Recycling Operative

Salary: £11.15 per hour

Contract: Permanent, full-time, Monday to Friday

Location: Harewood Whin Waste Transfer Station, Tinker Lane, York Y023 3RR

Benefits: 20 days’ holiday, increasing with continuous service, plus bank holidays, company pension, store discounts and more.

Yorwaste is currently seeking a Recycling Operative to join our dedicated team at the Harewood Whin Transfer Station. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring compliance with waste management procedures while upholding cleanliness and adhering to health and safety standards.

“At Yorwaste, we believe people are the key to our success, and we're always on the lookout for new team members to drive our business forward.”

As a Recycling Operative your responsibilities will include maintaining our plant equipment and ensuring the efficient running of picking-line operations, while embracing and encouraging a culture of safety and efficiency throughout the site.

Effective communication with team members will be essential as you address concerns, identify hazards, and strive to enhance our picking processes for greater effectiveness and efficiency. We value attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality inputs and outputs, along with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.

Candidates should demonstrate a willingness to learn and adapt to evolving requirements, accompanied by excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Flexibility is key as the role may require supporting other sites as necessary. Given the location of our site, access to personal transport and the ability to drive are advantageous in the absence of public transportation.

Why Yorwaste?

Yorwaste is North Yorkshire’s leading waste management company, passionate about supporting community and local environment, while delivering a warm and professional customer experience. We believe in investing in our team and the tools you need to succeed. Currently our sites achieve over 90% recycling rates to help keep North Yorkshire looking beautiful.

Our vision at Yorwaste is to create a cleaner, greener future. We aim to be at the forefront of the industry, committed to reducing environmental impact of waste, whilst supporting our customers to make more sustainable choices. We treat safety as our priority at all times, seek new ways to make the most of what we have to achieve our goals and solve problems, as well as being knowledgeable, credible and taking pride in what we do. Read more about our .

Joining us at Yorwaste is more than just a job. We strive to provide our team with a long-term stable career, training and development, and a positive engaging working environment. As an equal opportunity’s employer, alongside our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we take pride in supporting the development of North Yorkshire and its people.

Shortlisting and interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process; therefore, we encourage you apply at your earliest convenience.

Closing date for applications is midnight on 1st April 2024.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy before the proposed deadline in the event of the position being filled, or a high number of applications are received.

Yorwaste is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.15 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person