Job Title: Waste Recycling (RDF) Supervisor – Nights
Location: Countrystyle Recycling, Ridham Dock Road, Ridham, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Salary: £16 per hour + £1 per hour night supplement
Job type: Permanent, Full-time
Working Hours: 55 per week
Countrystyle is a member of the family-owned Heathcote Holdings Group of resource management companies and as a family run business our people and customers are at the heart of our growth and drive for passion for solution focused service.
About the role:
To supervise the RDF shift and be responsible for processing recyclable materials to always ensure reduction of waste to landfill.
Responsibilities:
- Be able to operate all machinery and plant, as required, to maintain the safe and efficient operation of your business unit (RDF).
- Ensuring that plant and machinery is maintained to required standards, including daily & weekly checks, refueling, lubrication and greasing, and that defects and breakdowns are promptly recorded and reported.
- Report daily production and downtime figures to the operations manager for review.
- Maintain a safe working environment throughout your activities, including keeping working area tidy and access to walkways and emergency exits clear.
- Checking of incoming loads, ensuring compliance with site license and permitted waste types.
- Immediately report: any contamination or non-conforming wastes delivered to site; accidents, incidents, and near misses; environmental hazards; health & safety breaches to the appropriate Manager.
- Ensure appropriate safety equipment and PPE is used at all times.
- Undertake any training necessary to perform other tasks including operation of other plant and equipment and/or supervisory duties.
- Manual Handling activities to assist in waste management activities.
- Assist any other supervisory role upon request.
- Cover any other operational positions where necessary for business continuity.
- Manage stock rotation to comply with site permit.
- Carry out random checks and audits on plant machinery under remit.
- Supervise all team members on shift to ensure they achieve their own objectives and job description duties.
- Responsibility for own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at work, reporting unsafe conditions and comply with the company management systems and safe systems of work as well as co-workers to help everyone meet their legal requirements.
About you:
Essential:
- Good Communication
- Good Leadership
- Ability to operate and control equipment.
- Time and Priority Management
- Ability to Work in a Fast Paced, Busy Environment
- Previous experience in waste or quarrying industry, having operating plant such as 360 Materials Handlers, loading shovels, telehandlers, forklift trucks and shredders/screeners.
- Previous supervisory experience
- Plant tickets for 360 Material Handlers, loading shovels, telehandlers, and forklift trucks.
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work alone or in a team
- Positive Attitude
Desirable:
- Problem Solving
- Experience with Excavators & Conveyors
- CCNSG Safety Passport
- First Aid
- IOSH Managing safely
- WAMITAB
Benefits:
- Company Pension
- Company events
- On site parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellness programme
- Investment in career development
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of; Waste Processing Supervisor, Resource Recovery Supervisor, Material Reclamation Supervisor, Recycling Plant Supervisor, Waste Management Operations Supervisor, Solid Waste Supervisor, Resource Management Supervisor, Recycling Operations Supervisor, Refuse Recycling Supervisor, Waste-to-Energy Supervisor may also be considered for this role.
