Site Operative

Biffa Waste Services; Rumney (NH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa Hazardous Waste Transfer Station in Cardiff is recruiting a Site Operative to join a hardworking team. The role runs a 45-hour week on rotating shifts from 07:00–16:00 and 09:00–18:00, Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work and start-time flexibility. The position offers a salary of £30,200 per year.

You will accept, treat, and dispatch hazardous materials from household collections, meet daily targets, follow safety policies, and maintain solid housekeeping within a busy facility.

Qualifications

• Hold a valid, in-date Counterbalance FLT licence.
• Comfort with manual handling in a busy waste processing environment.
• Waste industry experience is advantageous; supervisory, first aid or fire marshal training are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Accept, manually handle and dispatch packed waste materials, including household hazardous items.
• Work towards daily targets while operating safely in a busy waste transfer station environment.
• Follow health and safety policies and work effectively as part of a team.
• Carry out manual handling, sorting, weighing, repacking and general site housekeeping duties, including cleaning up spills.

Skills

Counterbalance FLT licence

Manual handling

Waste industry experience

Supervisory experience

First aid training

Fire marshal training

Plant maintenance knowledge

Job description

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

A quick look at the role

We are in need of an experienced Site 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.

£30,200 per annum.

Your core responsibilities

• Accept, physically treat and dispatch packed waste materials, including hazardous products from household collections such as paints, aerosols, oils, batteries and cleaning products.


• Work towards daily targets while operating safely in a busy waste transfer station environment.


• Follow all health and safety policies and procedures, working effectively as part of a team.


• Carry out manual handling, sorting, weighing, repacking and general site housekeeping duties, including cleaning up spilled materials.

Our essential requirements.

• Hold a valid, in-date Counterbalance FLT licence.


• Be comfortable undertaking manual handling duties and working in a busy waste processing environment.


• Waste industry experience would be advantageous, as would supervisory experience, first aid or fire marshal training, and knowledge of mobile or static plant maintenance.

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

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

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