Waste Operative

1 week ago


York, United Kingdom Sodexo Full time

Job Introduction

- Part Time
- 27 hours per week
- Wed, Thurs & Fri, 6:45am - 4:15pm
- £12.85 per hour
- Site Specific Benefits
- Opportunities for career development
- Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

**Waste Operative - York, YO31 8TA**

**_ Operational excellence begins with you._**

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating quality experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. Build a name with big-name businesses.

As a **Waste Operative** with Sodexo, you'll enhance the services of our vibrant corporate site, offering a helping hand to ensure flawless facilities operations and keep things running smoothly.

**What you'll do**:

- Be a friendly face, assisting employees, clients, and visitors with warmth and professionalism.
- Undertake collection of various waste streams including, manufacturing, domestic and recyclable wastes from all departments and buildings within the site including premises remote from the main site
- Ensure the correct segregation of all the waste streams collected to meet the site waste policy.
- Encourage recycling materials within your area of work
- Drive FLT and ensure the operation of this is safe at all times.
- Routine Daily checks of electric forklifts and waste handling equipment ensuring operational fitness.
- Reporting any faults to the Waste Supervisor

**What you'll bring**:

- Previous experience in a similar client facing role is a plus, but excellent interpersonal and communication skills are the key
- A positive, energetic and proactive attitude
- Strong organisational abilities and attention to detail

**Why Sodexo?**:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

**_ Belong_** in a company and team that values you for you.

**_ Act_** with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

**_ Thrive_** in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

- Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
- Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
- Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
- Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
- Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
- Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
- Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

**A little more about Sodexo**:
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

**Ready to be part of something greater?**
- Work with the best in the business._



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