Recycling Operative

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Recycling Operative

Salary - £21,673 - £22,215 per annum (plus overtime and benefits)

Hourly Rate - £10.42 per hour (plus overtime and benefits)

Hours - 40 hours per week, 8:45 am to 17:15 pm

Postcode of depot - CB9 7UR

As a Recycling Operative at FCC Environment, we will train you to deliver a high standard of customer service to the public by actively encouraging reuse and recycling and assisting with their waste disposal. This vacancy is for a full-time position, working five days per week. We will consider requests for job shares to suit your lifestyle (working full days).

Our promise to you
- Competitive salary
- 20 days’ annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On the job training/progression
- PPE
- Recognition
- Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service

What will you be doing?
- Operating the Recycling Centre safely, efficiently and in line with procedures and policies
- Ensuring that the highest standard of customer care is maintained at all times
- Ensuring the site is operated in accordance with the service delivery plan and contract requirements
- Actively promoting the principles of reuse, identifying and intercepting reusable items in conjunction with our charity partners
- Actively encouraging users of the sites to reuse before recycling
- Ensuring that site daily inspections are undertaken and recorded appropriately in accordance with permits and procedures
- Monitoring container usage and providing the Recycling Team Leader with daily reports
- Ensuring all plant and equipment safety checks and inspections are carried and reported
- Ensuring all chargeable waste is identified and appropriate charges applied
- Ensuring all sales procedures are followed and recorded in line with company policy
- Assisting with the identification of unlawful deposit of commercial waste
- Recording start and finish times each day

What are we looking for?

There is no specific knowledge or experience required for this role, just a commitment to delivering high levels of customer service and an interest in improving recycling rates and promoting reuse

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible. Our vision is to be the environmental company of choice, delivering change for a sustainable future.

We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 2,500 employees.

With the Environment Bill going through Westminster this year and DEFRA’s new Resources and Waste strategy focusing our minds on ever more recycling and best practice in waste management, the profile of the UK's waste management industry has never been higher. With more local authorities calling a Climate Crisis and a clear push towards net-zero carbon across the economy, the pressures is on us all as citizens and us as a business to reduce waste and maximise re-use and recovery. We need people who are up for the challenge. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.

FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environment is, the better our work will be.

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