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Recycling centre operative

Wakefield
Biffa Waste Services
Posted: 18 August
Offer description

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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