Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: 3 x positions covering a range of Waste Transfer Stations across Leicestershire (location information detailed in the ‘About the Role’ information)
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £24,408 - £24,795 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (plus Waste Operatives Market Premia)
Working Hours: 1686 annualised hours (to average 37 hours per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 3rd August 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
Do you enjoy working with people and looking after the environment?
Exciting opportunities have arisen within the Waste Management Delivery Service, as such Leicestershire County Council is looking to recruit to three Transfer Station Plant Operatives to support in the operation of the Council’s Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) and Recycling & Household Waste Sites (RHWS).
About the Role
You will be responsible for operating a variety of heavy plant and equipment that will include loading shovels, telehandlers, and forklift trucks for the efficient and effective transfer of waste from busy WTS, in strict accordance with safe systems of work. The role will also involve maximising the recovery of recyclables within waste and safely controlling deliveries from private traders and district councils. The role is based in a busy transfer station and involves working outdoors. It is expected that the successful candidates will have previous experience of operating loading shovels and telehandlers at waste or construction sites. However, training may be provided to suitable candidates who have no previous experience of operating this type of plant. Opportunities may also be available for training to become an HGV driver. The successful candidate will be health and safety conscious with a proactive, flexible, ‘can-do’ attitude. Effective time management and problem-solving skills are key attributes.
Whilst you will be required to operate the plant regularly, all positions may require regular walking, including on the Recycling and Household Waste Sites, directing and advising customers in accordance with processes and procedures.
Available role(s) are primarily located at the following RHWS:
- Kibworth RHWS x 1
(Secondary sites – Loughborough RHWS & Whetstone WTS)
- Loughborough RHWS x1
(Secondary sites – Kibworth RHWS & Whetstone WTS)
- Whetstone WTS x 1
(Secondary sites – Loughborough RHWS & Kibworth RHWS)
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- A good understanding of waste, Health & Safety.
- Good communication skills.
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to travel to locations across the county as required.
- Loading shovel ticket (training may be provided to suitable candidates who do not currently have a valid loading shovel ticket)
- A full, Clean, & Valid UK Driving License and insurance for business use
- A knowledge of waste transfer station operations
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to provide evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Lee Thomas – Waste Operations Officer
07720103500
OR
Rebecca Hollick – Principal Waste Operations Officer
07508011449
How to Apply
Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
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