Waste Operative

5 months ago

Exeter, United Kingdom Exeter City Council Full time

About you

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals, who are looking to make a difference with a ‘can do’ approach. Working as part of a team is a rewarding part of the job, within the Waste Operative duties, you could be on one day picking up bulky items or delivering bins, the next day you could be part of a bigger team on the Refuse Collection Vehicles and be part of our team task and finish ethos.

This is a physical role and requires moving bulky items, full wheelie bins, and handling sacks, so it will definitely keep you fit

We offer on the job training and instruction on the various vehicles we operate in our fleet as well as our in cab technology, so your experience as a Waste Operative will be utilised and your skills and knowledge base will increase.

About the role

Reporting to the Supervisors / Managers, you will be required to start and finish at Oakwood House in Marsh Barton, working as part of a highly skilled team your main role will be as a Waste Operative using modern Collection Vehicles on various collection rounds including the new food waste collection rounds that are being introduced throughout the expanding city. You will be expected to play your part in ensuring the city is kept clean and tidy in a sustainable way for its residents on a daily basis and doing your part for the environment.

You will have regular working hours starting at 6am or 7am, primarily collecting various wastes types on a mainly ‘Group Team Task & Finish’ basis. Hours are on average, 37 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 including catch up Saturdays after Bank Holidays, Good Friday and Christmas including adverse weather disruptions with the availability of further overtime throughout the year.

You must be self-motivated, flexible, have the ability to move heavy objects using handling techniques and prepared to work to exacting standards. High levels of physically fitness is required, along with good visual and hearing abilities. If you like, working outside and being part of a team, then this is the job for you, full PPE will be supplied for this all-weather role. You must be a team player and demonstrate a ‘can do’ attitude, flexible and willing to undertake all requirements as a Waste Operative and be able to work as part of a team or on your own.

Exeter City Council can offer you job security and some incredible employment benefits which include a generous contributory pension scheme, up to 29 days paid leave (service related), fully supported training opportunities to upskill yourself and provision of occupational health, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.

In addition, you will have access to refreshment facilities, showers/toilet facilities at the beginning, middle and end of the working day. Parking on site is free but limited.

About the team

Waste, Recycling and Fleet is a busy service that reaches nearly 60,000 household in the city. We also provide services to many businesses within the city too. Conducting over 67,000 collections a week, our professional drivers play a crucial role not only through their driving skills, navigating Exeter’s busy roads, but also being the key to ensuring that our loaders operate safely.

We have a team of staff who are proud to work for the City Council and put the residents of Exeter at the heart of everything we do.

To help with the Council’s commitments to move towards Net Zero by 2030 we are looking at innovative ways to achieve this in our teams To add to our expanding fleet of electric vehicles we are updating our current fleet of diesel refuse collection vehicles to electric refuse collection vehicles which we now have 3.

As part of our continued commitment to reduce and recycle more waste streams from the doorstep we have introduced the collection of food waste to our service which we are currently rolling out in parts of the city and will continue to do so.

Exeter City Council are looking for self-motivated individuals that will be willing to participate in training to further their career progression.

**What next?**

**Our commitment**

At Exeter City Council we are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.

To support this commitment we will strive to implement reasonable adjustments to support any members of our communities who face barriers in recruitment processes, irrespective of the reason.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £23,114.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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