Waste Collection Operative – Early Shift, Public-Facing

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Job summary

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is recruiting Waste Management Operatives to join the team in the Nuneaton area. The role involves emptying wheeled bins, collecting bulky and clinical waste, and contributing to street cleansing tasks on a set route.

Positions include full-time and zero-hours contracts. The workload may require starting at 6.30am, with overtime, weekends and bank holidays as needed. Excellent communication and health & safety awareness are essential.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills and a working knowledge of Health and Safety in refuse collection/waste management.
• Experience of outdoor working, ideally with moving traffic awareness.
• Able to work on own initiative or in a team, flexible and reliable, able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Empty wheeled bins and collect bulky waste and clinical waste.
• Carry out street cleansing tasks including litter picking and fly-tip removal.
• Work on a set route in a public-facing role; start times may be 6:30am; overtime, weekends and bank holidays as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Health and Safety

Outdoor working

Moving traffic awareness

Team player

Initiative

Reliability

Flexibility

Job description

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is recruiting Waste Management Operatives to join the team in the Nuneaton area. The role involves emptying wheeled bins, collecting bulky and clinical waste, and contributing to street cleansing tasks on a set route.

Positions include full-time and zero-hours contracts. The workload may require starting at 6.30am, with overtime, weekends and bank holidays as needed. Excellent communication and health & safety awareness are essential.