Weighbridge Operator

**Role**:Weighbridge Operator

**Function**:Landfill

**Core Behaviour Competency Level**:Operative

1. Job Purpose
- To ensure the efficient operation of the weighbridge and administration system, whilst keeping specific, accurate records in line with company policies and procedures.
- To assist the Unit Manager with maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory, legislative, BMS and corporate requirements.
- To provide a point of contact and liaison for customers, contractors and visitors.

2. Key Relationships

Accountable to: Unit Manager

3. Health and Safety Responsibilities

Full accountability to take all reasonable steps to prevent any event that could cause health, safety or environmental harm. Full authority to contact any Leadership Management (LMM) member on a pressing health, safety and environmental matter.

4. Accountabilities
- To accurately carry out weighbridge operation and administration, ensuring all waste reception procedures are followed and information provided as per legislation.
- To instruct and direct visiting customers to the correct area, acting as site control and ensuring customers are following site rules when entering site.
- To maintain records and filing, both in hard copy and electronically, whilst reviewing the organisation of shared drives.
- To assist in the administration of documentation such as waste returns, daily logs, weighbridge records, rules register and booking lists.
- Undertake auditing of weighbridge functions to include reconciliation of manual tickets, daily ticket audits, amended tickets and cash handling. Carry out system health checks quarterly.
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- Remain aware at all times of your responsibilities for your own H&S and for the H&S of others. Please refer to the H&S policy available on the Hub for further details on your specific responsibility.
- Ensuring compliance with all company procedures.
- Accurate Weighbridge/Gatehouse operation and maintenance.
- Ensure the waste acceptance procedure is followed and reacting to non-compliant wastes accordingly.
- Compile reports in a timely manner.
- Manual handling of documents and records.
- You may be required to work hours outside of your contract to provide sickness/holiday cover.
- Any other duties that are reasonable and commensurate with the post.

5. Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications

**Knowledge**

**Skills**

**Essential**

**KE1**: Knowledge of the Waste Industry.

**KE2**: Knowledge of Duty of Care responsibilities.

**Desirable**

**KD1**: Knowledge of the waste industry and legislation.

**KD2**: Knowledge of relevant H&S practices relating to the waste industry.

**Essential**

**SE1**: Sound and proven documentation skills.

**SE2**: Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well at all levels.

**SE3**: Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure, juggling priorities to meet deadlines.

**SE4**: Competent in the use of Microsoft Office.

**SE5**: To work methodically and accurately.

**SE6**: Good customer service skills.

**Desirable**

**SD1**: N/A

**Experience**

**Qualifications**

**Essential**

**EE1**: Admin/Support background.

**EE2**: Experience of the waste industry.

**EE3**: Experience of working in a busy office environment.

**Desirable**

NA

**Essential**

**QE1**: GCSE grade C or equivalent in English and Maths.

**Desirable**

**QD1**: CIWM Duty of Care Training.

**QD2**: IoSH qualification.

6. Company Standards
- You must remain aware at all times of your responsibilities for your own Health and Safety, for the Health and Safety of those directly responsible to you, your work colleagues and any others who may be affected by the operations under your responsibility or control. You must ensure that at all times the correct PPE is worn. Please refer to the Health and Safety Policy for further details on your specific responsibilities.
- The company reserves the right to include other reasonable duties which are part of, and incidental to, this type of work at any time and to review and revise the role profile as appropriate and when necessary.
- You must adhere to all Company Policies & Procedures (including but not limited to) those specified in the Employment Handbook, H&S Policy, Incident reporting procedures, Management Guide and any financial/accounting systems.

7. Company Values and Core Behaviours

All employees are expected to engage in the core values of the company and you will be expected to demonstrate.

Employees should engage with and role model the core behavioural competencies as detailed below:

- Customer Focus
- Commercial awareness
- Managing change
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Culture, values and ethics

Pay: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Great Blakenham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (requi