Waste & Street Cleansing Lead - 3-Month Authority Contract

Civic Recruitment Limited; Rugby; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited is seeking a Waste & Street Cleansing Supervisor for a 3-month contract with a Local Authority. The role leads operational teams delivering refuse, recycling and street cleansing, ensuring safety, efficiency and alignment with council targets.

Key duties include supervising daily operations, monitoring performance, and coordinating resources while liaising with council stakeholders. Driving licence and IOSH Managing Safely are required.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in waste operations and street cleansing.
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• Experience managing teams and workforce performance.
• Experience handling customer complaints and service issues.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and risk assessment.
• Experience with performance and absence management.
• Good IT skills for monitoring and reporting.
• Experience delivering staff training and toolbox talks.
• Experience working with Local Authority cleansing services.
• Experience analyzing KPI and performance data.
• Safeguarding training relating to children and vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day refuse, recycling and street cleansing operations.
• Monitor service performance and ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Organise scheduled and random staff monitoring activities.
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance and operational procedures.
• Respond to and resolve customer complaints and issues.
• Liaise with Councillors and Council Officers and other stakeholders.
• Allocate vehicles and equipment across services.
• Monitor KPIs and cleanliness standards.
• Manage agency workers and monitor performance.
• Conduct absence management and performance reviews.
• Deliver toolbox talks and team briefings.
• Monitor budgets and day-to-day costs.
• Support emergency response arrangements and out-of-hours services.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Waste Management

Health & Safety

Staff training

Leadership

Driving Licence

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Civic Recruitment Limited is seeking a Waste & Street Cleansing Supervisor for a 3-month contract with a Local Authority. The role leads operational teams delivering refuse, recycling and street cleansing, ensuring safety, efficiency and alignment with council targets.

Key duties include supervising daily operations, monitoring performance, and coordinating resources while liaising with council stakeholders. Driving licence and IOSH Managing Safely are required.