Recycling Collections Operative

6 months ago


Keynsham, United Kingdom Bath & North East Somerset Council Full time

**Hours**:37 per week + 0.5 hours contractual overtime**

**Contract Type: Agency**

**Service Area: Place Management**

**Department: Waste & Recycling**

Our Recycling Department is responsible for the removal of household recycling and waste, industrial and commercial waste, organic waste, and dry recyclable waste from a variety of locations (for example houses, shops and schools) within the Bath & North East Somerset Council area.

Our recycling department is made up of several operational roles and we are keen to encourage training and development. For example, once you join as a B&NES employee we will help you progress from loader to driver role with paid driver training.

**Recycling Collections Operative (Post 41878) - £22,777 + contractual overtime per annum pro rata**

You will be lifting and emptying waste containers, including, food caddy’s, card sacks, household bins plastic sacks, wheelie bins, and paper sacks into our recycling vehicles.

**Team Leader Driver (non LGV) - Recycling (Post 40082A) - £24,054 to £25,878 + contractual overtime per annum pro rata**

Our next level with driving our 7.5 tons or below vehicles you may be collecting from narrow access areas, delivering replacement recycling boxes or loading as required.

**Team Leader Driver LGV Collections (Post 41877) - £28,900 - £29,439 + contractual overtime per annum pro rata**

You will be responsible for supervising allocated staff and will involve driving and overseeing the safe use of vehicles, plant and machinery, including recycling vehicles of different sizes. You will be responsible for the direction of the work of trainees, agency staff and/or other employees assigned to you.

**OUR COMMITTMENT TO YOU**

We know that whatever your situation, your work is a lot more than just a job description and a salary. And of course, your life is a lot more than your work As an employer, we aim to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can achieve a healthy work/life balance. We are serious about our responsibility for your personal and professional development and try to ensure that you are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and experience to succeed in your current role, and to progress in your career. Our benefits package is designed to boost and maintain the health, well-being, and general quality of life of all our staff.

Your main place of work will be Ashmead Road, Keynsham.

And don’t forget - Keynsham is a perfect base if you don’t want to drive into a city centre and entering a role with the Council is your first step to a real career.

**To apply**

**Interested to find out more?**

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose - to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be **Bold, Empowered, Supportive **and** Transparent**.

**As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.



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