Job Introduction
Job Title: Recycling & Decontamination Supervisor
Salary: £32,578 progressing to £35,570
Location: Mundells, Welwyn Garden City
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the Team
The cleaning/ decontamination and recycling unit within Herts Equipment Service is responsible for ALL returned healthcare equipment (including specials and paediatrics) prior to its reuse or decommissioning. The level of cleaning and segregation MUST meet the requirements of the Medicines Healthcare Regulatory Agency, Health & Safety Executive as well as other local Governing bodies (CCG etc).
About the Role
As a Recycling and Decontamination Supervisor you will be reporting to the warehouse manager, and will be responsible for overseeing the daily recycling and decontamination activities ensuring compliance.
Main areas of responsibility will be:
- Lead and motivate a team of 10 staff, ensuring equipment is cleaned, processed, returned to stock, or decommissioned efficiently.
- Maintain high standards of cleaning, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee accurate record-keeping for equipment assets, decommissioning activities, and recycling KPIs.
- Ensure correct equipment segregation and report any non-compliance issues.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with internal teams to support safe and effective equipment management.
- Plan and manage workloads, ensuring priorities and service targets are met.
- Support recruitment, induction, training, annual leave, and absence management.
- Work closely with the Warehouse Manager to deliver an effective and compliant warehouse operation.
About you:
Essential
- Experience in a decontamination, cleaning, recycling, or warehouse environment.
- Previous supervisory or team leadership experience.
- Strong knowledge of compliance and safety standards, including MHRA, HSE, Infection Control and quality control requirements.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills, in a fast-paced environment
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is Level 8. Please locate the job profile here:
Job profiles - Operational services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Steve.Street@hertfordshire.gov.uk or Jemma.Dedman@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: TBC
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
We are changing
Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), creating a unique opportunity to help shape the future of local services. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.