Salary: £385.57 per week
Contract: Part time, permanent
Working hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am or 9:00am start -15:30pm – 30 hours per week

Are you looking for a hands-on job where you're on your feet operating machinery and plant? Here’s your opportunity to join our busy waste facility between Reading and Maidenhead, where clinical waste from customers like hospitals, vets and care homes is weighed, recorded and sorted before it moves onto the next stage of processing. 

What you’ll be doing as Waste Operative

Operating the weighbridges at the Knowl Hill Waste Facility and assisting with the loading and unloading of waste from Grundon vehicles and third-party customers. 

Other key duties include:

• Sorting and processing waste, including completion of waste paperwork
• Operating a mechanical bin tipper for loading waste onto a trailer for onward disposal
• Operating bin wash machines 
• Carrying out bin repairs
• Cleaning and maintenance of general work area

We have a team of 16 operatives and due to shift patterns, you’d be working with different people each week.

What you’ll need

• Receiving and inspecting incoming wast
• Weighing waste using our weighbridge software, completing all relevant paperwork, and producing weighbridge tickets accurately.
• Operating the offensive waste compactor.
• Using bin wash machines and carrying out bin repairs to keep our stock clean, safe, and ready for customer use.
• Assisting with the movement and storage of waste around the facility.
• Ensure full compliance with all Company policies and procedures including health and safety and employment.
• Any other duties, such as ad hoc projects, as requested by the job holder’s Manager/Supervisor or the Board of Directors that are within the skills and capabilities of the job holder.

Why Grundon – and what’s in it for you

We believe in nurturing talent and offer plenty of training and professional development opportunities, plus a supportive and inclusive work environment.  As Waste Operative you can expect a perks and benefits package that includes: 

• Discretionary company bonuses

• Pension scheme (you contribute 5% of pay, Grundon matches this) with life insurance cover 

• 30 days’ annual leave (inclusive of 8 bank holidays), which will increase with service, plus the option to buy up to 5 extra days' holiday 

Ready to join us?

We interview as soon as strong applications come in, so don’t wait – apply now to become our next Waste Operative and join a forward-thinking team.

Click apply now – we look forward to hearing from you!
(Please note: No agencies)

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