Industrial Cleaner - Days

Thalia Waste Management; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Thalia Waste Management is seeking an Industrial Cleaning Operative for Allerton Waste Recovery Park. This permanent day shift role offers £29,500 per year and involves hands-on cleaning of machinery and conveyors in a busy waste treatment facility.

You'll carry out heavy‑duty cleaning in challenging conditions—hot, dusty and noisy work environments—while following safety procedures and working closely with a team to keep the plant running safely and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial cleaning, waste management, manufacturing or other physically demanding environments would be useful.
• Able to carry out physically demanding work throughout the shift.
• Reliable, hardworking and take pride in doing a good job.
• Understand the importance of following safety procedures and instructions.
• Can work well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out heavy-duty industrial cleaning of machinery, conveyors and waste processing equipment.
• Removing built-up waste, blockages and debris from machinery and equipment, following strict safety procedures and authorised access arrangements.
• Working at heights and accessing difficult-to-reach areas of the plant where appropriately trained and authorised.
• Undertaking physically demanding manual labour, including lifting, moving and clearing waste materials.
• Working in areas that can be hot, dusty, dirty and have strong odours.
• Using appropriate cleaning tools and equipment to maintain the plant.
• Following all health and safety procedures, including safe systems of work and equipment isolation requirements.
• Working closely with your teammates to get the job done safely and efficiently.

Job description

Allerton Waste Recovery Park | £29,500 per year | 7:30am – 3:30pm

• We're looking for hardworking, reliable people to join our Industrial Cleaning Team at Allerton Waste Recovery Park, working permanent day shifts.
• This is a tough, physically demanding job, and it's certainly not for everyone. You'll be working in a busy industrial waste treatment facility, getting hands‑on with the machinery and equipment that processes household waste.
• It can be dirty, dusty, smelly and hot. You'll be working around industrial machinery, accessing difficult‑to‑reach areas, lifting and moving materials, and cleaning out waste and debris from industrial equipment.
• Think about everything people throw into their household bins – that's the environment you'll be working in.
• But if you're someone who enjoys physical work, isn't afraid to get their hands dirty and takes pride in a job well done, this could be the opportunity for you.

What You Need To Know

• Salary: £29,500 per year
• Location: Allerton Waste Recovery Park – HG5 0SD
• Shift: Permanent day shifts, 7:30am – 3:30pm
• Annual leave: 24 days per year
• Parking: Free on‑site parking

The Role

As an Industrial Cleaning Operative, you'll play an important role in keeping our waste treatment plant clean, safe and running efficiently.

Your Day-to‑day Responsibilities Will Include

• Carrying out heavy‑duty industrial cleaning of machinery, conveyors and waste processing equipment.
• Removing built‑up waste, blockages and debris from machinery and equipment, following strict safety procedures and authorised access arrangements.
• Working at heights and accessing difficult‑to‑reach areas of the plant where appropriately trained and authorised.
• Undertaking physically demanding manual labour, including lifting, moving and clearing waste materials.
• Working in areas that can be hot, dusty, dirty and have strong odours.
• Using appropriate cleaning tools and equipment to maintain the plant.
• Following all health and safety procedures, including safe systems of work and equipment isolation requirements.
• Working closely with your teammates to get the job done safely and efficiently.

The Person

Experience in industrial cleaning, waste management, manufacturing, construction or other physically demanding environments would be useful, but having the right attitude is what really counts.

We're Looking For People Who

• Are comfortable carrying out physically demanding work throughout their shift.
• Aren't put off by dirty, dusty or unpleasant working conditions.
• Are reliable, hardworking and take pride in doing a good job.
• Understand the importance of following safety procedures and instructions.
• Can work well as part of a team.
• Are willing to get stuck in and help wherever needed.

Important – Please consider the location before applying

Our Business

At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value. We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass‑burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in‑vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small‑scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.

Inclusion

At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV, we’re focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We’ll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability Confident Employer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.