Waste Management Operative

Service Care Solutions have an exciting vacancy for a Waste Recycling/Plant Operative to join a local authority working out of Loughborough

This is a role where flexibility will be important between Loughborough and as and when required, with other sites in the area.

This will be an ongoing temporary role initially for 3 months with the opportunity to be extended further.

The core purpose of the role will be to oversee the acceptance of waste into the Waste Recycling Centre, appropriate segregation and sorting of bulk waste ready for onward transport to treatment destinations and regularly operating plant machinery including loading shovels.

We are seeking candidates who have experience of using plant machinery including loading shovels/telehandlers/forklift trucks and other trucks relevant to the role.

Other key duties will include but not be limited to;

• To assist and help maximise and improve the segregation of recyclables on the site including picking and sorting of waste from trade customers.


• To ensure that all waste entering the site is verified as being in accordance with the relevant site permit.


• To assist in the traffic management on site, including vehicles entering and exiting the site when moving or exchanging waste containers.


• To undertake cleaning and oversee maintenance of all the site's mobile plant.


• To undertake inspections in line with agreed timescales.


• To ensure the site's opening and closing times are adhered to at all times according to the relevant site permit and Council operating procedures.


• To complete all regulatory and statutory paperwork as advised by your line manager within the time required.

For this role, we are seeking a Driver as this role will involve working between multiple sites therefore being accessible in a timely manner is imperative.

Working hours will be from 9am till 7pm over a 5-day working week between Monday to Sunday

For further details on this role and to apply, please contact Prakash by emails prakash.panchani@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208967.