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RCHW Site Manager - Braintree

Job details
Posting date:	03 June 2024
Salary:	£28,787.8 to £33,868 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	13 June 2024
Location:	Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
Company:	Essex County Council
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	req17071_1717423431

Summary

RCHW Site Manager - Braintree

Permanent, Full Time

Up to £33,868 per annum

Location: Braintree

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

The Opportunity

Essex is committed to ensuring it is a place where business can flourish, communities are supported to be more resilient, collective environmental impact is minimised and strong partnerships between the public, private and voluntary sector are secured to drive joint outcomes.

Supporting the Recycling Centre for Household Waste (RCHW) Area Managers, the RCHW Site Manager will facilitate the safe and compliant operation of a RCHW. Supervising up to 8 recycling centre operatives the Site Manager will ensure the RCHW is operated safely and in accordance with all relevant permits, planning conditions and the ECC policies and procedures.

Accountabilities

To supervise all Site Operatives to ensure the smooth operation of a RCHW, ensuring the working environment is safe and high standards of housekeeping is maintained at all times for members of the public, visitors, staff and contractors.
Line management responsibility for site operatives including personal development, regular 'check in' welfare meetings and all other aspects of people management.
Support the Area Manager with resource planning, annual leave requests and return to work interviews following periods of sickness absence.
Deliver all necessary onsite training, toolbox talks and refresher training as and when required ensuring operatives fully understand and adhere to the content.
Report any defects or damage to plant, containers, and property, ensuring all accidents or incidents involving employees, site users, visitors or the general public are reported immediately.
Liaising with transport, ensure capacity is maintained at all times and any disruption to the service is kept to an absolute minimum. All duty of care and other legislative requirements is duly completed.
Undertake all tasks in accordance with the Council's quality health safety and environmental policies, procedures and management systems in accordance with the environmental permit, working plan, planning conditions, discharge consents and risk assessments at all times.
Identify and contribute to site maintenance activity, and site improvements, on an on-going basis working with the relevant Area Manager to implement.
Assist with general site operations including operating plant and equipment where required. Working on a rota including weekend working.
To deputise for the RCHW Area Manager as and when required.
The above is a summary of the main tasks and responsibilities of the post, but further tasks and responsibilities may be required to meet the demands and needs of the service.

The Experience You Will Bring

Minimum GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths or suitable experience.
CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Household Waste Recycling Centres.
IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) Managing Safely - Worksafe training is desirable.
Experience of supervising employees effectively, able to influence others and develop a strong team culture on site and strong working relationships.
A patient manner and good communication skills, with experience of dealing with members of the public.
Previous experience in the waste management industry, with operational experience of managing RCHW services effectively.
Full UK driving licence

To read more about us please visit: Climate, Environment and Customer Services

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Internal Careers website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email Resourcing.Team@essex.gov.uk

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