Waste Supervisor

Thalia; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Thalia Waste Management seeks a Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station Supervisor to drive operational excellence. This essential role demands strong leadership skills and a commitment to safety and efficiency across our facilities on the Isle of Wight. The candidate will oversee daily operations while ensuring compliance with regulations and KPIs, fostering a zero-incident workplace. This position offers competitive remuneration and benefits, supporting a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Benefits

Company bonus scheme

Pension contribution

Annual leave

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in the waste industry, especially in mobile and Mechanical Treatment Plants.
• Strong skills in people management or supervision.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations of HWRC and WTS sites.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Supervise site operatives and manage work schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Communication

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC) – WAMITAB

IOSH Managing Safely

Tools

Mobile plant and machinery

Job description

Posted Thursday 16 January 2025 at 01:00 | Expired Monday 3 February 2025 at 00:59

Thalia Waste Management, a leader in innovative waste-to-energy solutions, is seeking a dedicated Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) and Waste Transfer Station (WTS) Supervisor to join our dynamic team. This pivotal role supports our HWRC Operations Manager in the day-to-day operations of our HWRC and WTS ensuring efficiency, safety, and environmental compliance.

• Location: Isle of Wight HWRC Site at Lynnbottom, PO30 2PD and HWRC site at Afton Marsh (Freshwater) PO40 9TT
• Working hours : Rotating shift pattern of 5 on 3 off, running Monday - Sunday

Key Responsibilities:

• Uphold the highest standards of Health & Safety, promptly addressing and reporting any concerns to maintain our commitment to a zero-incident workplace.
• Monitor and ensure the achievement of KPIs in line with our strategic business objectives, contributing to the overall success and efficiency of the plant.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the HWRC and WTS sites
• The supervision of site operatives
• The day-to-day security of the site
• The safe and secure operation of the weighbridge
• To ensure the site drop-off/loading areas are maintained in a safe and efficient manner.
• To operate all loading/unloading plant and machinery as required.
• To supervise the loading/unloading of materials. To drive on-site vehicles as required.
• Use the performance review system to set annual objectives for direct reports. Review progress on objectives periodically. Perform annual review.
• Act as first line manager and people manager for site operatives. Organise work schedules to ensure appropriate staff numbers are available. Check and sign off time sheets.

Person:

• Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC) – WAMITAB scheme or equivalent (desirable)
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent (desirable)

Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and capable of adapting to various computer-based systems.
• Knowledge of mobile plant and machinery operation and maintenance desirable.

Experience:

• Experience in the waste industry, particularly in operating mobile and Mechanical Treatment Plants, is highly desirable.
• Essential experience in people management or supervision, demonstrating strong leadership and team-building abilities.

Personal Attributes:

• Calm and authoritative presence, with the ability to make decisions within defined limits.
• Eager to learn and adapt to new skills and challenges.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, capable of engaging effectively at all levels within the organisation.
• Entry into Company bonus scheme - up to 5%
• Thalia’s pension contribution is 3% and your contribution is 5%
• 24 days annual leave
• Annual opportunity to buy additional annual leave (up to 5 days)
• Life assurance: 2 x annual salary
• Flexible benefits: Access to a wide range of flexible benefits through Bravo Benefits, allowing you to tailor your package to suit your individual needs, including health, wellbeing, and lifestyle options.
• Free parking

Our Business
At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.
We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.

Inclusion
At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work.This means we don’t just look at your CV, we’re focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We’ll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability ConfidentEmployer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.