Recycling Officer

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will assist with providing a Total Waste Management solution for Heathrow. Responsible for the monitoring of waste segregation on site at Heathrow Airport, delivering education and training workshops to staff and engaging with all users to ensure waste and recycling is correctly segregated prior to disposal in a sustainable way and in line with the Waste Hierarchy; aiming to Reduce, Re-Use and Recycle. You will be working alongside the Commercial Manager to ensure recycling rates increase, and with Heathrow to reduce waste and improve sustainability in line with targets.

**Key Duties**:

- Assist the Commercial Manager with the performance of the contract and manage contractors to individual specifications, KPIs and SLAs
- Proactively work with the Commercial Manager and key users on site to ensure Best Practice at all times when disposing of waste/s on site, ensuring the provision of timely and accurate reports as requested by the Commercial Manager or Head of Contract Management
- Maintain regular communication with the Transport Manager and Contract Supervisors to discuss service levels and opportunities for efficiencies and service expansion
- Organise and carry out on-site training, presentations, waste awareness seminars and facility tours/audits to develop the key users’ knowledge of recycling targets, Grundon’s on site services and to promote efficient waste segregation
- Attend regular on-site meetings with key users, providing feedback on performance, evidence of non-conformances and advice on future improvements including educating on the correct usage of containers on site
- Deputise for the Commercial Manager when required, providing operational support and maintaining regular visible contact with key stakeholders within Heathrow
- Monitor usage of internal and external bins across Heathrow and identify areas for improvement and ensuring that day-to-day operational matters and queries are dealt with sufficiently by the support team
- Monitor the back-of-house waste storage areas and compactor areas and challenge incorrect practices and behaviours where necessary
- Using a hands-on approach, assist with waste sortation and analysis as required ensuring full compliance with all Company policies and procedures including health and safety
- Report non-compliance issues and, where possible, report feedback to the relevant user to improve future use, ensuring that waste streams on site are correctly segregated in line with services provided and legislation, where necessary raising non-compliant issues
- Ensure performance levels are achieved in accordance with requirements and maintain a good working knowledge of waste management practices and legislation
- Any other duties, such as ad hoc projects, as requested by the Manager/Supervisor or the Board of Directors

**Other Responsibilities**:
**- At times, tasks may require driving Airside on the airport (training will be provided for this)
- If required, undertake the removal or movement of waste, recycling or other materials as requested by the Commercial Manager or Contract Supervisor
- Undertake minor waste container repairs e.g. swap wheels, change lids and refresh signage