South Gloucestershire Council
Site Supervisor
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As Site Supervisor, you will manage the day-day operations of Little Stoke and Thornbury household waste recycling centres, making sure that staff and resources are efficiently deployed, processes and compliance are met and that a high level of service is provided to customers.
What you will be doing
- Daily, you will be responsible for supervising the running of site operations ensuring full compliance.
- You will ensure the efficient deployment of staff and resources, working closely with members of your team to ensure a high level of service is provided to customers.
- Supervising and managing personnel and mobile plant, you will oversee quality monitoring and embed process to ensure continual improvement and delivery.
- Managing staff absence, leave process and staff development within the team, you will also collate and manage staff working hours for payroll purposes.
What we need from you
- You must hold a relevant waste transfer qualification such as COTC.
- It is essential that you have a thorough knowledge of health and safety legislation relevant to waste management, COSHH and RIDDOR and environmental permits and have experience of incident reporting and investigations.
- We require you to have experience in daily site operations, including site cleanliness, signage, and traffic flow with a proven ability to identify operational issues and implement effective solutions as per best practice.
- It is essential that you have relevant experience of managing a team within waste operations with experience of managing rotas, performance, and staff training and have the ability to lead and motivate a team, giving advice and guidance on the correct course of action.
- We require you to be able to communicate confidently to people of at all levels, showing excellent and interpersonal skills, and be able to resolve conflict and manage difficult situations calmly.
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What you need to know
- You will be working 5 days per week Wednesday to Sunday.
- Interview date is to be confirmed.
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As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave, employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
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