AddressDo you like working outdoors? Do you want a career in waste management and sustainability? If so, we have a great opportunity within our Solid Waste Resources team as a Composting Technician!
GENeco is a sector-leading waste, recycling and renewable energy business, which forms part of Wessex Water Enterprises. We bring a fresh approach to everything we do and see challenges as opportunities and everything as a potential resource.
Our award-winning compost and aggregate facility in Avonmouth provides cost-effective and sustainable waste solutions for the water and waste industries.
What you'll do
Based on site at Avonmouth within our permitted compost and aggregate facility, you will lead and optimise day-to-day operations.
This will include:
- managing the material on the compost pad and the composting process to maximise efficiency
- taking and keeping records of the temperatures and moisture content of composting rows to achieve the required results
- controlling imports into the composting and aggregate facilities in line with the management system, permits and regulations
- receiving and keeping records of expected imports into the composting facility
- taking samples of imports as per training and instruction
- carrying out site inspections and site checks to high standards
- driving and completing routine maintenance on plant equipment and upkeeping competency for them
- carrying out vehicle and trailer daily checks and reporting defects before use
- operating in adherence with our health and safety policy and relevant risk assessments and method statements
- working closely with other areas of the business.
This is a full-time position for 45 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 7am to 4.30pm.
What you'll need
The role is ideal for someone with an interest in this industry or is looking to start a career in sustainability.
You will have:
- the ability to manage time effectively and a good eye for detail
- excellent customer service skills, while also being confident liaising with internal and external contacts
- the ability to drive and operate plant equipment
- good communication and IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office
- the ability to arrange own time and prioritise effectively to cover various operational activities
- previous experience in waste management (beneficial).
What you'll receive
We offer a wealth of both financial and non-financial benefits, including:
- 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service
- Up to 20% combined pension contribution
- Opportunity to buy or sell holiday
- Optimise Health Plan supporting you with your healthcare costs
- £1000 'Refer a friend/family' scheme
- Life assurance of up to eight times your salary
- Sustainable benefits including electric vehicle and cycle2work schemes
- A range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Paid community day
- Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers
Who we are
GENeco is a multi-award-winning recycling and renewable energy company. We were created by Wessex Water in 2008 to help our parent company become more sustainable, and our truly ground-breaking and driven approach led to us achieving carbon neutrality and zero-waste-to-landfill status in the first three years of operation.
We manage over 700,000 tonnes of varied waste per annum, transforming this into commercial products, renewably sourced gas and electricity powering thousands of local homes. We are consistently setting new standards within the industry and utilising ground-breaking technology to provide the best value sustainable solutions to a diverse customer base.
From developing a VW Beetle powered by human waste to establishing a co-located food waste and sewage sludge recycling facility, GENeco was there first. Now we're setting out to shape the future of our business. Driven by strong values and a clear direction, we're focused on helping people achieve their ambitions in the right way.
This is a great opportunity to work for a multi-award-winning company and join the fight against climate change. We are committed to offering our customers innovative, cost effective and sustainable solutions.
We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. Please let us know if you need any additional support or help to assist you in your application.
All candidates are required to provide us with right to work in the UK documentation and, regretfully, we are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
We are popular and we may close our advert sooner than it says. We recommend you apply straight away so you don't miss the opportunity to join us!
