Chargehand (Street Cleansing)
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Chargehand (Street Cleansing)
Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 per annum plus [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] benefits.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM. The role also includes a 1-in-4 weekend rotation, with overtime paid at time and a half on Saturdays and double time on Sundays.
You will be required to work weekends and bank holidays which includes Christmas’s on a rota. During your weekend shifts you will be contactable out of hours up to 20:00h to support staff on duty. Any additional hours worked will be paid as overtime.
Location: Wiggenhall
What you'll be doing;
To supervise and work as part of the street cleansing and parks and open spaces team.
Enabling the provision of clean streets, public areas, and high quality parks and open spaces, including street environment, town centre, parks and gardens, nature reserves, cemeteries, woodlands, river corridors and allotments.
To work under the direction of the Environmental Manager’s whilst using own initiative to supervise, lead and motivate a team of street cleansing and parks and open spaces staff.
To coordinate and prioritise team activities ensuring compliance with the company's policies, procedures and contractual requirements.
To ensure that daily gate checks are completed at the beginning of each shift, including the inspection of all vehicles, equipment and relevant documentation.
To make regular site visits to employees to ensure they are carrying out their allocated duties in an efficient and effective manner, maximising productivity at all times.
To assist in the emptying of litter bins and clearing of waste in close proximity to bin locations, as well as the collection of street cleansing waste in accordance with the predetermined schedule.
To investigate and remove fly tipped waste when instructed to do so.
To assist with the maintenance of parks, open spaces, shrub beds, bedding areas and hedges across the borough.
To receive and manage jobs allocated, ensuring all tasks are completed within the required timescales and that jobs are closed down in accordance with the relevant Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
What we're looking for;
Essential:
- Proven supervisory experience within an operational street cleansing and/or parks and open spaces environment.
- Experience of working within a cemetery environment, including grave digging would be desirable.
- A good working knowledge and use of ECHO and AVA ([Employer hidden] systems) and or similar management systems are desirable.
- To hold a full valid driving licence including C1 classification with a CPC.
- HGV licence is desirable.
- Traffic management training is desirable.
- Experience of the safe use of chemicals, qualifications PA1 and PA6 are desirable.
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.