Flexi Site Manager

Job Title: Flexi Site Manager
Starting Salary: £29,943 progressing to -£33,542 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 40
Location: Countywide
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Growth & Environment

About the team

You’ll be joining a dedicated and supportive team within the Recycling Centre Service – WMU, who are passionate about sustainability and making a real difference in Hertfordshire’s waste management efforts. Our team works collaboratively across 16 sites, sharing knowledge, solving problems together, and continuously looking for ways to improve recycling rates and customer experience.

About the role

• Act as the site manager to cover absence across the recycling centres in Hertfordshire, instructing and mentoring operatives.
• Use of your own vehicle is required. Mileage will be reimbursed.
• Responsible for the safe opening and closing of site.
• Manage all documentation for the site both paper form and computerised.
• Show and help service users put their waste in the correct areas as appropriate.
• Check permits for vans and trailers and check for certain types of waste.
• Ensure that the waste streams do not get mixed up.
• Maintain a clean and tidy work environment.
• Look for ways to improve customer service and recycling rates.
• Compaction of waste through use of JCB’s and compactors (training provided)

About you

Essential:

We’ll need you to have a proven track record of delivering excellent customer service and be able to ensure work is carried out to a high standard. With highly developed interpersonal skills you will be confident in advising residents of how to dispose of their waste. Ability to remain calm under pressure, work safely and follow procedures.

Maintaining a high level of service in all weather conditions

Experience of working under prolonged periods of sustained physical effort.

Able to support and manage a team of operatives.

Be the first aider and fire marshal on site.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Operational Services, level OPS7 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Operational services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Lorna.Stump@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: TBC

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.