Job Description

Step into Leadership: Join Us as a Chargehand

Location: East Grinstead Household Waste Recycling Centre

Pay Rate: £13.45 ph

Working pattern – Mon , Th, Fr ,Sat, Sun ( 5 days ) , off Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Working hrs : Summer 8:45-18:15 & Winter 8:45-16:15

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? As a Chargehand, you’ll work closely with the Site Supervisor to ensure the smooth, safe, and efficient operation of our recycling centre. This role offers the chance to make a real difference while supporting sustainability efforts in your community.

Your core responsibilities.

• Assist the Site Supervisor in managing daily site operations, ensuring everything runs safely and efficiently.
• Act as the Site Supervisor in their absence, gaining valuable management experience.
• Maximise waste segregation to boost recycling rates and reduce environmental impact.
• Help site users and visitors sort and deposit waste safely and effectively.
• Oversee site cleanliness, traffic control, and equipment upkeep to ensure a safe and organized environment.
• Monitor and manage waste in line with site licences, Health & Safety standards, and environmental regulations.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Grow your leadership skills in a hands-on, dynamic environment.
• Play a key role in helping your community recycle more and waste less.
• Work with a supportive team that’s passionate about sustainability.

Requirements

Our essential requirements.

• A friendly and helpful attitude to assist members of the public.
• Ability to work collaboratively while also taking initiative.
• Readiness to handle site responsibilities and ensure compliance with regulations.

Benefits

And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme

Changing the way people think about waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.