Depot Supervisor
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Job Summary
Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UKs first Borough of Sanctuary for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Introduction
Are you someone who thrives in a fastpaced operational environment and takes pride in delivering highquality public services Do you enjoy leading people solving problems and ensuring frontline operations run smoothly Were looking for a proactive and motivated individual to join our team and make a real impact on how waste services are delivered across the borough.
Whats the role
The proposed role is critical for managing two operational sites to ensure efficiency compliance and cost control. Responsibilities include stock management daily bin movements for scheduled jobs and coordination of bin collection disposal refurbishment and cleaning. The role also oversees health and safety compliance at the Brockley Grove site bin repairs degassing of canisters and organising deliveries to residents and from suppliers. Maintaining both sites in an organised and tidy condition is essential to prevent unnecessary purchases of new bins and parts directly reducing operational expenditure.
This position delivers substantial financial benefits: degassing alone saves a minimum of 60000 annually with further savings achieved through reduced disposal costs and optimised stock management. Additionally maintaining site capacity following extensive clearance ensures efficient storage and avoids costly emergency procurement. By implementing these measures the role supports sustainability operational resilience and cost efficiency making it a strategic investment for the council.
This role is temporary for 2 years.
Whats in it for you
Excellent training and development opportunities plus a range of benefits including:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
- Supportive staff networks
What were looking for
Were looking for a proactive wellorganised individual with experience supervising operational or logistics sites. You should have strong staffmanagement skills good knowledge of health and safety and the ability to coordinate daily bin movements repairs and stock control. Attention to detail clear communication and a commitment to keeping sites safe tidy and efficient are essential.
Location
The job is based between Wearside Service Centre and Brockley Grove Depot.
Special conditions
- Driving license is required
- This role is temporary for 2 years
The recruitment process is anonymous and we dont accept CVs.
For an informal discussion about this job please contact Wendy Nicholas Strategic Waste & Environment Manager
Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification
Salary
32442- 33384 per annum (Scale 4)
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale) which is subject to evidential proof.
Diversity
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme further details are available at Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.
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