Minerals plant supervisor - united kingdom, south lanarkshire

do you have experience as a supervisor in a waste and recycling environment?

here at levenseat, we are looking for an experienced minerals wash plant supervisor, who can supervise staff and in the day-to-day operation of the minerals wash plant under the direction of the minerals manager.

in this "hands-on" role, the successful candidate will have a flexible, proactive, and versatile approach to work with a "no compromise" attitude to health and safety.

you will have previous experience in assisting in the management of people.

in addition, the successful minerals plant supervisor will have experience of production operations with some knowledge of waste processing; however, training and development will be given to candidates who can demonstrate the necessary skills and aptitude to take on this challenging role.

key responsibilities of the minerals plant supervisor:

ensure the wash plant operations are managed in line with levenseat standards and health & safety legislationensure all plant maintenance, cleaning, and inspections are carried out and recorded as per company and manufactures instructions and procedures. any defect affecting the safe working order of a machine to be reported immediatelyensure compliance with all company work practices as directedensure the housekeeping around the site and building in accordance with the minerals manager's instruction, keeping the workplace tidy and free from debristake responsibility for co-workers and own h&s; report all incidents and near-missessupervise the team on a daily basis, including staff planning, motivation, and discipline and identify basic training requirements for staff, proposing training plans to sorting line managerdata collection and recording of information such as vehicle movement, material trials, and waste analysisundertake quality control inspections of incoming/outgoing materials, taking basic decisions regarding the operation of the sorting line, but report any major issues to the sorting line managercommunicate any operative/process issues to the sorting line managerensure that all staff wear correct personal protective equipment, as provided by the companytraining will be given on specialised plantthis minerals plant supervisor role would suit candidates with skills or experience in any of the following areas: supervisor, recycling, recycling plant, health & safety, plant maintenance, training, data collection, risk management, nvq, npors, mpqc, cscs.

benefitswe offer a comprehensive range of benefits including:

competitive salaryenhanced holiday entitlementhealth cash back planemployee assistance programmedeath-in-service coveropportunities for development across the companyadditional informationweekend shift may be required, average working week 45 hours.

stand-alone dayshift:

07:00 am - 17:00 pm monday - friday possible future requirements - 12-hour shifts (6am-6pm)this minerals plant supervisor role requires working on bank holidays (except christmas day and 1st january). plus, optional overtime as required by the company.

essential skillsan awareness of health and safety in the workplaceexperience as a supervisor and the ability to work as part of a teamexcellent communication skills at all levelsmanual dexterity and physically fitthe ability to operate machinery in a safe mannerexperience working in a factory / process environmentfull driving licencedesirable skillsknowledge of the waste/recycling industrythe ability to identify different types of wasteexperience in a regulated environmentprevious experience operating mobile plantexperience in risk managementaccreditation with any of the following:nvqnporsmpqccscsabout companylevenseat limited is a privately owned recycling & resource management company based in central scotland. over the last 30 years, levenseat has established a reputation for reliability, accessibility, and innovation.

as a leading regional operator, we are committed to developing new solutions to recover the best resources and provide customers with environmental and economic solutions.

based at levenseat, near forth in lanarkshire, with our new recovery facility and power plant together with the wider established facility, we are delivering to the market scotland's largest integrated facility providing treatment and recovery for a wide range of waste materials.

in a fast-evolving sector it is an exciting time to be involved in this industry. with a strong work ethos and collaborative environment, we are looking for proactive and focused people to join an expanding team.

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