Operative

Job Title: Operative
Location: 2 WTE x Waterdale RC 
Salary Range: £19,674 up to £20,878 pa
Hours: 40 hours per week Full time (40 hours per week) 5 day working week pattern including all weekends and bank holidays (except Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years Day)
Contract: Permanent

Job Duties:

Do you enjoy working with people, care about the environment and like working as part of a team?

When you join Hertfordshire County Council, you will have a fantastic opportunity to directly influence a front-line service for residents through diverting as much waste as possible from landfill and other residual disposal routes.

About the role

What will I be doing?

Providing excellent levels of customer service, you will advise and assist members of the public on how to use the site(s) in order to maximise recovery of materials they are depositing.

What are the requirements?

• With the potential to gain certifications including first aid and fire marshal training and, at higher levels, formal health & safety and waste industry specific qualifications, we are looking for an enthusiastic team player who will be expected to join the current site team to ensure operations exceed the standards required.
• A flexible approach to work will be advantageous as you will be expected to cover holiday and sick days if required.
• An outstanding level of customer service and teamwork approach
• Ideally some prior mobile plant use is desirable but full training will be given for roles at sites that require such skills.

Why do we need these roles?

An exciting opportunity to work in Hertfordshire County Council’s Waste Management Unit which is responsible for delivering the statutory functions of the Waste Disposal Authority for Hertfordshire including the provision of the Recycling Centre service and the treatment/disposal of Local Authority Collected Waste.

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to be part of a team taking the Recycling Centre service onto higher levels of achievement.

In return we can offer you excellent pension and progression benefits whilst working for an organisation that values its employees and invests in training and career development opportunities.

Closing Date: 21st March 2021
Interview Date: w/c 29th March - 1st April 2021

For an informal discussion and more information please contact: Linda Whitehead 01992 556184