Waste & Street Cleansing Supervisor

3 Months Contract with a Local Authority Umbrella - £21.27 per hour

• Umbrella Job Purpose As a Waste & Street Cleansing Supervisor , you will lead, supervise and support operational teams delivering refuse, recycling and street cleansing services, ensuring services are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with Council standards and performance targets. Key Duties/Accountabilities
• Supervise day-to-day delivery of refuse, recycling and street cleansing operations.
• Monitor service performance and ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Organise scheduled and random staff monitoring activities.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and operational procedures.
• Respond to and resolve customer complaints and operational issues.
• Liaise with Councillors, Council Officers and other stakeholders.
• Allocate vehicles and equipment across operational services.
• Monitor and report on service KPIs and cleanliness standards.
• Manage agency workers and monitor workforce performance.
• Conduct absence management, return-to-work meetings and performance reviews.
• Deliver toolbox talks, staff briefings and team development activities.
• Monitor operational budgets and day-to-day costs.
• Support emergency response arrangements and out-of-hours services. Essential Experience Required
• Supervisory experience within Waste Management, Street Cleansing, Environmental Services or a similar operational environment.
• Experience managing operational teams and workforce performance.
• Experience handling customer complaints and service issues.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and risk assessment processes.
• Experience undertaking performance management and absence management.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Experience allocating vehicles, equipment and operational resources.
• Good IT skills for monitoring, reporting and communications.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Full UK Driving Licence. Desirable Experience
• IOSH Managing Safely or similar Health & Safety qualification.
• Experience delivering staff training and toolbox talks.
• Trade Waste experience.
• Experience working with Local Authority cleansing services.
• Experience analysing and presenting KPI and performance data.
• Safeguarding training relating to children and vulnerable adults. Additional Information to Note
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week.
• Monday to Friday.
• 08:00 - 16:00.
• Works Service Unit, Hunters Lane, Rugby, CV21 1DH.
• Waste & Street Cleansing Operations.
• Full UK Driving Licence Required.
• Weekend and Bank Holiday Rota Participation Required.
• Emergency Response Duties Required.
• Response Deadline: 4th December 2026.
• We work on bi-weekly payment schedule.
• Apply ASAP.