Workforce supervisor

Workforce Supervisor

Margate, Kent

💼 Temporary (onging)
🏭 Industry: Waste & Recycling
💰 Salary: £33,528 P/R (£17.42 p/h)
⏰ Hours: 37 per week (covering 7 days between 05:00-20:00)

🌟 Job Purpose

As the Workforce Supervisor, you will oversee and deliver exceptional front-line waste services.
Your mission? To ensure a safe, clean, and inviting environment for residents and visitors alike!
You'll lead from the front, supporting your team, maintaining high operational standards, and helping create a community everyone can be proud of.

Why This Role Is a Great Opportunity

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a hands‑on, fast‑paced environment? This is an exciting opportunity to join a well‑established organisation in Margate and take a key role in delivering essential community services. As a Workforce Supervisor, you'll lead frontline teams, support safe and efficient operations, and help maintain clean and attractive public spaces for local residents.

No two days are the same, making this the perfect role for someone who enjoys variety, responsibility, and making a real impact.

⭐ What Makes You a Great Fit

You'll be confident managing people, prioritising workloads, and maintaining high service standards. Experience within operational, manual or service‑delivery environments will set you up for success.

You'll ideally have experience in:

Health & Safety within frontline or manual operations
Staff supervision and performance management
Basic admin and record‑keeping
Using CRM or mapping systems
Knowledge of HGV / 7.5t vehicles (desirable)

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Clean Driving Licence, essential
Confident managing staff performance, sickness, holidays and timesheets
Comfortable using CRM systems, mapping tools and maintaining audit records
Train‑the‑Trainer qualification (manual handling/lifting machinery) - desirable

🛠 What You'll Be Doing

This is a dynamic, hands‑on leadership role where you will:

Oversee and coordinate frontline operations across a 7‑day service
Prioritise workloads and allocate resources effectively
Carry out contract inspections and issue default notices as required
Support staff with performance, appraisals, discipline and attendance
Manage stock, depots, materials and equipment
Ensure health & safety compliance across all operations
Respond to customer enquiries, requests and complaints
Respond to emergencies and participate in call‑out duties
Prepare service and staffing reports, recommending improvementsThis role offers a great mix of leadership, responsibility, and community impact, with plenty of scope to develop your operational management skills.

Interested?

Apply online today, we'd love to hear from you.

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