Waste Management Supervisor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Cwmni: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 5596 |
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker
Salary: £27,717 - £30,066 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Actual Salary £29,964 - £32,504 per annum - based on a 40-hour week)
Working Hours: 40 hours per week—Applicants would be required to work one weekend in three (with two days off in the week to compensate).
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 27th July 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role:
Daily Activities
Leicestershire County Councils, Contracts and Haulage Team are looking to recruit a Waste Management Supervisor to join the team. The role will be responsible for supervising the Waste Transfer Station and Internal/External Haulage operation.
The successful candidate will assist the Waste Management Officers and Senior Haulage Officer in providing visible leadership and direction for the Waste/Haulage team consisting of Operators and HGV drivers. You will be responsible for the management and operation of a variety of plant and equipment, including HGVS, loading shovels, telehandlers, and any other equipment on site.
In addition to supervising the team, the successful candidate will assist in operational performance, financial management, staff training, and development to ensure that the Council's services are robust enough to deliver the desired outcomes and meet all statutory duties and responsibilities. This position requires a proactive and flexible attitude to work, time management, and problem-solving.
About You
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- A full, Driving Licence (willing to work towards an HGV category C Licence if not already obtained as well as a CPC for drivers) and insurance for business use (commuting vehicle)
- Loading shovel/plant ticket/train the trainer qualification/willing to work towards
- Supervision of employees in the waste management industry or a similar workplace
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English (or equivalent) or BTEC, NVQ3 or equivalent/willing to work towards and CPC (Managers) Qualification (willing to work towards) WAMITAB CoTC Level 3 (willing to work towards)
- Leading and managing a front-line operational service, including the effective management of Health, safety, and risk.
- Analysing, interpreting and presenting of information to senior staff.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to shape and influence to achieve successful outcomes and to continue to build on the credibility of the Waste management team and its services and the ability to work well within a team
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to provide evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees in balancing their working lives with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances while still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style that determines where it can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories on the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
For informal enquiries, please contact Paul Reid, Tel: 0116 305 3377, Email: Paul.Reid@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when applying for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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