Transfer Station Operative

**Are you an experienced Recycling Operative with excellent customer service skills?**

When you join SUEZ, you get more than a brand-new role. Your work will help us deliver innovative and environmentally responsible solutions for water and waste management. You will get a chance to help us preserve and restore our planet’s natural capital for future generations. It’s a career that’s not only exciting, but full of opportunities as well as professional and personal fulfilment.

**About the role**

**Location: St Erth & Pool, Cornwall**
- Based at St Erth Refuse Transfer Station (TR27 6JP) you will be required to travel to Pool Transfer Station (TR15 3RT) to cover when required.
- Salary £30,336.64 per annum / £12.24 per hour
- Working 47.5 hours/ week Monday to Friday with 1 weekend worked, on average, per month.
- Sundays (July to September at St Erth), Bank Holidays, first weekend after Christmas are paid at double time, whilst all other additional hours are worked at standard time.

**Requirements**:

- You will be fully trained to operate heavy plant (Loading shovel, forklift, 360 grab) and weighbridges.
- You should be able to operate a simple PC (windows, word, excel etc) but full training will be given in any Suez apps.
- Training is ongoing with some mandatory training a must but opportunities exist for self
- improvement and a pathway to promotion.

**What will I be doing?**

This role is an ideal opportunity to learn about the recovery and recycling of household waste. This role is primarily to provide cover for holidays/ training days and emergency. SUEZ R & R UK is committed to the training and progression of its employees and can offer you the opportunity for future advancement and development within our company.
- Maintaining accurate records for the removal of material from the site and of all the activities undertaken on the site.
- Controlling the exchange of containers, by booking loads with the relevant persons thus ensuring the site always has space to segregate and store material correctly.
- Maintaining a tidy and safe site.
- Ensuring that within your areas of responsibility, SUEZ R & R complies fully with its legal duties in respect of the health, safety and welfare of its employees and of other people who may be affected by his/her actions or omissions
- Co-operating with SUEZ R & R and with other employees in order to comply with site permit and all applicable legislation which complies with SUEZ R & R Policies and Procedures.
- To undertake first aider duties and fire warden duties on site.
- Any other duties that are reasonably requested within the scope of the job-role

**What are the requirements?**

We are looking for an enthusiastic team player, who will be expected to obtain a full working understanding of the site licence / permit and who will work to ensure site operations exceed the standards required.
- A flexible approach to work will be advantageous, as you will be expected to cover holiday and sick days if required.
- The successful applicant will be required to undertake personal development to obtain skills for waste acceptance, operation and maintenance of site equipment.
- Having basic administration skills for the recording of data on SUEZ R & R UK’s reporting systems will also be advantageous.
- In line with SUEZ R & R UK Values and Ethics Charter the job holder is expected to,