Recycling Operative - Data Erasure

SCC; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Recycling Operative for data erasure, responsible for the secure removal of data from devices. This critical role ensures compliance with legal standards, protects against data breaches, and maintains data privacy. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, possess strong communication skills, and be computer literate. Join a diverse team in a supportive environment that values innovation and offers career development opportunities. This is a fantastic chance to contribute to a leading IT company while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible benefits scheme

Paid volunteering days

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or ability to be trained.
• Must communicate effectively and be computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Remove data from customer IT equipment using bespoke software.
• Ensure all IT equipment is data safe before leaving the department.
• Achieve key performance indicators while maintaining quality.

Skills

Effective communication

Computer literacy

Adaptability

Tools

Bespoke software

Job description

About The Role

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.

Role: Recycling Operative - Data Erasure

Location: Birmingham (fully on-site)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Package: £22,308 plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year

Hours: 07:45 am - 16:15 pm (Monday – Friday)

Interview Process: 2-stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company

Role purpose:

The purpose of the data erasure role is to ensure the secure and compliant removal of data from our customers' data-bearing devices. The role is critical for maintaining data privacy, adhering to legal and regulatory requirements, and protecting SCC from data breaches and related risks.

Security clearance or the willingness to apply will be required for this role.

Key responsibilities:

• Removing data from customer IT equipment using bespoke software.
• Physically assess and grade IT equipment in preparation for sale or refurbishment.
• Performing data entry activities on a bespoke SCC system recording essential criteria.
• Working as part of a team to ensure all IT equipment is data safe before leaving the department.
• To process all customer units within agreed OLA’s/SLA’s, with focus on attention to detail while ensuring customer requirements and expectations are met.
• Achieve key performance indicators and targets, thereby ensuring the maximum productivity of the facility, whilst maintaining efficiency and quality.
• To undertake any training programs regarding all processes and procedures, thereby ensuring total compliance to all relevant company policies such as (but not limited to) Health and Safety, Safe Systems of Work and the Traffic Management Plan.
• Ensure a high level of security awareness is maintained.
• To undertake any other duties commensurate with the position (including specific project activity and covering for absence from the overall Recycle team) to maintain overall departmental effectiveness.
• To ensure all customer equipment is handled carefully to always avoid damage.
• To project a pro-active and positive attitude when communicating with external/internal customers. To maintain a friendly, professional service always.

Skills and experience:

• Previous experience in a similar role or adaptable person who can be suitably trained.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively.
• Must be computer literate.
• Security Clearance is mandatory for this role. Successful applicants without SC clearance will be put through the vetting process on joining.

About Us

SCC is Europe's largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

We are an equal opportunities employer

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.

Diversity & Inclusion at SCC - https://www.scc.com/diversity-and-inclusion/

Sustainability at SCC - https://www.scc.com/sustainability-at-scc/

Life at SCC - https://www.linkedin.com/company/scc/life