This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Job Description

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE WILL BE COVERING ALTHAM AND CLITHEROE HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRES**

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (You will be required to work one Sat in the month).

Qualifications: The post holder will have relevant certificates of competence including, but not limited to, Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC) Level 4/Occupational Certificate of Competence (OCC) or must achieve competence within 12 months of appointment.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

What does the role involve?

Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC) Level 4/Occupational Certificate of Competence (OCC) relevant to the facility being managed.
Experience of operational practices and health, safety and quality management systems in an operational setting.
Good communication skills and the ability to train, mentor and motivate staff with varying skills and abilities.
The ability to deal with, and make decisions in, difficult or challenging situations.
A desire to lead by example.
A commitment to provide high levels of customer service.
An understanding of the legislative framework associated with the delivery of the role.

What do we expect from you?

You will report directly to an Assistant Operations Manager and will manage a team of permanent staff members across two or more operational facilities. Additional casual staff will report to the Site Manager when working on their allocated facilities.
You will be responsible for delivering the day to day operation of the Council's waste facilities ensuring efficient, compliant and safe operations are achieved in line with routine operational standards.
The role will include the direct line management of operational staff of varying skills and abilities. This will include dealing with absence, discipline, welfare, training and mentoring. The post-holder will need to be able to routinely apply all council policies in this respect.
The post holder will assist in the delivery of operational performance improvements, motivating staff to deliver the requirements of senior managers.
You will routinely cover for other Site Managers and, in the event of the long term absence of another Site Manager or a post vacancy, may, from time to time, be allocated temporary responsibility for facilities not otherwise permanently under their management.

Typical duties will also include the following:

Providing the statutory Technically Competent Manager (COTC/OCC Holder) function for the allocated permitted facilities.
Day to day management of operational staff and the implementation of all related council policies.
Training, mentoring and motivating staff.
Organising and co-ordinating the work of the team to ensure required service levels and operating standards are achieved.
Ensuring site staff are sufficiently trained and knowledgeable to deliver these requirements in the Manager's absence.
Implementation of operational and performance improvement initiatives.
Ensuring that all facilities are operating in a safe and compliant manner.
Ensuring operations are compliant with all statutory and legal obligations.
Ensuring the council policies are fully and effectively implemented and making decisions on their implementation within provided guidelines.
Providing a technical reference and guidance for the team.
Dealing with customer complaints, queries and enquiries, often in person, and at times in difficult or challenging situations.
Identifying opportunities for improving procedures and processes within the team or wider service area to support the continuous improvement of services.
Supporting the Assistant Operations Manager in the delivery of aspects of his or her role that are commensurate to the grade of the post.

Additional requirements:

General

The post holder may be required to work up to one day per calendar month on a weekend or Bank Holiday. Such days will be paid at overtime rates. For the avoidance of doubt this requirement to work is only if it is required and does not guarantee that weekend working or overtime will be routinely or regularly requested, nor should it be relied upon.
The post holder is required to be on call, on an out of hours rota. Additional payments will apply for any additional hours worked.
The post holder is required to hold a valid (Category B) driving licence.
The post holder may be required to use an LCC vehicle in relation to their role.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC)

The grade 7 Site Manager is the Technically Competent Manager for the sites within their area of responsibility.
Where a successful applicant has an up to date relevant COTC, all appointments to the grade 7 Site Manager posts are conditional on the successful applicant having the up to date COTC and providing documentary evidence to demonstrate this (plus other conditional LCC pre-employment checks).
Where a successful applicant does not have a relevant COTC, appointments may still be considered and all appointments in this circumstance will be conditional upon the successful applicant committing to successfully achieving the full COTC within a 12 month period from starting in the post (plus other conditional LCC pre-employment checks).
Where a conditional offer has been made on the basis that the successful applicant commits to successfully achieving the full COTC within a 12 month period from starting in the post, a learning agreement will need to be signed, a training/support plan will be put in place, where required study time will be provided and there will be regular monthly reviews/progress meetings, with a final review prior to the 12 month anniversary date.
Where a conditional offer has been made on the basis that the successful applicant commits to successfully achieving the full COTC within a 12 month period from starting in the post, if the required progress is not being made during the 12 month period from starting in post or the COTC has not been achieved by the end of the 12 month period from starting in post, continued employment will be considered, which may lead to dismissal from post on the basis that the conditions of appointment have not been achieved.
The post holder will be required to hold the stated competency qualifications, and renew these as required, continuously whilst within the post.
The financial cost of achieving and/or maintaining a COTC will be met by the council subject to the terms of a learning agreement.

Learning Agreement

The learning agreement will, upon successfully attaining a relevant COTC qualification, require the employee to stay in the employment of the council for 12 months from the date of its award, or 6 months from the date of any renewal.
In the event that the employee leaves the council's employment within these periods the employee will be required to pay a proportion of the cost of attaining the COTC (or its renewal) as set out in the agreement.

About us

Lancashire is the fourth largest local authority in England and covers a huge geographic area and a wide range of communities both urban and rural. Lancashire County Council manages over half a million tonnes of municipal waste each year. The council has a network of waste facilities which includes the direct operation of 16 household waste recycling centres and two waste transfer stations.

If you have the motivation and commitment, and a real desire to make a difference to how we manage our waste in Lancashire, then we look forward to receiving your application.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description and Person Specification

Site Manager

Site Manager

Share this job now