Waste Operatives

"Stevenage Borough Council"; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Job share opportunities

Paid/unpaid leave variety

Holidays 25–31 days

Training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loans

Cycle to Work

CSSC membership

Health and wellbeing membership

Union membership opportunities

Job summary

Stevenage Borough Council in Stevenage is seeking Waste Operatives to join the Direct Services team. You will perform refuse and recycling collection duties across the town, supporting a busy operations schedule and maintaining high service standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, initiative, and attention to detail, with a permanent contract and a 37-hour week. Experience in the industry is desirable, and the council offers extensive employee benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Industry experience in refuse/recycling is desirable.
• Ability to build strong team relations and work with initiative.
• Keen eye for detail to ensure high standard of work.

Responsibilities

• Collect residential refuse and recycling waste.
• Collect commercial refuse and recycling waste.
• Collect bulky waste items from residential and commercial properties.

Skills

Industry experience

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Title: Waste Operatives – Refuse and Recycling

Job Number: 000666,014738,000659,012661,014737,000654

Weekly Working Hours: 37

Salary Range: £27,709 to £30,515 pa – pro rata for hours worked

Contact Type: Permanent

Location: Stevenage

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our Stevenage Direct Services team, undertaking refuse and recycling operations within the town of Stevenage.

Experience in the industry is desirable with an ability to build strong team relations, using initiative to problem solve and a keen eye for detail to ensure a high standard or work is completed.

Tasks undertaken include:

• Collection of residential refuse and recycling waste
• Collection of commercial refuse and recycling waste
• Collection of bulky waste items from residential and commercial properties

Our benefits

• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: Available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share opportunities: All our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• Leave: A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• Holidays: 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
• Training: An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
• Travel: Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycling: Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: Secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: Via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Wellbeing: Discounted Health and Fitness membership
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union

Contact information for informal discussion about this role

Name: Patrick Buckley
Job Title: Refuse and Recycling Manager
Email: [e-mail]

Name: Colin Littlechild
Job Title: Environmental Operations Manager
Email: [e-mail]

Company Commitments

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board | Hertfordshire County Council.

We are changing. Stevenage Borough Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Stevenage Borough Council on 1 April 2028, it is expected that the majority of roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles. LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit Local Government Reorganisation | Shaping Hertfordshire's Future.

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.