Operations Supervisor

About The Role

Caerlaverock is a stunning nature reserve situated on the north Solway coast. We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Operations Supervisor to join our small team.

This post will suit someone with skills in managing all aspects of a self-catering accommodation, operations, building maintenance, contract management and operational aspects of a visitor attraction.

They would also be inspired by working on one of the best nature reserves in Scotland.

This is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7 including weekend and bank holiday working.

About You

The successful candidate will be motivated by working on an amazing site rich in wildlife surrounded by a stunning landscape. They will be flexible, great at problem solving and with a can do attitude. And have really good people skills.

• Educated to A level standard or equivalent qualification or experience
• Full, current driving licence

We are looking for someone with ability to:

• Experience of managing contractors undertaking maintenance, repair or cleaning contracts
• Ability to coordinate and deliver small-scale projects on time and within set resources
• Experience of working in a customer/visitor-facing setting and ability to engage positively with the public to promote work of WWT and Caerlaverock
• Experience of operating self-catering holiday accommodation
• Demonstrable passion for nature conservation and sustainable site management.
• Day-to-day responsibility for maintenance and safe use of built infrastructure, habitats, visitor facilities and equipment.
• Ability to think creatively and assist the Centre and Reserve Manager with forward planning and problem solving

Please view the full job description for all the responsibilities and specifications for the role.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.