Job Description

HWRC Site Operative – South Kirkby

Salary: £24,640 per annum

Shift pattern: 4 on/4 off, averaging 33.63 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.

Benefits

Biffa – we’re 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 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.