Night Weighbridge Operator, Barking

Cory Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in Greater London is seeking a Night Weighbridge Operator to oversee the weighbridge operations at their Barking site. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations, managing vehicle movements, and overseeing site access. The role involves working a night shift rota and requires flexibility, IT skills, and strong customer service abilities. A competitive salary ranging from £37,000 to £38,000 is offered.

Qualifications

• Flexibility in working hours and tasks.
• Basic writing skills for documentation.
• Team collaboration on site operations.

Responsibilities

• Operate weighbridge for waste receipt recording.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
• Manage vehicle movements and site access.

Skills

Flexibility

Basic writing skills

Ability to work in a team

IT Skills – Microsoft Office

Customer Service Skills

Dealing with conflict

Problem solving

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to work on own initiative

Administration and/or weighbridge experience

Job description

Job description

Cory is one of the UKs leading waste management and recycling companies.

Cory operates the Barking site where we are in the process of developing a brand-new Waste Transfer Station facility due to open in early 2026 in addition to its existing Transfer Stations operated on behalf of the Western Riverside Waste Authority (Smugglers Way and Cringle Dock) City of London (Walbrook Wharf) and Tower Hamlets (Northumberland Wharf).

We are currently recruiting for a Night Weighbridge Operator at Barking. The holder of this role will provide an important function that directly contributes to the daily working and smooth running of the Weighbridge through various operational duties and responsibilities.

Key Elements of the Role

The main role of the Weighbridge Operator will be to work within a Team of weighbridge staff oversee site access and to operate the weighbridge and associated systems to ensure waste receipt is recorded and that waste transfer acceptance and disposal is compliant with statutory legislation and company procedure.

• Maintaining the health safety and security of the site
  • Understanding and managing the risks and hazards associated with the Weighbridge.
  • Reporting any accidents or incidents to site management immediately and recording in the Weighbridge diary.
  • Inducting and instructing customers, contractors and visitors to site checking their understanding and inputting/distributing associated records.
• Ensuring site is compliant with environmental legislation
• Managing plant and equipment including weighbridge inspections and defect reporting
• Controlling the end-to-end process of weighbridge movements
  • Compiling waste input records / consumable deliveries site daily diary and any other weighbridge related records as required by the Company or Manager.
  • Performing site inductions for contractors, delivery drivers and visitors.
  • Managing all internal and external communication and documentation.
  • Controlling the number of vehicle movements into the site and liaising with customers and peers with respect to traffic management.
  • Monitoring the compliance of site rules by customers' drivers and reporting any vehicles contravening site rules or breaking speed limits.

The above is a summary of the main tasks and responsibilities. Further tasks and responsibilities may be required depending on the demands of the business. The process may require flexible working as business needs arise.

This role is to work on a night shift rota currently 4 nights on (working 12 hours) 4 nights off with scheduled weekend and bank holiday working. The exact hours may change as part of the opening of the new Barking site.

Job Requirements

• Flexibility
• Basic writing skills
• Ability to work in a team
• IT Skills – Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, email)
• Customer Service Skills
• Dealing with conflict
• Problem solving
• Ability to work under pressureBe prepared to work additional hours and weekends as required
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Administration and / or weighbridge experience desirable

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Yearly Salary: 37000 - 38000