Household Waste Recycling Centre Operative
City wide
Salary: £26,806 - £27,032
Hours: 36 per week
These posts will work on 4 days on, 4 days off working pattern, including working weekends. For this variable working pattern, a supplemental working time payment will be paid. This is in addition to the advertised wage.
Vacancies have arisen for Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Operatives at sites across Edinburgh based in the West (Bankhead) and in the East (Seafield & Craigmillar).
Postholders will be expected to help the public using the recycling centres, direct and control traffic, help carry and segregate waste materials and keep the site in a clean and tidy condition.
Assisting on the HWRC site, receiving site users and booking them in using the booking system on the site iPhone.
Checking documentation in line with the site rules.
Advising site users, the correct methods to recycle/dispose their items, helping manually where appropriate.
Covering the Weighbridge, this includes recording vehicle details, completing waste transfer notes & calculating vehicle weights.
Advising vehicles where to go along with Banksmen/reverse assistant duties.
When working on the HWRC, there will be periods of time you will be required to work within the flow of traffic.
Working in accordance with the sites Safe Working Practices & Risk Assessments protecting their safety as well as their colleagues & site users.
On site cleaning such as litter picking, sweeping, light weeding is included in the role.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
