Temporary Waste & Street Cleansing Supervisor
Salary - £33000 - £37500 per annum
Hours: Flexible shifts between 6am and 6pm, including some bank holidays
Contract: Temporary
Are you an experienced waste management or street cleansing supervisor looking for your next opportunity?
This is a varied operational role where you will be responsible for ensuring services run efficiently, safely and to a high standard, while leading, motivating and supporting operational staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day delivery of refuse, recycling and street cleansing operations.
- Supervise, motivate and support frontline operational teams, ensuring services meet performance targets.
- Monitor staff performance and carry out regular site and operational checks.
- Manage attendance, absence, return-to-work meetings and performance reviews.
- Deliver toolbox talks, one-to-ones and staff appraisals.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation, operational procedures and council policies.
- Respond to customer complaints and resolve operational issues promptly.
- Liaise with councillors, council officers and other departments to maintain service standards.
- Ensure work is completed efficiently, within budget and in line with environmental requirements.
About You
- Proven supervisory experience within waste management, street cleansing, environmental services or a similar operational environment.
- Experience managing frontline staff, including performance management and absence procedures.
- Confident handling customer complaints and resolving operational issues.
- Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and operational best practice.
- Strong communication, organisational and people-management skills.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to motivate teams and maintain high service standards.
- Full UK driving licence.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced operational supervisor to join a busy local authority team and play an important role in delivering essential public services across the borough.
To be considered, please send a cv to jack@wasterecruit.com or call 01252 353080 quoting reference M9761.