Picking Operative

Veolia; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension

Physiotherapy

Discounts

Health resources

Training & development

Job summary

Veolia is recruiting for a plastics recycling facility in Shrewsbury. The role involves quality control and operating sorting machinery to ensure proper separation, with shifts starting early before rotating.

You will help maintain a tidy site and meet client output specifications while following safety protocols and PPE requirements. The package includes 20 days of annual leave, pension access, and health resources.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Similar operational manual handling experience.

Responsibilities

• Quality control inspection to ensure proper separation: identify and remove specified materials from designated picking lines.
• Operating sorting equipment and machinery.
• Help maintain a tidy site at all times.
• Meet all output specifications according to client and customer targets.
• Communicate operational information to the plant shift supervisor.
• Following safety protocols and wearing appropriate PPE.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Manual handling experience

Job description

Salary - £24,843 plus Veolia benefits

Hours - 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00

Date pending - this will then go to 3 shifts that will be 6am - 2pm, 2pm - 10pm and 10pm - 6am on a rotating basis, changing shifts every week. The shift allowance rate for any anti-social hours worked is to be confirmed.

Location - Battlefield Plastics Recycling Facility, Shrewsbury, SY1 3EQ

The new Plastics Recycling Facility (PRF) is designed to process up to 200,000 tonnes of non-hazardous plastics annually. This processing includes manual separation, size reduction, automatic sorting, granulation, cleaning, washing, and either baling or bagging.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 25th August

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.

Whether you're looking to overhaul the industry, or just do a good day's work, we know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you;

• 20 days of annual leave increasing by one day per year after 2 years service to a maximum of three days.
  


• Access to our people's pension scheme
  


• Free physiotherapy service
  


• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
  


• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
  


• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
  

What will you be doing?

• Quality control inspection to ensure proper separation: identify and remove specified materials from designated picking lines
  


• Operating sorting equipment and machinery
  


• Help maintain a tidy site at all times
  


• Meet all output specifications according to client and customer targets
  


• Communicate operational information to the plant shift supervisor
  


• Following safety protocols and wearing appropriate PPE
  

What are we looking for?

• Excellent communication skills
  


• Similar operational manual handling experience
  

What's next?

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.