Recycling Centre Operative

Biffa Waste Services Ltd
£30,406 - £38,500 a year
Wakefield, England
Full time
1 day ago

HWRC Site Operative – Denby Dale Road

Salary: £23,600 per annum

Shift pattern: 4 on/4 off, averaging 33.53 hours per week

Monday – Saturday 07:30 – 17:30

Sunday 08:00 – 17:00

Late Night 07:45 – 20:15

The main purpose of the role is deliver a high level of customer service to site users as well as ensuring a high level of health and safety of compliance is maintained at all times.

Your key responsibilities:

  • Providing excellent levels of customer service to members of the public, assisting and advising them on how to use the site effectively and safely
  • Ensure segregation of different waste streams into appropriate containers to maximise the recovery of materials
  • Ensure hazardous waste is separated and stored appropriately
  • Ensure a high level of housekeeping is maintained and that the site is clean and tidy at all times
  • Keep all equipment clean and maintained to ensure a safe working environment
  • Control traffic flows are managed to ensure a safe operation
  • Identify and report any defects on site following the defect reporting procedure
  • Follow all risk assessments and safe operating procedure that are relevant to the post
  • Report all non-compliance’s and breaches of site rules following reporting systems
  • Ensures contract runs in compliance with internal and external safety / environmental / permit / planning processes and procedures, as well as any contract requirements.
  • Must be willing to learn other skills and attend training courses to aid service continuity

Requirements

Essential criteria for this role:

  • Good communication and listening skills
  • Takes pride in providing high levels of customer service
  • Demands high standards of themselves and others and is able to translate this into high quality, high pace output.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong, cohesive relationships at all levels.
  • Good understanding of health, safety and environmental compliance.
  • Good organisation skills and the ability to forward plan making best use of time.

Benefits

What do we offer you?

  • A competitive salary
  • Enhanced employer contribution pension plan
  • 23 days’ annual leave entitlement inclusive of statutory holidays (pro rata for part time)
  • Numerous opportunities for career development, we have a history of promoting from within
  • Access to our wellbeing and reward platform from Day 1

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