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Waste Management Supervisor - Gremista - SIC08434

Job details
Posting date: 26 November 2025
Salary: £38,962.34 to £44,850.86 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 10 December 2025
Location: UK
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Shetland Islands Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SIC08434

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Summary

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This post is to provide effective hands-on operational supervision of the waste disposal and recycling team at the Council’s Gremista Waste Management Facility (Landfill Site, Sorting Shed and Civic Amenity / Recycling Site) and Rova Head Site (Transfer Station and Landfill Site) in order to provide a quality service. To ensure the effective and efficient operation of the services as stipulated by the Council’s waste disposal regulatory authority, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), by monitoring performance and meeting targets.

This vacancy is being advertised as a Career Graded post, which is a career development opportunity. This means that the Council is committed to supporting the successful candidate to obtain the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to become fully competent in the role. Please see the Career Grade document attached to this advert that outlines the entry level requirements for the job and the expected career progression route. The successful candidate will be supported to become fully competent in the role and progress through the career grade. Where there is a requirement to achieve a qualification, this will be fully funded by the Council.

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

Please follow the link(s) below for further information -

www.shetland.gov.uk

Additional Information

  • The grade of this post is I/J
  • This post is career graded - your salary and career progression will depend on your experience and qualifications
  • Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,859 per annum (pro rata)
  • Permanent Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year
  • A relocation package does not apply to this post
  • We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
  • Full current clean driving licence
  • We are happy to talk flexible working

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Gremista Landfill Site, Lerwick, Shetland

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Brydon Gray, Team Leader, Tel - 01595743961, Email - brydon.gray@shetland.gov.uk

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

Information about Shetland

Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you'll find freedom, wildlife and wild beauty, but also a rich culture and dynamic, forward-looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland's impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.

Find out more about:

Living and working in Shetland: here

The Shetland Islands Council: here

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