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21.03.2025
Job Description:
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall & Council's WTS & RHWS
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Working Hours: Annualised hours 1686 working between 8:45am and 19:15pm (averaging at 37 hours per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 4th April 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Waste Management Delivery Service, as such Leicestershire County Council is looking to recruit an Assistant Waste Site Supervisor to support in the operation of the Council’s WTS and RHWS.
Candidates must be self-motivated, hard-working, willing to learn and have good customer care skills.
About the Role
Please note the position is working full time (5 days per week which will include working weekends, both Saturdays and Sundays on an agreed rota. Bank Holidays that fall within working patterns could be mandatory but paid as double time).
This position will be based at any of these four sites: Kibworth Recycling and Household Waste Site (RHWS) and Waste Transfer Station (WTS), Market Harborough RHWS, Lutterworth RHWS and Barwell RHWS.
You will be responsible for, but not limited to:
* Supervise and take a lead role on site to ensure site operates in accordance with Health and Safety and Environmental permit requirements – monitor and report on environmental impacts linked to site activities.
* Oversee practical aspects of new starter inductions and support in delivering classroom training to existing staff and new starters.
* Weekly / Monthly site inspections and checks including but not limited to Supervisor inspections weekly and Quarterly Inspections.
* Update ticket log with load information and deal with any queries on data / WTN paperwork from contractors / internal.
* Ensure site provides high level customer service and operates in line with site rules and terms of conditions of use including dealing with complaints and customer queries on site.
* Monitor stock levels for consumables.
* To support and assist the Managers, Supervisors and operational staff in delivering services at all Leicestershire’s RHWS and WTS.
The role requires a proactive, flexible, ‘can do’ attitude. Effective time-management and problem-solving skills are key attributes.
Minimum Requirements
* WAMITAB CoTC Level 4 or above (or willing to work towards as necessary).
* Level 3 award in First Aid at Work, First Response or equivalent (or willing to work towards as necessary).
* A full, Clean & Valid UK Driving Licence and insurance for business use.
* A knowledge of Waste Site operations.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
* Act as a Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC) holder for the RHWS & WTS and provide CoTC cover at sites as directed.
* Assist Supervisors to ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality Management systems, permits or licences at RHWS and WTS.
* Conduct documented RHWS and WTS inspections for Health & Safety, Environmental, Quality and Security issues at RHWS & WTS.
* Cover site recycling operatives and charging operatives when required, assisting with the recycling and disposal of waste materials on site; this could be at any RHWS or WTS.
* Provide cover at any RHWS or Waste Transfer Station, as directed, for operational purposes.
* Assist with supervisory responsibilities, including undertaking general initial discussions, Training, Daily staff work allocation and monitoring adherence to site rules, policies and procedures.
* Arrange for all work to be undertaken in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and to ensure as far as possible that the safety of yourself, all site operatives and site users including the public is maintained.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to 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 to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst 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 which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
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 trying to apply 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.
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