Recycling Centre Operative

2 weeks ago

Wakefield, United Kingdom Biffa Waste Services Full time

**HWRC Site Operative - Denby Dale Road**

**Salary: £23,600 per annum**

**Shift pattern: 4 on/4 off, averaging 33.53 hours per week**

**Monday - Saturday 07:30 - 17:30**

**Sunday 08:00 - 17:00**

**Late Night 07:45 - 20:15**

The main purpose of the role is deliver a high level of customer service to site users as well as ensuring a high level of health and safety of compliance is maintained at all times.

**Your key responsibilities**:

- Providing excellent levels of customer service to members of the public, assisting and advising them on how to use the site effectively and safely
- Ensure segregation of different waste streams into appropriate containers to maximise the recovery of materials
- Ensure hazardous waste is separated and stored appropriately
- Ensure a high level of housekeeping is maintained and that the site is clean and tidy at all times
- Keep all equipment clean and maintained to ensure a safe working environment
- Control traffic flows are managed to ensure a safe operation
- Identify and report any defects on site following the defect reporting procedure
- Follow all risk assessments and safe operating procedure that are relevant to the post
- Report all non-compliance’s and breaches of site rules following reporting systems
- Ensures contract runs in compliance with internal and external safety / environmental / permit / planning processes and procedures, as well as any contract requirements.
- Must be willing to learn other skills and attend training courses to aid service continuity

**Requirements**:
**Essential criteria for this role**:

- Good communication and listening skills
- Takes pride in providing high levels of customer service
- Demands high standards of themselves and others and is able to translate this into high quality, high pace output.
- Ability to build and maintain strong, cohesive relationships at all levels.
- Good understanding of health, safety and environmental compliance.
- Good organisation skills and the ability to forward plan making best use of time.

**Benefits**

**What do we offer you?**
- A competitive salary
- Enhanced employer contribution pension plan
- 23 days’ annual leave entitlement inclusive of statutory holidays (pro rata for part time)
- Numerous opportunities for career development, we have a history of promoting from within
- Access to our wellbeing and reward platform from Day 1

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