service across Powys.

The role requires supervisory experience, knowledge of waste legislation and health and safety requirements, and strong IT skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role is required.
• Knowledge of environmental waste legislation and health and safety requirements.
• Ability to lead and motivate staff and manage a workforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily refuse and recycling operations.
• Supervise staff and contractors, ensure safety and vehicle maintenance.
• Monitor performance and identify training needs.
• Develop data collection and reporting for the area manager.
• Maintain stock control systems.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Waste legislation

Health & safety awareness

Leadership

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the role:

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team providing one of the most important services to Powys residents as well as increasing recycling.
Waste and Recycling is collected from every resident and in Powys we are one of the best performing Councils in Wales which as a country is second in the world for recycling! If it wasn't for our frontline staff, we could never achieve this.
If you want to be a part of this team as a Supervisor, really making a difference, we want to hear from you!

About you:

• You must have experience of working in a supervisory position
demonstrating the ability to organise an operational workforce and schedule a programme of work to provide effective services
• You must have knowledge and experience of environmental waste legislation, health and safety requirements and local government understanding
• Have effective communication and presentation skills, competent IT skills using Microsoft packages
• Be able to provide effective leadership and ensure staff have positive team principals of trust and motivation.
• Work to tight deadlines in a challenging fast paced environment, remaining calm in stressful situations with a flexible approach to work and willingness to work outside of normal office hours.
• Commitment to undertake any appropriate training, continuing professional development.

What you will do:

Provide effective leadership and ensure staff adopt positive team
principals of trust, motivation, empowerment and confidence. Manage
performance and identify training and development needs within the
framework of the business planning process.
Manage and co-ordinate the day-to-day operation of collecting refuse and recycling. Ensure all refuse and recycling tasks are carried out within the scheduled programme.
Responsible for all operational works carried out either by the in-house
workforce or approved contractors. Responsible for supervising labour
and the use and maintenance of vehicles, plant and material resources
across the depot. Monitor and effectively manage any accidents or
incidents of misuse.
Undertake risk assessments and ensure that staff adopt the relevant
safety measures and follow approved method statements. Deliver tool
box talks to ensure staff have the relevant knowledge to carry out the
roles effectively.
To develop and manage data collection and monitoring systems and
produce timely reports to the area manager.
To maintain a stock control system.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact:

Amanda Griffiths, Area Manager (North)
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

There is no DBS Check requirement for this position.

Service: Highways, Transport and Recycling

Salary: Grade 9 Point 23 to Point 25 £35,570 to £37,563 per annum £18.43 to £19.46 per hour

Please note that at this point, Powys County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

What we offer

• We will train you and develop your skills
• Flexible Working
• Guaranteed defined benefit Pension Scheme
• Learning and Development
• Lease Car Scheme
• Competitive Pay
• A Great Place to Live
• Powys County Council Reward Scheme
• Health and Well Being
• Salary Sacrifice Benefits