Waste Management Operative - Bristol, United Kingdom - Bristol Waste Company

Bristol Waste Company

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Bristol, United Kingdom

20 hours ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

£23,752 per annum
40 hours per week

Standard work pattern:
Wednesday and Thursday off Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 08:45am - 17:15pm Saturday: 07:45am - 16:15pm Sunday: 09:45am - 18:15pm

Location:
Avonmouth BS11 0YS

About Bristol Waste

We are a sector leading UK service provider with a turnover approaching £40m with a forward-looking vision to accelerate growth during the next 3 years to exceed a £50m turnover.

The company concentrates on the provision of integrated waste management services and works with the municipal and commercial areas.

About the role

We are looking for talented Waste Management Operatives with a strong customer service background that share our ambitious vision and values to make Bristol a cleaner and greener place to live and work.

Our friendly teams love providing an excellent service for their communities. You will enjoy working in a team environment, in a job that provides variety and long term career prospects.

Based at the Avonmouth Household Reuse and Recycling Centre, you will act as the first point of contact to the public, providing a professional service by giving advice, direction and assistance, ensuring that waste is received and deposited correctly.

You will:

Control the receipt and segregation for recycling of waste received, engaging with commercial customers as well as members of the public.
Direct and control the loading and transfer of waste, recyclable and reusable materials to final disposal points.
Carry out general site duties including housekeeping of site grounds, buildings and staff facilities.
If trained to drive wheeled loading shovel and other mobile plant, carry out inspections and report defects of mobile plant, vehicles and other equipment.
Operate weighbridge when required
Actively participate in full range of recycling and reuse activities/initiatives

About you:

Experience of dealing with a wide range of colleagues and customers and use of appropriate communication skills in responding to operational issues
Proven experience of effective contribution to team working
Ability to operate computerised weighbridge (training will be provided)
Demonstrable experience of ability to work effectively without direct supervision
Demonstrable understanding of health and safety and other associated relevant legislation
Experience or ability to demonstrate suitability for physical work involving the lifting of weights up to 25 kg and manual handling to include pushing/pulling waste bins

Desirable:

Experienced in the routine checking of vehicles/mobile plant
Forklift driving experience with current qualification
Front end loading shovel driving experience with relevant qualification
Class 2 with hooklift experience
Ability to gain LGV Class II licence and ability to drive/operate a range of mobile plant, equipment and vehicles

WHY WORK FOR BRISTOL WASTE COMPANY?

Shower facilities on all sites
BUPA wellbeing cash plan (refund on dental, optical and physio)
Free insite physiotherapy in working hour
Cycle to work scheme
25 days holiday
3 weeks full pay, 3 weeks half pay, rising with each year of service up to 8 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay
Enhanced Maternity entitlement
Development opportunities
Employee benefits and discounts
Onsite Citizen's Advice surgeries

Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their right to work in the UK. Please be advised that Bristol Waste Company does not offer certification of sponsorship for workplace visas.