General Services
General Services Supervisor
€867.54 - €1,025.18 (EL 02/24)

Weekly Rate
Meath

Job Summary

Meath County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which permanent and fixed-term contract vacancies for the position of General Services Supervisor shall be drawn.

A General Services Supervisor may be assigned to any of the six Municipal Districts within the county or other section of the Council, as required.

The General Services Supervisor shall arrange, under the direction of their Line Manager, the efficient execution of all works in their area of charge and discharge all other duties related to their work including those set out hereunder:

• To supervise and direct operatives in their area and all works in their charge, and and to organise adequate supplies of materials, tools and equipment for the works in hand.
• To supervise the conditions on all works, maintenance, construction, depots, and chipping dumps under the control of Meath County Council so as to ensure that they are properly and safely operated in accordance with the relevant legislation.
• To supervise the performance of all machinery and plant in their area and to ensure that all plant are properly and safely operated and gainfully employed.
• To be responsible for the efficiency of works in their area and to carry out all instructions and furnish any reports, diaries, records or other particulars prescribed by their Line Manager.
• To be responsible for compliance with all relevant Health & Safety legislation in relation to their work area and to ensure that their staff are trained, informed and monitored in relation to same.
• To respond to reasonable requests for assistance by other bodies/members of the public and to carry out duties outside normal working hours, as required.
• To report immediately, the circumstances of any inefficiency or unsatisfactory work or service in their charge and to carry out the direction consequent on such reports.
• To carry out early and late inspections of teams, in accordance with general direction, and to attend on the roads or on works during the normal working hours of the Council’s employees.
• To travel as required and inspect public roads in their area and to take all necessary steps for keeping them in good repair at all times, subject to the general direction of their Line Manager.
• To monitor and record start and finish times and prepare pay-sheets, and to make them available in a timely manner for examination and approval.
• To see that all road signs, other signs, public lights, street furniture, barriers and litter bins or other notices in their area are maintained in a proper condition and to report vandalism of such items.
• To keep records of all work done including materials produced, supplied and used, and quantities of work done. To check measurement of loads etc., so as to verify that they contain the amounts specified. They should maintain a personal daily diary, which can be inspected at any time. This diary may be electronic or manual. This diary to include detailed accounts of incidents, which could lead to litigation by others.
• To prepare requisitions for articles or materials required for works in their area, and to complete all forms required in connection with supply of such articles or materials.
• To be responsible for the custody of all maintenance and construction materials, tools and equipment in their area, and for the keeping of records necessary in relation thereto.
• To liaise with and supervise work carried out by contractors/sub-contractors engaged by Meath County Council.
• To prepare data necessary to enable their Line Manager to work out daily or fortnightly costings, or other necessary analysis of expenditure in relation to work done as required.
• To furnish all reports and returns in connection with works, accidents, weather events and sundry matter, which may be required from time to time.
• To report to their Line Manager on all development work, tree-cutting or other activities which come into the scope of the law relating to local authorities.
• To serve notices on landowners in connection with hedge cutting, spillages, dangerous structures and the cleaning of drains, and other relevant statutory notices. To give evidence in Court when required in connection with these matters, or any other matters, which are the concern of Meath County Council.
• To see that all public pumps in their area are maintained in good working order and condition and to report immediately any pumps requiring attention.
• To keep their Line Manager advised on all matters which may be of importance in the interest of the County Council and liaise with other sections of the Council on works and emergencies.
• The holder of the post will be required to avail of modern communications as directed.
• To deal with members of the public in a courteous, prompt and efficient manner and to keep their Line Manager informed of such dealing.
• To carry out under the direction of their Line Manager such inspection as are required under the Planning Acts, Building Control Acts, Roads Act, Litter and Housing Acts and other relevant Acts.
• To use as directed and upon receipt of appropriate training information technology equipment including personal computers and hand-held technologies (e.g. tablets, devices, etc.).
• To act, if directed, as an Authorised Officer of the Council under the Litter Pollution, Waste Management Acts and other relevant Acts where required.
• To participate as required, in evaluation of their staff and appraisal by their Line Manager. To participate in training provided by Meath County Council and to facilitate training of his/her staff.
• To deliver briefings to their staff on safety documentation, tool box talks, etc.
• To participate fully in any initiatives aimed at increasing customer satisfaction/quality of service to the community.
• To respond to, and co-ordinate, emergency activities outside normal working hours.
• To carry out any other instructions that may be given by their Line Manager from time to time.

Undertake those duties as assigned to them by their Line Manager.