An opportunity exists in the service for an Operational Supervisor working from our Depot at South Kirkby.
What will be expected from me?
The post holder will lead frontline teams to deliver a high quality citizen focused outward facing services within the Wakefield district. The postholder as part of their role will :-
1. Manage the day-to-day operations of our frontline services i.e., Refuse Collection and Street Cleansing.
2. Be self-motivated and remain focused in pressure situations.
3. Be an effective communicator across a broad scope of stakeholders i.e., Workforce, Managers, General Public, Customers, Elected Members.
4. Create operational reports relevant to the area of responsibility.
5. Will display resilient characteristics and be able to motivate other team members and colleagues.
What I might be doing?
6. The post will support the Management Team to provide frontline operational services for the citizens of Wakefield district.
7. The postholder will work with and support the Management Team to ensure the effective delivery of services and good working relationships across the service.
8. The management of teams to ensure that allocated resources are efficiently deployed to deliver the objectives in line with requirement of the Service Business Plan and the Council’s strategic priorities.
9. The post holder has line management responsibility for up to 59 front line staff.
10. To work closely with other Officers and Managers in determining the operational priorities of our services.
11. Ensure operational delivery of services are in line with service level agreements, service standards and meet the expectations of service recipients.
Essential requirements:
12. NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in supervisory management.
13. 4 GCSE passes (grade A – C) including English and Maths.
14. Full current driving licence maximum 6 penalty points.
15. Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
What can I expect?
16. This is a full-Time post of 37 hours per week.
17. Generous annual leave and bank holiday
18. Support and ongoing training.
19. Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard)
20. The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
21. Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program with a dedicated personal trainer, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.
For further enquiries please contact Dave Narey, Waste & Cleansing Operations Manager or Pete Unwin, Operational Officer on .