About the role
Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to the pending / national pay award. The final salary will be adjusted accordingly once this has been agreed.
We are looking to recruit Relief Environmental Operatives 3 to join our busy Waste Collection Service, based at our Glanyrafon Depot in Aberystwyth.
There is an opportunity to join the Local Environmental Services team providing frontline collections of recycling, food waste, residual waste and glass. The Environmental Operative post holder may be required to work as part of the wider service including Street Cleansing and Ground Maintenance.
On a day to day basis you will be:
1. Driving Refuse Collection Vehicles
2. Loading of refuse and recycling materials onto vehicles as required
3. Emptying litter bins
4. Required to assist with works in the wider Local Environmental Services team in keeping with the profile of the post
5. Undertaking physical activities that include, lifting, sweeping, stretching and bending
6. Working outside in all weathers
We are looking to recruit individuals who have:
7. Experience of physical/manual work
8. Experience of working in a team environment
9. Experience of lone working
10. Experience of driving HGVs (Heavy Goods Vehicles)
Team Ceredigion Information Pack
Get in touch
For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Simon Edwards by email or by phoning .
Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.
What we offer
Work-life balance
Lifestyle savings scheme
Generous employer pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Learning and development
Where you'll work
Highways and Environmental
We deliver efficient, sustainable and bilingual services to the people of Ceredigion, promoting well-being in our communities, pride in a healthy well-kept environment, and confidence in our local economy. Our key responsibilities include:
11. Transport Services: Corporate transport; Fleet management; Parking Services; Harbours.
12. Highways Maintenance: Cyclic and Routine Maintenance; Emergency response; Highways inspection; Winter service.
13. Highways Development: Planning liaison; Road safety; Regional transport; Street lighting; Streetworks; Traffic management; CWIC/NMWTRA; Design supervision; Flood and coastal risk management; Highways improvement.
14. Local Environment Services: Waste Collections; Household waste sites; Grounds maintenance; Street cleaning.
Glan yr Afon Depot Glan yr Afon is our northern depot, located on Glan yr Afon Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Aberystwyth. Glan yr Afon is home to over staff ranging from clerical and administrative staff to members of our transport maintenance teams....