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Waste Operative – Previous Experience Required

Location: The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX

Salary: £11.64 per hour
Contract Hours: 36 per week

Shift Pattern: Varied – 3 days in 3 days off in rotation (12-hour shifts)

1-hour unpaid lunch break

PSS group are a nationwide Soft Facilities Services provider, who work with some of the biggest names in retail, entertainment, facilities management and more.

Waste Operative Responsibilities Include:

• Collecting waste from all waste collection points
• Driving Waste buggies
• Operate all waste equipment situated within the waste collection points and waste compound.
• Operate Weigh Bridge
• Operate Food Digester
• Adhere to AEG Europe Recycling / Segregation Programme
• Report faults / breakages to Waste & Recycling Supervisor
• Ensuring that the waste rooms, compounds are kept clean and tidy at all times.

All other reasonable duties

Essential for successful candidate:

• Working as a team player
• Speak, write, and understand English language to a reasonable standard.
• Communication skills inclusive of telephone and radio use.
• Full understanding and approval of the pay structure concerning this position.

Ideal Candidate:

• Dependability – job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable in fulfilling Job Description and Tasks
• Self-Control – Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions private inclusive of controlling anger and avoiding aggressive behaviour especially in difficult circumstances.
• Co-operation – Job requires being pleasant with others inclusive of work colleagues, service providers and client personnel.
• Attention to detail – Job requires being careful about detail inclusive of being thorough in completion of tasks.
• General Appearance – Role would require a smart appearance to include black trousers (no jeans or cargo) and black shoes. Tattoos should be covered up where possible along with long hair tied back and jewellery to be kept to a minimum.

Any safety apparel to be always worn (such as high vis)

• Right to work – The employee for this role will need proof of right to work in the UK – this would be through a residence card/permit or a EU settlement Scheme Code.
• Training – Colleagues will have access to full training programme via eLearning platform and will also be able to use the employee assistance programmes.

Staff to partake in machinery training directly from the manufactures (such as Tennant)