Household Waste Recycling Centre Operative

4 months ago

Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire County Council Full time

Salary £21,189 - £21,968 | Permanent | Full Time | 37 hours per week plus 3 hours contractual overtime | Preston |

**International Sponsorship **- this role is **not **open to international sponsorship (Shortage Occupations only)

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROLE WILL BE BASED AT PRESTON HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE (HWRC) AND YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO ASSIST IN THE ON SITE SHOP AS AND WHEN REQUIRED**
**Hours**: 40 (8.45am - 5.15pm) This includes 3hrs conditional overtime and 16hrs of weekend working at our contractual overtime and weekend working rate of Time + 33%.

**Working Pattern**: Thursday to Monday

**Qualifications**: The post holder will be required to demonstrate the capability to gain relevant certificates of basic competence for the delivery of site operations including, for example, first aid and the use of mechanical plant.

**Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
**About Us**

Lancashire is the fourth largest local authority in England and covers a huge geographic area and a wide range of communities both urban and rural. Lancashire County Council manages over half a million tonnes of municipal waste each year. The council has a network of waste facilities which includes the direct operation of 15 household waste recycling centres and two waste transfer stations.

**What does the role involve?**

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to support the HWRC Site Supervisors in the co-ordination and delivery of all aspects of the HWRC service.

The following attributes are required for the role:

- Excellent communication skills and even temperament. Experience of working in waste management is desirable though not essential.

**What do we expect from you?**
- You will be reporting directly to one of the Assistant Operations Managers.
- You will have direct engagement with customers, including potentially dealing with difficult situations or aggressive customers.
- You will assist facility users with the separation and deposit of their waste, encouraging the general public to recycle as much of their waste as possible.
- You will help to increase reuse and recycling by actively separating/retrieving recyclable waste and encouraging the general public to reuse and recycle their waste.
- You will ensure site is kept tidy and compliant with any quality, environmental or health and safety standards.
- You will handle and process information such as accepting and requesting permits and processing any payments for inert waste as necessary.
- You will exchange varied information with members of the public and other staff using excellent communication skills.
- You will follow agreed procedures ensure that skips (and other containers used to collect and store waste) are kept available and booked in and out of the household waste recycling centre. You will deal with collections directly from the household waste recycling centre i.e. fridges, bric-a-brac etc.

**Additional requirements**:

- The post holder will be required to work on Bank Holidays as standard or in rota irrespective of whether the Bank Holidays fall on their normal working day.
- The post holder will be required to undertake basic competency qualifications.
- The post holder will be required to be trained in the operation of any mobile or mechanical plant associated with the role and operate that plant as a daily duty.
- The post holder will be required to work at other operational facilities within a reasonable distance of their specified facility as required. In this event expenses will be paid for travel (where applicable) if the post holder provides their own transport. If not, the post holder may be required to take public transport during their normal working hours or transport may be arranged to transfer them to an alternative facility.

**Further information
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

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