Waste Operative

3 weeks ago


Seascale, United Kingdom Mitie Full time

**Job Overview**:
Coordinating and planning incoming wastes and materials ensuring they are stored correctly and processed efficiently in line with MITIE and client processes and procedures and to act as the driver/second man on the waste collection vehicle and dealing with legacy and project/PPM wastes.

**Main Duties**

Main Duties (including PPM/Legacy Waste):

- Ensure the segregation of varying waste streams into the appropriate containment to maintain expected recycling and landfill diversion targets.
- Operating onsite waste machinery and equipment eg Shredder/baler/ FLT.
- Conduct bin collections/support as second man around the Sellafield and outer sites.
- Maintain good housekeeping standards at all times.
- Implement site polices as directed by the site supervisor & Client.
- Liaise with the site supervisor and client as required with a ‘can do' approach ensuring waste is collected in a timely manner.
- To be able to work well on own initiative but more importantly as part of a team.
- Be able to work with and support other MITIE staff on site.
- Monitoring client non-conformances and reporting back to management accordingly.
- Ensure individual collections of Paper bag waste, WEEE, Batteries and Toners are completed in a timely manner in line with work requests received from the helpdesk and in line with site procedures and processes.
- Ensure site wide collections of historic/legacy wastes around the site.
- Liaise with the projects team to ensure that project waste is collected at source at the time of work completion.
- Liaise with the Maintenance team to ensure that PPM waste is collected at source at the time of work completion.
- Ensure wastes are stored compliantly once taken back to the holding facility in line with administrator requirements.
- Comply with CLESA gatehouse operating procedures including waste disposal & environmental protection.
- To undertake bin maintenance and use of small hand tools etc.

**What we are looking for**:
Qualifications / Skills Required:

- Customer focused approach
- Reliable, responsible and safe working attitude.
- Must be an effective communicator both verbally and written with external clients and MITIE colleagues.
- Previous knowledge of the Waste and Recycling sector and relevant experience is **essential**.
- Essential driver holder of current & valid certificates for five LGV CPC units (7.5 Tonne ).
- Essential driver is holder of valid LGV license (7.5 Tonne).
- Essential driver is holder of current & valid digital tachograph driver card.
- In receipt of a valid (in date) driving license is **essential**.
- Ability to work as a team player and to demonstrate individual initiative and promote new ideas.
- Job is hands on; it can be physical and can involve working in adverse weather.
- Fork Lift Certificate is desirable.

P4 pass holder is desirable but not essential.

**Person Specification**
- Strong customer/ client focused attitude.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build good working relationships.
- Customer relationship skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
- Support Supervisor and Management in achieving site objectives.


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