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Collections Supervisor

Salary - £31,235 - £42,948 per annum
Hours - 40 hours per week, 05.00 to 13.30
Location & Postcode - Waltham Forest, E10 7AS

As a Collections Supervisor at FCC Environment, you will be responsible for the safety of staff and site visitors, ensuring operational efficiency, maintaining service quality, and minimising environmental impact. You will lead and support teams delivering refuse and recycling collections across the borough, ensuring compliance with legislation and meeting customer expectations.

This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 5 days per week.

Our promise to you

- Competitive salary
- 20 days’ annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- On the job training and progression
- Recognition scheme
- Refer a friend bonus
- Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work, Gymflex, and more (where applicable)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Best Doctors Service

What does it look like to be a Supervisor at FCC Environment?

Being a Supervisor means leading from the front. You’ll start your day by checking in with your crews, confirming vehicle readiness, reviewing planned routes, and ensuring everyone has the right equipment and safety briefing.

You’re the go-to person on site, supporting staff, resolving issues, keeping operations running smoothly and safely, and maintaining high recycling and service standards for residents. Throughout the day, you’ll:

- Visit sites and collection rounds
- Monitor performance
- Liaise with depot management, councils and stakeholders
- Use operational systems such as Asset Go, CMS and Microsoft Office to keep everything on track

Every day is different, and you play a key role in making sure our services operate to the highest possible standard.

What will you be doing?

- Ensuring the health & safety of all personnel and visitors
- Implementing the company SHEQ Policy
- Conducting risk assessments, aspects and impacts analyses
- Providing written safe working instructions
- Ensuring compliance with accident/incident reporting procedures
- Verifying staff competence, training and valid licences
- Leading investigations and disciplinary procedures where required
- Supervising and coordinating collection operations
- Monitoring health, safety, quality and performance across the borough
- Conducting staff training, inductions and safety briefings
- Liaising with councils, contractors and key stakeholders
- Promoting recycling, efficiency and continuous improvement
- Using systems such as Asset Go, CMS and Microsoft Office for reporting and audits
- Travelling between sites as needed

About You

- Previous supervisory experience (waste, logistics or environmental services desirable)
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Proactive, safety-focused attitude
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- IT competent (Microsoft Office, CMS, Safeguard)
- Clean driving licence (LGV and CPC advantageous)
- Knowledge of local geography
- Professional, reliable and self-motivated
- Flexible with working hours (some on-call expected)

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies. Our goal is to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

Operating over 200 facilities across the UK, and employing around 4,200 people, we’re on the frontline of tackling climate change. We need ambitious, innovative professionals like you to help us shape a sustainable future.

FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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