Transfer Station Operative

Biffa Group; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Wednesbury Hazardous Waste Transfer Station in the United Kingdom is seeking a Plant Operative to join a busy team. You will work 45 hours per week on rotating shifts from 07:00 to 16:00 and 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work as needed.

You will handle acceptance, physical treatment and dispatch of packed hazardous materials from household collections, aiming to meet daily targets while maintaining strict health and safety standards in a busy facility.

Qualifications

• In-date Counterbalance FLT licence required.
• Experience in waste transfer or industrial settings is advantageous.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and occasional weekends.

Responsibilities

• Accept, process and dispatch packed waste materials in a busy transfer station.
• Operate plant equipment to support waste handling.
• Support health and safety procedures and team targets.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Manual handling

Tools

Counterbalance FLT licence

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to join the hardworking team at Wednesbury Hazardous Waste Transfer Station.

We are in need of an experienced Plant Operative to work a 45 hours per week on rotating shifts of 0700 to 1600 and 09:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. Some flexibility on start finish times may occasionally be required and the work may include some weekends if required.

Operatives will be involved in the acceptance, physical treatment and dispatch of packed waste materials, typically hazardous products arising from household collections including, but not limited to, Paints, Aerosols, Oil, Batteries, Cleaning products etc. Operatives will have daily targets to meet, be able to work safely in a busy waste Transfer Station processing environment working as part of a team to strict health and safety policy and procedures.

Operatives will be trained in all aspects of the process. Waste industry experience would be advantageous as would any supervisory experience, first aid, fire marshal training, mobile and or static plant maintenance knowledge.

OPERATIVES REQUIRE

Candidates must be in possession of an in date Counterbalance FLT licence. In addition to the use of mobile plant the operatives will be required to perform manual handling duties when necessary i.e. sweeping and cleaning of spilled material, sortation, weighing and repacking of packaged goods along with general site housekeeping.

Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste

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We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.