This role is to provide cover throughout all 7 HWRC Sites throughout the Cheshire West & Chester region. Own transport is essential as public transport is not possible for some of the sites.
Overview
40 hours per week, covering Monday to Sunday.
HWRC opening hours:
· October to March 8am to 4pm
· April to September 8am to 8pm; cover will be expected during these times
Job Purpose
The Site Operative supports the safe, efficient and customer-facing operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
The Site Operative plays an important role in maintaining high standards of health and safety, environmental compliance, site presentation and customer service. All duties must be carried out in accordance with approved procedures, site rules and safe systems of work.
The Site Operative works under the direction of the Site Lead and must only undertake tasks for which they are trained, competent and authorised.
Principal Accountabilities
- Support the delivery of a positive customer experience
- Materials handling, sorting support, and housekeeping activities in line with procedures and safe systems of work.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain safe working practices, productivity and material quality
- Support the effective segregation and processing of recyclable materials in line with site requirements and contamination standards.
- Escalate quality and health and safety concerns where identified.
- Operate equipment when trained, competent and authorised to do so.
- Complete daily checks and defect reporting using approved systems and processes.
- Follow safe systems of work at all times
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping across the site.
- Use approved operational systems to record plant checks, defects, incidents and operational activity.
- Attend work as rostered, follow agreed start and finish times and breaks, and accurately record working time in line with approved processes.
- Participate in required briefings and debriefs.
- Support operational resilience by working flexibly across Household Waste Recycling Centres and other operational environments where trained and authorised, and in line with business need.
- Ensure work is delivered in line with CMS and ISO standards and take personal responsibility for handling personal and sensitive information in line with legislation and organisational requirements.
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