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Depot Operative
| Posting date: | 24 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,294 to £25,979 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 July 2024 |
| Location: | Willand, Cullompton |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Mid Devon District Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2024080 |
Summary
PERMANENT: 37 Hours per week
SALARY: £24,294 to £25,979
LOCATION: Willand
Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Do you take pride in delivering vital services to the community? We have a vacancy for a Depot Operative to work in the Waste and Recycling Transfer Station at the Operations Depot as part of a small team.
The successful candidate will work 37 hours per week which would generally be worked between 06.00 and 18.00 Monday to Friday. A degree of flexibility will be required to occasionally cover some collection rounds and to work eight Saturdays following bank holidays each year paid at an overtime rate.
At Mid Devon District Council, Willand our benefits include:
Competitive hourly rate of pay
Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous annual leave entitlements
Discounted leisure memberships
Free uniform and DBS check
Employee Assistance Programme
Excellent training and development opportunities
Free parking at site
As a Depot Operative your duties will include but are not limited to:
Operating baling equipment to process recycling material
Operating telehandler and forklift trucks
Unloading Recycling and Waste Vehicles
Loading artic lorries and bulkers
Keeping transfer station and yard area clean and tidy
Monitoring Contamination levels of vehicles brought into the transfer station and reporting issues to team leader
Maintaining high levels of Health & Safety and following Safe Systems of work
To occasionally cover the collection team
About you:
Able to work well as part of a team
Flexible approach to work and positive attitude towards delivering services to the community
Experience of working in the waste industry, along with a fork lift licence and telehandler licence is desirable, but is not essential
Good organisational and communication skills, literate and numerate and be capable of working on your own initiative.
For any questions or for an informal conversation regarding the position of Depot Operative at Hitchcocks Business Park, Willand, please email Simon Bruford, Waste & Transport Manager via: waste&recycling@middevon.gov.uk
SALARY: £24,294 to £25,979
LOCATION: Willand
Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Do you take pride in delivering vital services to the community? We have a vacancy for a Depot Operative to work in the Waste and Recycling Transfer Station at the Operations Depot as part of a small team.
The successful candidate will work 37 hours per week which would generally be worked between 06.00 and 18.00 Monday to Friday. A degree of flexibility will be required to occasionally cover some collection rounds and to work eight Saturdays following bank holidays each year paid at an overtime rate.
At Mid Devon District Council, Willand our benefits include:
Competitive hourly rate of pay
Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous annual leave entitlements
Discounted leisure memberships
Free uniform and DBS check
Employee Assistance Programme
Excellent training and development opportunities
Free parking at site
As a Depot Operative your duties will include but are not limited to:
Operating baling equipment to process recycling material
Operating telehandler and forklift trucks
Unloading Recycling and Waste Vehicles
Loading artic lorries and bulkers
Keeping transfer station and yard area clean and tidy
Monitoring Contamination levels of vehicles brought into the transfer station and reporting issues to team leader
Maintaining high levels of Health & Safety and following Safe Systems of work
To occasionally cover the collection team
About you:
Able to work well as part of a team
Flexible approach to work and positive attitude towards delivering services to the community
Experience of working in the waste industry, along with a fork lift licence and telehandler licence is desirable, but is not essential
Good organisational and communication skills, literate and numerate and be capable of working on your own initiative.
For any questions or for an informal conversation regarding the position of Depot Operative at Hitchcocks Business Park, Willand, please email Simon Bruford, Waste & Transport Manager via: waste&recycling@middevon.gov.uk