Loading Shovel

**Position**: Loading Shovel Operative / 360 Operative / Site Operative

**Location**: Biowise Ltd T/A Wastewise, Crewe IVC

**Job Type**: Permanent Full Time

**Rate of Pay**: £13.65 Hr, Full time, Monday to Friday 07:00am - 17:30pm.
**During Peak Season (April - Late October)**
Monday - Friday 6:00am - 17:30am on rotation.
Saturday 7:00am - 16:00pm on rotation.
Overtime paid at flat rate.
Bank holidays required on rotation. Paid at Double Time

**Benefits**: Company Contribution into The Peoples Pension Scheme, Pay review to be completed in April.

**Company Profile**

Wastewise are a fast-growing waste management business operating three advanced composting facilities across the North of England. We process over 200,000 tonnes per annum of garden and food waste. This is converted into over 80,000 tonnes of BSI PAS 100 certified compost for use in a range of high-quality organic soil improvers, growing media and topsoil.

Main duties will include safely and effectively operating a wheeled loading shovel or a 360 material rehandler moving unprocessed and processed food and garden waste on a busy site. You will be responsible for the daily maintenance and checks on your designated machine, and to ensure full Health Safety and Environmental compliance.

Your daily operational responsibilities will range from checking incoming waste, operating mobile plant to shred the waste, managing material throughput, and screening the resulting compost to the desired grade.

**Other duties include**:
Being part of a small team, other operational duties will need to be performed:
- Litter Picking
- W/Bridge Operation (Full Training Will be Provided)
- Advise management of any on-going site issues.
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

**Core Skills, Qualifications and work attitude needed for this position.**

**Skills**:
Qualifications & Experience

Work Attitude
- Teamwork/Team player
- Good Record keeping
- Ability to Plan ahead
- Problem Solving
- Practical approach
- Can do attitude.
- Good Communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- Mechanical aptitude
- Good attention to detail
- Current Wheeled Loading Shovel License Essential.
- Waste treatment an advantage but not essential.
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance and storage.
- Knowledge of workplace safety requirements and procedures.
- Knowledge of record keeping system.
- Knowledge of weighbridge system.
- Be honest and trustworthy.
- Be courteous and respectful.
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity.
- Be flexible.
- Steady under pressure
- Determined
- Take pride in your work.

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

**Salary**: From £32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Crewe: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Excavator: 1 year (preferred)
- Loading Shovel: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- CPCS/NPORS (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person