Directorate: Regeneration & Environment

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

The Site Operative supports the delivery of safe, efficient and customer-focused operations at a Household Waste Recycling Centre, ensuring the site operates in accordance with health and safety, environmental and operational requirements.

The role is responsible for supporting the delivery of safe, efficient and compliant waste management services, contributing to recycling performance, waste minimisation, environmental compliance and excellent customer service.

The post holder will assist residents with the safe and correct disposal of waste, maintain high standards of site safety and cleanliness, ensure waste is managed in accordance with procedures and legislation, and support the efficient day-to-day operation of the Household Waste Recycling Centre service.

Key Duties / Areas of Responsibility

• Provide advice and assistance to residents, ensuring excellent customer service and the correct use of site facilities.
• Ensure waste is correctly segregated, handled and stored in accordance with environmental requirements and site procedures.
• Maintain high standards of health and safety, identifying and reporting hazards, incidents and unsafe practices.
• Operate, inspect and maintain site equipment and machinery in accordance with training and safe working procedures.
• Maintain site cleanliness and presentation, ensuring operational, welfare and public areas remain safe and fit for purpose.
• Support the achievement of recycling and waste minimisation objectives through effective guidance and engagement with site users.
• Complete operational checks, records and documentation accurately and report defects, incidents or compliance concerns to supervisors.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and supervisors to support safe, efficient and compliant site operations.

For Further information about this role please contact joe.haigh@rotherham.gov.uk

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.