Site Operative

South Gloucestershire Council; Yate; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Yate is seeking dedicated individuals for the Recycling and Waste Team. Responsibilities include waste collection and disposal at the recycling centre, ensuring a safe flow of traffic, maintaining site cleanliness, and guiding the public in proper waste disposal practices. Candidates must have prior experience in customer service and an understanding of waste management. This is a full-time, permanent position with rota-based shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Employee wellbeing support

Staff discounts (travel, shopping)

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a waste-related role is essential.
• Ability to identify hazardous or non-permitted waste types required.
• Basic knowledge of health and safety practices needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a tidy site and manage material overspill.
• Ensure health and safety compliance for employees and public.
• Control exchange of containers to maintain site space.

Skills

Customer service experience

Understanding of waste management

Ability to follow site rules

Teamwork skills

Job description

Working in the Recycling and Waste Team, you will be responsible for waste collection and disposal at Yate household waste recycling centre, assisting members of the public by guiding them to the correct disposal points with their waste and maintaining an efficient and safe flow of traffic.

Responsibilities

• Daily, you will maintain a tidy site and stop an overspill of material from sites.
• You will make sure that health, safety and the welfare of employees, public and others are maintained and comply with the site permit, legislation, and council policies and procedures.
• It will be your responsibility to keep up to date and accurate records for the removal of materials from the site.
• Assisting the Supervisor and Team Leader, you will control the exchange of containers, ensuring the site always has space to segregate and store material correctly.

  It is essential that you have previous experience of working with customers in a waste related role.

• You must have an understanding of waste management and recycling practices with the ability to identify hazardous or non-permitted waste types.
• We require you to have the ability to follow site rules and procedures with basic knowledge of health and safety, including the correct use of PPE.
• It is key that you can carry out manual handling, including lifting and moving heavy or bulky items safely using equipment such as pallet trucks.
• It is essential that you can work well within a team, be calm and able to deal with potential conflict or disagreements in a professional manner and advise visitors to site on the rules and help promote recycling.

What you need to know

• You must be available for rota-based shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• This will include outside working in all weather conditions, walking across uneven surfaces and a requirement for personal protective equipment to be worn.
• We are recruiting for 2 x Full Time, Permanent Contract posts.

Interviews to be held week beginning 15th December 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• What's special here is the strength of the team ethos, the support and the training.
• As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave, employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work.
• Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
• We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.