Household Waste Recycling Centre Operative

Household Waste Recycling Centre Operative Burnley, England

Lancashire County Council
Full Time Burnley, England 21189 - 21968 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

| Salary £21,189 - £21,968 | Permanent | Full Time | 37 hours per week plus 3 hours contractual overtime | Burnley |

Hours : 40 (8.45am – 5.15pm) This includes 3hrs conditional overtime and 16hrs of weekend working at our contractual overtime and weekend working rate of Time + 33%.

Working Pattern : Saturday to Wednesday

Qualifications : The post holder will be required to demonstrate the capability to gain relevant certificates of basic competence for the delivery of site operations including, for example, first aid and the use of mechanical plant.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

About Us

Lancashire is the fourth largest local authority in England and covers a huge geographic area and a wide range of communities both urban and rural. Lancashire County Council manages over half a million tonnes of municipal waste each year. The council has a network of waste facilities which includes the direct operation of 15 household waste recycling centres and two waste transfer stations.

If you have the motivation and commitment, and a real desire to make a difference to how we manage our waste in Lancashire, then we look forward to receiving your application.

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROLE WILL BE BASED AT BURNLEY HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE (HWRC)**

What does the role involve?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to support the HWRC Site Supervisors in the co-ordination and delivery of all aspects of the HWRC service.

The following attributes are required for the role:

  • Excellent communication skills and even temperament.
  • Experience of working in waste management is desirable though not essential.

What do we expect from you?

  • You will be reporting directly to one of the Assistant Operations Managers.
  • You will have direct engagement with customers, including potentially dealing with difficult situations or aggressive customers.
  • You will assist facility users with the separation and deposit of their waste, encouraging the general public to recycle as much of their waste as possible.
  • You will help to increase reuse and recycling by actively separating/retrieving recyclable waste and encouraging the general public to reuse and recycle their waste.
  • You will ensure site is kept tidy and compliant with any quality, environmental or health and safety standards.
  • You will handle and process information such as accepting and requesting permits and processing any payments for inert waste as necessary.
  • You will exchange varied information with members of the public and other staff using excellent communication skills.
  • You will follow agreed procedures ensure that skips (and other containers used to collect and store waste) are kept available and booked in and out of the household waste recycling centre.
  • You will deal with collections directly from the household waste recycling centre i.e. fridges, bric-a-brac etc.

Additional requirements:

  • The post holder will be required to work on Bank Holidays as standard or in rota irrespective of whether the Bank Holidays fall on their normal working day.
  • The post holder will be required to undertake basic competency qualifications.
  • The post holder will be required to be trained in the operation of any mobile or mechanical plant associated with the role and operate that plant as a daily duty.
  • The post holder will be required to work at other operational facilities within a reasonable distance of their specified facility as required. In this event expenses will be paid for travel (where applicable) if the post holder provides their own transport. If not, the post holder may be required to take public transport during their normal working hours or transport may be arranged to transfer them to an alternative facility.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

We do hold an Immigration Sponsor Licence so can support International (Tier 2) Sponsorship for roles that are designated as a " Shortage Occupation " by the UK Government and are offered on a permanent basis of 37 hours. Should the role you are currently reviewing not meet the visa requirement criteria, then regretfully, your application will not be progressed"

Job Description and Person Specification

Household Waste Recycling Centre Operative
Lancashire County Council

www.lancashire.gov.uk
Preston, United Kingdom
Angie Ridgwell
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
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