Waste Operative

• Casual
• 0 hours per week
• Hours as required
• £13.45 per hour
• Free parking

Casual Waste Operative

Tutbury - Casual

Operational excellence begins with you.

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating quality experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. Build a name with big-name businesses.

As a Casual Waste Operative with Sodexo, you'll enhance the services of our vibrant corporate site, offering a helping hand to ensure flawless facilities operations and keep things running smoothly.

What you'll do

• Collect and transport a variety of waste streams, including manufacturing, domestic, and recyclable waste from across the site.
• Operate a Teletruck, forklift truck, ride-on sweepers, and other waste handling equipment safely and efficiently.
• Carry out daily inspections and safety checks on Teletrucks, forklifts, and waste handling equipment, reporting any defects promptly.
• Ensure waste is correctly segregated and disposed of in line with site procedures and environmental standards.
• Support the site's recycling initiatives by encouraging sustainable waste management practices.
• Move materials, waste containers, and equipment safely around the site using appropriate machinery.
• Clean waste bins, containers, work areas, machinery, and factory yards to maintain a safe and tidy environment.
• Carry out minor repairs to waste bins and equipment where required.
• Respond to scheduled and reactive waste collection requests, ensuring services are delivered efficiently and to a high standard.
• Report hazards, equipment faults, and incorrect waste disposal, helping to maintain a safe working environment.
• Follow all Health & Safety, COSHH, environmental, and company procedures at all times.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver a reliable, efficient, and customer-focused waste management service

What you'll bring

• A current Industrial Teletruck Licence is essential.
• Previous experience in a waste management, industrial, manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, or facilities management environment is desirable.
• Experience operating Teletrucks, forklifts, or other material handling equipment safely.
• A good understanding of waste segregation, recycling, and environmental best practices.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Good IT skills, including confidence using Microsoft Office applications.
• A proactive and reliable approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Good awareness of Health & Safety, COSHH, and safe working practices.
• The ability to work independently while managing your workload effectively.
• A flexible approach with a willingness to support operational requirements and changing priorities

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong

in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act

with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive

in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

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Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications