Waste Supervisor

• Waste Supervisor
• £13.17 per hour
• 37.5 Hours Per Week
• 3 Week Rota including Weekends
• Shifts are 06:00 to 14:00, 13:00 to 21:00 and 09:00 to 17:00
• Location is Manchester Central Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL

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Join our dedicated team at Manchester Central Hospital as a Waste Supervisor and play a vital role in maintaining a safe, efficient, and compliant healthcare environment. In this key supervisory position within the Logistics Waste department, you will oversee daily waste management operations, ensuring high standards of health and safety, infection control, and service delivery. We are seeking a proactive and professional individual with strong communication skills, a solid understanding of health and safety practices, and experience working within healthcare or similar environments. If you are committed to excellence, thrive under pressure, and want to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic hospital setting, we invite you to apply and become part of our mission to deliver outstanding healthcare support.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for managing workload allocation and ensuring timely completion of waste management duties using the Hive System.
• Liaise effectively with MFT and Sodexo staff to resolve issues, respond to ad hoc requirements, and maintain strong working relationships
• Conduct staff training, including moving and handling, and ensure all team members adhere to health and safety regulations and uniform standards
• Monitor and manage sickness absence calls, conduct return to work interviews, and escalate issues to the Logistics Manager when necessary
• Oversee team administration tasks such as managing annual leave requests, completing appraisals, and ensuring proper documentation is returned to HR
• Lead on health and safety compliance, incident reporting, and ensure waste collection procedures align with MFT guidelines
• Provide team leadership by offering cover, resolving on shift issues, and conducting team briefings to maintain high service standards

What You’ll Bring

• Good communication skills to enable communication with colleagues, patients and clients regarding on job duties
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment (desirable)
• Good understanding of health and safety and manual handling practices
• Ability to respond constructively and professionally to unpredictable situations
• Attend mandatory induction and health and safety related training and all other required training

Be part of a team that puts people first—and feel proud of the difference you make every day.

What we offer

Working at Sodexo isn’t just a job — it’s a chance to make a difference every day. You'll be part of a supportive team, act with purpose, and thrive in a role where your work matters. We also offer a range of benefits to support you and your loved ones:

• Mental health and wellbeing resources
• Employee Assistance Programme (including financial/legal advice and personal support)
• Free health and wellbeing app with 24/7 virtual GP access
• Discounts on high street brands for you and your family
• Salary finance tools and financial wellbeing resources
• Retirement savings plan and life insurance
• Full training and protective uniform provided.
• Opportunities to gain experience through learning and development.
• Cycle to Work scheme and volunteering opportunities.
• Flexible working and a dynamic team environment
• Competitive pay

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply now and bring your energy, purpose, and passion to Sodexo.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications — so don’t wait!

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of Onsite Food and FM Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents and Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

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