Location postcode: RG10 9XY
Salary: £628 per week, including shift allowance
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Working hours: Average 38.61 hours per week. Shift system of 4 days on followed by 4 days off, alternating between an early (6am-6pm) and late shift (8am-8pm). Weekend shifts are 6am-6pm.
Are you looking for a hands-on job where you're on your feet operating machinery and plant? Then here's your chance to join our busy waste facility between Reading and Maidenhead, where clinical waste from customers like hospitals, vets and care homes is weighed, recorded and sorted for onward transfer to other waste facilities.
What you'll be doing as Waste Operative
- Sorting and processing waste and loading trailers.
- Operating a mechanical bin tipper to load waste onto a trailer for onward disposal.
- Operating plant to process the clinical waste, weighing and recording throughput, visually checking waste and storing in the correct bins/areas.
- Carrying out maintenance checks.
- Operating a bin wash machine and carrying out any repairs.
We have a team of 16 operatives in total, some of whom work on a shift rotation (like you would be doing!), so you'll be working with different people each week.
What you'll need
The 'musts' for this Waste Operative job are competency at operating machinery and plant safely, and a flexible approach.
Why Grundon – and what's in it for you
We believe in nurturing talent and we're all about innovation and advancements in technology too. As Waste Operative you can expect a perks and benefits package that includes:
- Discretionary company bonuses
- Pension scheme (you contribute 5% of pay, Grundon matches this) with life insurance cover
- 21.5 days' annual leave (inclusive of 8 bank holidays), which will increase with service, plus the option to buy up to 4 extra days' holiday
Ready to join us?
We interview as soon as strong applications come in, so don't wait – apply now to become our next Waste Operative and start your journey with a supportive and forward-thinking team.
Click apply now – we look forward to hearing from you!
(Please note: No agencies)