Recycling Centre Site Operative - Colchester Recycling Centre

Essex County Council is hiring a Recycling Centre Site Operative for their Colchester Recycling Centre. This permanent, full-time or part-time role involves assisting the public, maintaining site cleanliness, operating machinery, and ensuring safety compliance. The position requires mobility across various local recycling centres and is not remote, as it is fixed-base at the Colchester location. Benefits include annual leave, pension scheme, and development opportunities.
Recycling Centre Site Operative - Colchester Recycling Centre

Permanent, Full Time and Part Time

£23,344 per annum (full time equivalent)

Location: Colchester

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Essex Waste Partnership aspire to be a zero-waste county. By working together, we are working to reduce waste to help protect the environment and conserve resources. Help us to achieve our goals by joining our one of our Recycling Centre Teams.

We're currently recruiting for a full time and part time Site Operative to join our team at our Recycling Centre in Colchester. This role will be based at Colchester Recycling Centre and will require travel throughout the local area, you could work at different locations throughout the area including the following Recycling Centres:
• Mersea
• Kirby
• Lawford
• Dovercourt
• Clacton

Due to the different areas where you may work, the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area.

What will you be doing?

As a Recycling Centre Site Operative, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
• Assisting the public with any questions, queries, or complaints.
• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and risk-free site.
• Assisting in providing clear instructions to subcontractors / hauliers.
• Operating plant machinery and overseeing waste movements.
• Ensuring proper storage of materials for optimal recycling.
• Ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Contributing to safe and efficient site operations.
• Supporting the team with administrative tasks as and when required.
• To assist with operations, on occasions you may be required to work at an alternative Recycling Centre.

What's in it for you?
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities
• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra
• Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme
• Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards
• Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with Vita Health Group
• Up to 4 days per annum volunteering leave
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 6% Salary uplift for Sunday working

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:
• Able to work on foot for lengthy periods of time.
• Ability to work without supervision as well as part of a team.
• Experience within a customer facing position.
• Able to complete manual handling tasks.
• Able to complete basic reading and writing tasks.
• A willingness to learn new systems.
• Willing to complete training necessary to fulfil the role, i.e. First Aid, Plant Operator, Fire Marshall

Desirable:
• Full Driving License
• Computer literate (especially Microsoft Excel and Outlook) with good administration skills.
• IOSH Working Safely or equivalent safety accreditation.
• NPORS or similar Plant Operators Licence/Qualification on Material Handler, with previous experience operating plant machinery preferably within the waste industry.

To read more about our recycling centres and Waste Strategy please visit: Love Essex

Please note that the job role required you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Interviews

Interview will be taking place on Wednesday 5th February at Colchester Recycling Centre.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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