Household Recycling Centre Attendant (Public Sector)

VanRath Search & Selection; Newry; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Training opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

VanRath Search & Selection is recruiting for a Household Recycling Centre Attendant (Public Sector) in Newry, Northern Ireland. This 3-month contract role involves operating the recycling centre, promoting recycling, handling cash, and ensuring safety and compliance at the Civic Amenity site.

You will interact with the public, manage waste/recycling duties, and coordinate with the environmental cleansing service to deliver a reliable frontline service.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months previous relevant work experience in a waste environment.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures including manual handling.
• Knowledge of waste collection/disposal and recycling issues.
• Experience in traffic management is desirable.
• Ability to work in a team and assist customers with queries.
• Experience in a customer service environment dealing with complaints.

Responsibilities

• Operate the Household Recycling Centre and promote recycling to site users.
• Handle cash receipts and deposits; reconcile with records.
• Control traffic entering and leaving the site and guide tipping operations.
• Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of the site and facilities.
• Support the site with upkeep of approach roads and verges.
• Complete site records and issue transfer notes as required.
• Open and lock the site each day and monitor the alarm system.

Skills

Cash handling

Traffic control

Customer service

Health & Safety

Manual handling

Recycling knowledge

Waste management

Team player

Job description

Household Recycling Centre Attendant (Public Sector) (BBBH16359CH) Newry, Northern Ireland

Salary: GBP14 - GBP14.07 per annum

Household Recycling Centre Attendant (Public Sector)

Our public sector client is seeking an experienced and motivated Household Recycling Centre Attendant to join their Operations team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a well-structured organisation delivering essentialfrontlineservices to the community. This will be an initial 3 month contract with great likelihood of extension.

The Role

Working within the Environmental Cleansing Service (Refuse Service) the postholder will be required to provide, in a safe and effective manner, a quality and effective recycling service at the Civic Amenity and Recycling Centres, in all weather conditions.

The postholder is the Council's interface with the public and is required to interact with the public in a courteous and appropriate manner, and to ensure that environmental standards are met and maintained in accordance with site operational conditions and procedures.

• Responsible for the operation of the Household Recycling Centre and the promotion of recycling to all site users


• Cash handling in accordance with procedures, for all cash received at Household Recycling Centre sites, to include issue of receipts and deposit of cash to safe. Collection and recording of all prepaid vouchers presented by commercial customers using the site.


• Control traffic entering and leaving the site, issue of directions for tipping and assistance to the public with tipping as required.


• Responsible for the upkeep and cleansing of the site and its surrounds to include the site office and facilities. Eg spreading salt


• Responsible for the general maintenance of the approach road and verge in the immediate vicinity of the site, which is under Client control. Eg spreading salt


• Completion of all associated records and paperwork as required, including site records and issue of Controlled Waste transfer notes.


• Ensure the Household Recycling Centre site is opened each morning and locked each evening as appropriate, ensuring that the alarm system is activated accordingly.

The Ideal Person

Applicants must be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have one years’ relevant experience to include:-

• Minimum of 6 months previous relevant work experience in a waste environment


• Working knowledge of health and safety procedures including manual handling and assisting driver whilst reversing


• Knowledge of waste collection/disposal and recycling issues


• Traffic management


• Working within a team environment


• Working within a customer service environment dealing with complaints and queries from the general public

Why Apply?

• Stable public sector employment.


• Competitive hourly rate plus allowance.


• Opportunities for training, development, and career progression.


• Be part of a supportive team delivering valued services to the community.