Hwrc Supervisor

Opus Vitae are actively recruiting for a HWRC Supervisor for a prestigious client located in the Stafford area.

The role is based on a 40 hour working week, completing 5 out of the 7 days available (All days must be workable). Salary starts at £27,952 per year, with clear increases to salary with additional duties & simple progression.

**Key Accountabilities**

To ensure all HWRCs are being operated and maintained in a safe and

professional manner, in accordance with their Environmental Permit, Planning

Permissions and councils’ procedures.

**Generic Responsibilities**
- To deputise for the HWRC Seniors Operations Officer as required.
- Ensure all legal, contractual requirements and Council Policy as the Technically Competent Person for all Staffordshire HWRCs.
- To organise the safe and efficient operation of the sites within Staffordshire HWRC network, in accordance with management instructions, polices & procedures, Health and Safety and legislative requirements laid down in working plans, planning permissions, environmental permit etc.
- To promote high profile helpful, courteous, and professional customer service practices across sites within your area.
- Control site operations so that high recycling levels are achieved, and material contamination is kept to a minimum across all HWRC’s.

**To manage day-to-day operations, including**:

- Staff levels are managed at the required levels for the sites,

inclusive of all Holiday, sickness and agency requirements.
- Employee relations issues.
- Identification of employee training requirements.
- Ensure stocks of equipment and resources are maintained on site.
- Review and action defect reports for any plant and site infrastructure.
- Responding to customer queries and complaints.
- Liaising with other departments within Staffordshire County Council.
- Manage the haulage contractors for the sites under your control so that the recycling and waste containers always have capacity and are available for the public, so that no waste builds up or is stored directly on the floor.
- Monitor and assess that the Duty of Care, Waste Carriers Certification and Consignment Note documentation is being completed on sites and stored correctly.
- Supervise the use of specialist equipment and Council vehicles, such as mobile plant, Ensuring it is operated and maintained in accordance with all Health and Safety regulations, as well as ensure that all daily checks and records are carried out.
- Supervise the training of others in the use of the specialist equipment and plant.
- Collate, review and organise the repairs and rectification of all defects to mobile plant and site infrastructure.
- Ensure allocated sites have all the correct Health and Safety policy and procedures in place. Confirm that that site team understand and follow these through delivery of training/toolbox talks and supervising site operations, so that sites are maintained as a safe environment for all staff, visitors, contractors and members of the public while on site.
- Ensure all accidents, near-misses or dangerous situations are recorded and where appropriate support the investigation of these incidents in accordance with the Council’s procedures.
- Monitor, Record and deliver consumables as per site and PPE requirements.
- Manage and act on any breach of site rules to prevent further occurrences.
- Support the investigation of any reports of acts of dishonesty, malpractice or corruption by any member of the public, visitors to the site or members of staff.
- Supervise the site operations to ensure deposition of the household waste is completed in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring the material is deposited in the correct containers with the aim of maximising recycling and diversion from landfill.
- Ensure that Traffic Management Plans, Emergency Management plan and all other accompanying procedures are in place for all allocated sites and ensure site staff understand its content, to maintain the safety of all site users always.
- Prevent unauthorised persons from sorting, disturbing, removing or interfering with any waste on site.
- Inspect and take required actions, ensuring the site office and outside area are maintained in a clean and tidy manner, free from windblown litter and remove all oil spillages immediately.

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- Review the daily logs of events and activities at the HWRC’s, record all visitors other than those depositing waste and keep such records as are contractually or legally required.
- Monitor all Council’s Trade, Chargeable and van permits policies and ensure they are enforced, and all payments are taken across sites.
- Act as the site coordinator for emergency procedures in relation to fire, spillages and first aid if accidents occur on the site, ensuring they are documented correctly.
- To undertake such other duties as may be allocated from time to time in accordance with the general nature and grading of the post.
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