Waste Transfer Station Supervisor

Warwickshire County Council are seeking a full time Supervisor to join the team at Princes Drive Recycling Centre and Transfer Station in Leamington Spa.

Rate of pay: Up to £18.04 per hour. Pay enhancements are available on certain shifts

Hours of work: Full time on a 7-day rota

We manage a variety of waste and recyclable materials for Waste Collection Authorities (WCA's) households and businesses, right across the County. We are committed to building a first-class talented workforce, so that we can offer the very best service to our customers.

The Role

As the Transfer Station Supervisor, you will supervise a team of staff who will provide excellent customer service to members of the public bringing their items to the recycling centre. You will motivate the team to ensure that the WTS (Waste Transfer Station) and HWRC (Household Waste Recycling Centre) is run in a safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant manner.

You will be responsible for ensuring the site meets all Duty of Care and other legislative requirements and that there is adequate provision of containers to allow the public to safely recycle and dispose of their items.

The Transfer Station Supervisor is also responsible for ensuring plant machinery is appropriately operated and maintained. You may also be expected to cover for Site Supervisors on other sites as necessary.

For further details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Key Requirements

To be successful you will have experience of working with members of the public and have a real interest in waste minimisation and recycling. Working at a Recycling Centre you will have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team. You will be used to working outdoors in all weathers as well as being capable of physical, manual work and operating machinery. In addition, it is important that you are flexible in your approach and happy to work on a shift basis.

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

To discuss the role please contact John Hopwood on johnhopwood@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: 9th November 2026
Interview date: TBC

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more