Field-Based Waste & Sustainability Auditor (Car Allowance)

Recycling Lives Services; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Recycling Lives Services is seeking a Site Performance Assessor to visit prospective and existing customer sites, audit waste and environmental practices, and score performance using our audit tool. You will identify improvement opportunities and support growth with the Head of Sector and cross-functional teams.

The role demands curiosity, analytical thinking, and strong communication to translate findings into practical recommendations, with travel across the UK and a valid UK driving licence

Qualifications

• Experience in waste management, recycling or environmental compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving with attention to detail.
• Confident communicator able to build relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Commercial awareness with ability to identify opportunities to add value.
• Self-motivated, organized and comfortable managing a field-based role.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site waste and environmental audits at customer locations, assessing current practices and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Analyse audit findings to produce clear reports, performance scores and practical recommendations that help customers improve sustainability and compliance.
• Identify commercial opportunities during site visits and work closely with Business Development and Account Management teams to support business growth.
• Build strong relationships with customers, providing expert advice on waste management, recycling and resource efficiency.
• Monitor customer performance over time, supporting continuous improvement and long-term account development.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Commercial, Supply Chain and Compliance to ensure audit findings are translated into effective actions.
• Maintain accurate audit records, reports and CRM data, ensuring information is captured consistently and to a high standard.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of our Site Audit Tool and wider auditing processes.

Skills

Experience in waste management

Analytical and problem-solving

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Self-motivated and organized

Full UK driving licence and travel

Tools

CRM systems (Salesforce)

Digital audit tools

Job description

Recycling Lives Services is seeking a Site Performance Assessor to visit prospective and existing customer sites, audit waste and environmental practices, and score performance using our audit tool. You will identify improvement opportunities and support growth with the Head of Sector and cross-functional teams.

The role demands curiosity, analytical thinking, and strong communication to translate findings into practical recommendations, with travel across the UK and a valid UK driving licence