Weighbridge & Logistics Supervisor in Manchester

Role summary: The role is site based, reporting directly to the Site Manager or their deputy. The post holder will be required to undertake a range of manual and clerical duties, working collaboratively with the Site Manager and/or their deputy, to ensure staff are working safely, competently, productively, and all tasks are completed in a timely manner with relevant targets met. The role supports the line is responsible business model, ensuring Site Teams are empowered, accountable and motivated to achieve the best results.

Key accountabilities:

• Ensure you/your Team conform to the expected behaviours and uphold the company’s core values at all times.
• Lead your Team, setting clear goals to ensure delivery of strategy and key responsibilities.
• Manage resources effectively to achieve the desired outcomes for safety, environment and to meet or exceed the required performance expectations.
• Motivate and develop people to support individual and Team growth, fostering a positive work environment to achieve high performance and operational excellence.
• Communicate and collaborate, ensuring effective communication between you/your Team, the broader site and across other business functions.
• Performance and feedback, monitor progress towards objectives, regularly assess Team performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Problem solving and reporting, resolve conflicts, and provide regular performance/status updates to higher management and other stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Supervisory responsibilities: To assist the Site Manager and/or their deputy in the execution of operational duties to ensure the site operates to its maximum potential.
• Uphold a significant in-person presence, ensuring you/your Team and other staff comply with Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety standards/procedures.
• Ensuring excellent housekeeping standards are upheld within the working area at all times.
• Ensuring all HSEQ incidents are reported using the relevant systems/tools in place.
• Lead and contribute to incident investigations, as required.
• Ensure you/your Team are adequately competent to perform their expected duties, including delivering/organising training and conducting competency checks.
• Coaching/mentoring direct reports to ensure they are performing at their best.
• Conducting staff appraisals to manage staff performance.
• Liaising with the Site Manager and/or their deputy to ensure there are sufficient resources and staff available to meet objectives.
• Making effective and productive use of staff to ensure business needs are met.
• Demonstrate cost leadership throughout the role.
• Ensure you/your Team comply with Group procedures for purchasing and procurement.
• Supervision of the workforce on a day-to-day basis; conducting return-to-work interviews, managing staff time and attendance.
• Fostering good working relationships with colleagues.
• Providing updates to the Site Manager and/or their deputy on day-to-day operations.
• Liaising and coordinating activities with 3rd parties, regulatory bodies and other agencies.
• Producing written reports and action plans on relevant site matters.
• Deputise for absent staff as required.
• Carry out any additional duties that may be reasonably requested.
• Complying with Company policies and procedures.

Role specific responsibilities:

• Ensure the Site Weighbridge(s) and associated equipment are calibrated/serviced and in-date.
• Maintain excellent job specific knowledge, including scrap grades, EWC codes, road haulage legislation, weights and measures legislation.
• Ensure the necessary logistical processes required by the site are fulfilled.
• Liaise with the Group Transport Department to arrange necessary repair and maintenance activities.
• Ensure you/your Team follow the Group Contractor Management procedure and Group Permit to Work procedure.
• Ensure all records pertaining to material receipt, handling and export are completed accurately.
• Contribute to accurate stock and inventory management on site.

Person Specification:

• Experience: Ideally from a Scrap Metal background but not a pre-requisite.
• Drive Results: Proven experience in achieving results even under tough circumstances.
• Action Orientated: Taking on tasks with a sense of urgency and high energy.
• Be Resilient: Rebound from setbacks when facing difficult situations.
• Collaborate: Build partnerships with colleagues.
• Mentor / Coach: Well developed people management skills.
• Persistence: Energised by new, tough assignments.
• Focus: Detect patterns and trends in performance.
• Balanced: Able to balance time between site operations and office-based activities.
• Composed: Ability to remain calm when managing abnormal situations.

Key Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of Weighbridge and logistical processes.
• Excellent soft skills with demonstrable ability to supervise individuals/a Team.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• The ability to work on your own initiative and manage multiple tasks.
• Clear effective communicator.

Essential skills:

• Proven track record of working in a comparable role.
• A working knowledge of Health & Safety rules and regulations.
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely).
• The ability to deliver verbal and written reports to Higher Management.
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent with good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Must speak English and understand written English.
• IT Literate with the ability to use a range of packages.
• Full, clean driving license.

Desirable Skills:

• First Aid qualification.
• Experience of working in the metal recycling sector.
• Management or supervisory qualification.
• Supply chain/logistics qualification.