Food Waste Recycling Level 2 Ad Operative

ROLE SUMMARY:
This is a mobile hands-on role, covering East Birmingham (Coleshill). The role is to assist the Site Manager in ensuring the site is operated as efficiently and safely as possible, in compliance with all the relevant regulations. This is a full-time role and includes being part of the team rota for weekends, Bank holidays and the night on call/ standby rota. This hands-on role requires the daily operation and maintenance of plant and machinery, including telehandlers. The role involves the safe tipping, handling and processing of Food Waste deliveries, sometimes using a Telehandler whilst maintaining high levels of cleanliness on the site and other general housekeeping duties. There will be some involvement with IT and you will be required to assist with maintenance tasks.

REMUNERATION & BENEFITS:

- Competitive Salary
- Overtime, call out, standby payments
- 25 days holiday + 8 Bank holidays with the option to purchase additional 5 days annual leave
- Annual company bonus scheme (linked to key performance indicators)
- Company pension scheme
- Occupational health cover
- Comprehensive flexible benefits scheme including Gymflex, Electric car salary sacrifice scheme, Dental and Critical Illness Insurance and our Technology Scheme where you can spread payment for a variety of Technology purchases
- KEY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Oversee the safe receipt of product and then maintain the overall operation of the AD process to meet site targets. This will require the safe use of plant and equipment including telehandler.
- Complete all maintenance and safety checks as directed by the Site Manager and ensure the site and plant are presented in a clean & tidy manner at all times
- Ownership for ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for all - Contribute to the compliance with the Environment Permit (site licence), ABPR, PAS 110
- Competently operate the OAS Scada monitoring system, Weightron weighbridge and food de-packaging machinery (Hammermill)
- Adhere to and promote, all procedures with the Business Management System
- Keep required records as directed by your Line Manager - Exemplary and helpful behaviour with clients, colleagues, management and visitors.
- To provide general assistance across other sites when required - Maintaining relevant on-site Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards and records
- Liaising with clients, drivers, operational staff and management connected to deliveries
- Covering 1 week in 3 or 4 on the on call standby rota

**HERE’S WHAT OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE LOOKS LIKE**:
**Skills**
- Mechanical aptitude
- Knowledge of the waste industry and composting processes an advantage
- Ability to work with in a controlled environment
- Computer literate
- Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word

**Preferred experience/qualifications**
- First aid
- Operation loading shovel/ tractor/ Telehandler
- Abrasive wheel training desirable
- Agricultural background desirable
- Knowledge of working at height and ladder safety
- **Attitudes**
- Takes the initiative
- Steady under pressure
- Takes pride
- Organised
- Proactive
- Enjoys multi-tasking
- Adaptable

**Salary**: £32,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

**Experience**:

- Mechanical: 1 year (preferred)
- Agricultural Industry: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Loading Shovel/Tractor/Telehandler (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: One location