Casual Waste Operative
Job Introduction
You will act as a key member of the waste team, providing waste and dirty linen collections, recycling duties and delivery of goods to all areas within the hospital. Main Assignments of Role • Undertake collection of various waste streams including, hazardous, clinical, domestic, and recyclable wastes from all departments and buildings within the Trust including premises remote from the main site. • Ensure the correct segregation of all the waste streams collected to meet the MFT waste
Encourage recycling materials within your area of work. • To remove clinical and non-clinical waste and laundry from departments as required. • Drive electric tugs towing trains of bins and trailers within the site boundaries. • Routine checks of electric tugs and waste handling equipment ensuring operational fitness, reporting any faults to the Waste Supervisor. • Undertake minor repairs to waste bins and other equipment using a range of simple hand tools. • Ensure security of waste bins before removal (e.g. not overfull, lid secured and locked). • Immediately report any leaks from clinical waste bins and notify the Waste Supervisor, taking all appropriate sections prescribed in the safe systems of work documentation. • Be conversant with the Safe Systems of Work procedures as they apply to the waste collection incidents. • Operate waste handling plant and equipment and power-cleaning equipment. • Transportation of clean and dirty linen, whilst operating within the Trust’s policy on cross contamination rules. • Comply with trust infection control policy. • Clean waste bins and containers; plant rooms, plant, and machinery. • Movement of materials and equipment. • Respond to and complete tasks, schedules or by ad hoc request as per company policy. • Identify and report all waste disposal problems including incorrect waste disposal & segregation by users and potential fire / security hazards. • Receive and distribute goods adhering to MFT and Sodexo policies. Issuing & signing the correct documents for legal and internal processes to maintain an audit trail.
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