Recycling Centre Operative

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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, GBR
In-Office
25K-25K Annually
Entry level
Logistics • Other • Energy • Manufacturing
The Role
Deliver excellent customer service at a household waste and recycling centre, ensure safe segregation and storage of waste streams, maintain site housekeeping and equipment, manage traffic flows, follow risk assessments and reporting procedures, and support compliance with safety, environmental and contract requirements.
Summary Generated by Built In

HWRC Site Operative – Denby Dale Road

Salary: £24,640 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

Summer Time Late Night Tue 07:30 – 20:00

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

Skills Required

  • Good communication and listening skills
  • High levels of customer service
  • High personal standards and ability to work at pace
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships at all levels
  • Good understanding of health, safety and environmental compliance
  • Good organisation skills and ability to forward plan
  • Willingness to learn other skills and attend training courses
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The Company
Year Founded: 1912

What We Do

Founded in 1912, Biffa is a leading UK-based integrated waste management company providing collection, treatment, recycling, and energy generation services. Serving commercial, industrial, and public sector clients, Biffa promotes sustainable waste management solutions and a circular economy. The company employs over 10,000 people and is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 through investment in green infrastructure and innovative waste-to-energy technologies.

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