Resource Materials Manager

Grundon Waste Management; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Grundon invites applications for a hands-on Client & Engagement role at Kingston Hospital. You will manage waste operations, train staff, and maintain compliant records while supporting sustainability goals.

Reporting to the Client & Engagement Manager, you will interact with staff and stakeholders, ensuring safe handling, segregation and disposal of waste across the Trust, with a focus on health, safety, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at minimum level.
• Experience in safe waste disposal and management or similar.
• Familiarity with COSHH regulations and infection control.
• Strong communication and organisational skills for audit-ready records.
• Ability to work in challenging environments with PPE.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day waste operations across the site, ensuring safe handling and disposal.
• Act as main point of contact for staff and hospital waste porters, maintaining relationships.
• Address issues, non-compliance, hazards, and incidents per company procedures.
• Train and supervise operatives and porters on waste management and safety.
• Maintain records and audit documentation, keeping patient data confidential.
• Operate waste equipment and perform routine duties including bin replacement and baling.
• Identify opportunities to improve recycling and environmental sustainability.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Mathematics

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity where your skills will shine and your ideas will shape the future?

At Grundon, we're looking for a dynamic, passionate, and motivated individual to join our Client & Engagement team and support one of our key contracts at Kingston Hospital.

This is more than just a job, it’s an opportunity to join a company that is here to show the world that there is more to waste than it seems. Here your contributions will make a real difference as we work towards our shared vision to unlock the potential of waste whilst we are dedicated to leaving a better planet for future generations.

Reporting into the Client & Engagement Manager you will play a key role in driving our mission forward by managing and overseeing the safe, compliant, and efficient handling of all waste and recyclable materials across the Trust, ensuring correct segregation, collection, and disposal in accordance with relevant legislation and Trust policies.

This is a hands‑on, client‑facing role that combines operational responsibilities with the delivery of face‑to‑face training, education, and stakeholder engagement activities.

What will you do

• Manage day to day waste operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant handling, storage, transport, and disposal of all waste streams across the site.
• Act as the main point of contact for staff, stakeholders, and hospital waste porters, maintaining strong client relationships.
• Address operational issues, non‑compliance, defects, hazards, and incidents in line with company procedures, including completing the Grundon Incident Form when necessary.
• Support, train, and supervise waste operatives and porters, promoting best practices in waste management, health and safety, COSHH, infection control, and sustainability.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and audit requirements while ensuring confidentiality of patient and colleague information.
• Operate waste equipment safely and undertake operational duties as required, including waste collection, transportation, bin replacement and cleaning, cardboard baling, and acting as a Waste Porter when necessary.
• Identify opportunities to improve recycling performance, waste management processes, and overall environmental sustainability
• Support colleagues’ wellbeing and mental health by promoting a safe and inclusive environment, recognising when support may be needed, signposting available resources, and encouraging early access to wellbeing services
• Act as a waste porter and support with ad hoc duties as and when required

Why you will like working here:

• A supportive, inclusive, and fun team culture.
• Designed to empower you to work where and how you thrive, balancing productivity with lifestyle.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Competitive salary and great benefits.
• A company that values your voice and ideas.

About You

• Qualified to GCSE level (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
• Experience in safe waste disposal and management, ideally within a healthcare or waste‑management setting.
• Understanding of COSHH regulations and cross‑infection control.
• Strong knowledge of manual handling procedures.
• Familiarity with NHS policies, practices, and Health & Safety requirements.
• Ability to work in challenging environments, including regular exposure to dirt, dust, odours, and clinical waste, while using appropriate PPE.
• Ability to follow instructions accurately and maintain clear, precise records for audit purposes.
• Effective communication and organisational skills.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work independently when required.
• Flexible, proactive, and willing to learn.

About Grundon?

Grundon is the UK’s largest family‑owned supplier of integrated waste management and environmental services. Founded in 1929, we have developed a distinctive approach that has helped us to maintain a leading position within the waste industry. This approach is underpinned by our commitment to quality of service, innovation and technical progress, together with a genuine and demonstrable concern for the environment.

Why Grundon?

At Grundon, we are dedicated to providing diversity, equality, and inclusion. We believe great ideas come from everywhere, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to thrive.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career within the dynamic world of waste management and environmental services, this is your opportunity to join one of the industry’s most respected names.