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£26,386 progressing to £26,804


Job Title: Recycling Centre Operative
Starting Salary: £26,386 progressing to £26,804
Hours: 40
Location: Hertfordshire - Elstree, Rickmansworth, Letchworth, Bishops Stortford, Berkhamstead & Welwyn Garden City
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Growth & Environment

This role will include working every weekend

About the team

Hertfordshire County Council is made up of over 8500 talented, passionate, and caring individuals across Adult Care Service, Child Care Service, Community Protection, Environment & Transport, Public Health, Central Resources, and Sustainable Growth.

At HCC we are committed to working towards: -
  • A cleaner Greener Environment for all
  • Providing Healthy and Fulfilling lives for ALL of our residents
  • Sustainable, responsible growth in our county
  • Excellent council services for all
Whichever part of HCC and whichever role you join us in you will be certain that the role that you do will play a significant part in achieving our goals.

Our Recycling Centre service team are looking for self-motivated individuals to work alongside us to achieve our vision to increase recycling rates and divert waste from landfill in Hertfordshire.

About the role

All training is provided including but not limited to First Aid, Fire Marshall, Manual Handling and Plant. You could progress within the team if that is something that you strive to do.

The duties include:
  • Show and help service users put their waste in the correct areas as appropriate.
  • Check permits for vans and trailers and check for certain types of waste.
  • Ensure that the waste streams do not get mixed up.
  • Maintain a clean and tidy work environment.
  • Look for ways to improve customer service and recycling rates.
  • Compaction of waste through use of JCB's and compactors (training provided)

About you

Are you an enthusiastic team player, who wants to join an established team to ensure site operations exceed the standards required.

Do you have a proven track record of delivering excellent customer service with the ability to remain calm under pressure you will be tasked in advising residents on how to dispose of their waste, whilst working safely. This role involves working in all types of weather conditions and experience of working under prolonged periods of sustained physical effort would be advantage.

This job role is within the Operational Services, level OPS4 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Operational services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Lorna.stump@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Please be aware this is an ongoing advert; interviews will be arranged as and when.

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Closing date: Tue 31/12/2024 at 00:00
Job reference: HCC26133
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