Vacancy: Waste Supervisor
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Salary: £15.35 per hour
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 – 16:30
Benefits: 20 days holiday plus Bank Holiday and access to EMCOR Flex Benefits.
At EMCOR UK part of OCS, we deliver facilities management for the Defence sector by combining our engineering heritage with advanced innovation to support mission critical environments. We put people at the heart of everything we do, working closely with Defence customers to understand their needs, from strategic estate priorities to the safe, reliable delivery of day-to-day services across secure sites.
For our people, working in Defence offers long term stability and the opportunity to build a meaningful, lasting career. Defence contracts are typically longstanding, providing job security, continuity of work, and the chance to develop deep expertise within complex, high profile environments.
Our purpose is to ensure Defence infrastructure remains resilient, compliant, and ready to support operational effectiveness.
Through our One Data World platform, we use secure, data-driven insights to optimise performance, proactively manage critical assets, and adapt services to evolving operational demands, while enhancing the experience of personnel on-site.
By taking on the complexity of facilities management, EMCOR UK enables Defence organisations to stay focused on their core mission, while we ensure the infrastructure behind it performs without compromise.
Role Overview:
Line management of the waste and escort team to ensure an exceptional level of service and performance to meet client KPls
What you'll do:
- Collection of all waste sacks, segregated and stored securely in waste partners containers.
- Collection of bulk cardboard.
- Liaise with the Senior Sub-Contractor coordinator and manage waste processes.
- Become familiar with Core Contract activities and complete effectively.
- Ensure all waste is stored appropriately, and the compound is kept in a clean and tidy state.
- Ensure paperwork, certification and records are in accordance with local and regulatory practices
- Interface with customers to answer questions or resolve issues
- Support and engage in the regular audit programme
- Provide an exceptional level of service and performance to meet client KPls
- Identify areas of improvement and establish innovative or adjust existing work procedures and practices
- Source, develop and maintain relationship with suppliers and subcontractors
- Agree staff objectives and training, carry out performance reviews in line with EMCORs procedures.
- Ensure that your technical training and development is kept up to date
- Ensure that good housekeeping and working practices are employed and ensure that you represent EMCOR in a professional manner at all times.
- Ability to be able to cover the Waste Operative Role at POW for Holiday and absence cover.
- Attend monthly client waste meetings and provide stats and figures for the monthly report.