Temporary Waste & Street Cleansing Supervisor

Salary - -33000 - -37500 per annum

Hours: Flexible shifts between 6am and 6pm, including some bank holidays
Contract: Temporary

Are you an experienced waste management or street cleansing supervisor looking for your next opportunity?

Our client, a local borough council in the West Midlands, is seeking a hands-on Waste & Street Cleansing Supervisor to oversee frontline teams delivering essential recycling, refuse collection and street cleansing services across the borough.

This is a varied operational role where you will be responsible for ensuring services run efficiently, safely and to a high standard, while leading, motivating and supporting operational staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day delivery of refuse, recycling and street cleansing operations.
• Supervise, motivate and support frontline operational teams, ensuring services meet performance targets.
• Monitor staff performance and carry out regular site and operational checks.
• Manage attendance, absence, return-to-work meetings and performance reviews.
• Deliver toolbox talks, one-to-ones and staff appraisals.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation, operational procedures and council policies.
• Respond to customer complaints and resolve operational issues promptly.
• Liaise with councillors, council officers and other departments to maintain service standards.
• Ensure work is completed efficiently, within budget and in line with environmental requirements.

About You

• Proven supervisory experience within waste management, street cleansing, environmental services or a similar operational environment.
• Experience managing frontline staff, including performance management and absence procedures.
• Confident handling customer complaints and resolving operational issues.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and operational best practice.
• Strong communication, organisational and people-management skills.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to motivate teams and maintain high service standards.
• Full UK driving licence.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced operational supervisor to join a busy local authority team and play an important role in delivering essential public services across the borough.