Transfer Station Operative

U864 Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Limited; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave: 20 days

Pension scheme

Free physiotherapy

Discounts on groceries & retailers

Health & wellbeing resources

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Limited is seeking a site operatives at the Newark Transfer Station to unload and load waste, manage on-site movements with loading shovels and excavators, and supervise drivers while keeping the site clean and safe. Full training on weighbridge and site rules is provided.

The role requires hands-on experience with material handling equipment and a proactive attitude toward safety and housekeeping.

Qualifications

• Licence to operate loading shovel or 360 excavator is advantageous.
• Experience with manual handling in an industrial setting.
• Experience with material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Unloading and loading of vehicles with waste and ensuring waste is kept within the specified bays.
• Intra-site transfer of wastes using 360 Excavator and loading shovel.
• Overseeing delivery drivers & ensuring all visitors and staff abide by the site user rules.
• Completing daily machine checks and highlighting/reporting defects to line manager.
• Housekeeping, ensuring the site is kept clean and tidy at all times.
• Entering weights via weighbridge (Full training given).
• Ensuring site permit and planning permissions are adhered to all times.

Skills

Manual handling experience

Material handling experience

Tools

Loading Shovel licence

360 Excavator licence

Job description

Ready to find the right role for you? Salary - £13.71ph plus Veolia benefits Hours - 46.67 hours per week Rolling Rota - 4 days on 2 days off Weekend working and bank holidays when rostered on Overtime Location - Newark Transfer Station, Nottingham, NG24 2DE

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
• 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?

• Unloading and loading of vehicles with waste and ensuring waste is kept within the specified bays
• Intra-site transfer of wastes using 360 Excavator and loading shovel
• Overseeing delivery drivers & ensuring all visitors and staff abide by the site user rules
• Completing daily machine checks and highlighting/reporting defects to line manager
• Housekeeping, ensuring the site is kept clean and tidy at all times
• Entering weights via weighbridge (Full training given)
• Ensuring site permit and planning permissions are adhered to all times

What are we looking for?

• Loading Shovel and 360 Excavator licence would be an advantage
• Similar operational manual handling experience
• Material handling equipment experience

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.

Ready to see the world as we do? Who is Veolia? Where other people see waste, our community here at Veolia see opportunity. We’re determined to push for ecological transformation through waste, water and energy, and are committed to getting the tough jobs done. And most importantly, we see the potential of every member of our team, and are giving them the chance to realise it with us. Whether it’s their potential, their commitment or their impact, we see it all. And with our values being community spirit, responsibility, innovation, customer focus and respect they keep us focused on those who matter – all 14,000+ of our employees, our customers and our communities too.