Waste Operative
| Posting date: | 08 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.60 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 November 2025 |
| Location: | Isle Of Wight, South East England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | WP Recruitment & HR Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Waste Operative
Industry: Infrastructure
Location: Isle of Wight
Hours: 40 hours per week, starting at 6.30am. plus overtime when required
Days: Monday - Friday, weekend working may be required for overtime
Duration: Temp to Perm
Duties:
Safely operate and drive recycling and waste collection vehicles within B licence category, full training will be provided.
Carry out daily vehicle checks and defect reporting in line with company and legal requirements
Operate a Bartec tablet for route navigation, job logging, and reporting.
Assist with loading and moving heavy bins as required
Work effectively as part of a team to ensure collections are completed efficiently and to a high standard
Ensuring full adherence to health and safety.
Experience:
Must have valid minimum driver’s licence (Category B).
Experience in waste collection or similar outdoor working is required with strong teamworking skills and willingness to support operational tasks beyond driving
Must be able to undertake manual handling duties.
Salary: £12.60 per hour worked, overtime paid at 1.33 weekdays, 1.5 weekends
By submitting your CV to WP Recruitment & HR Ltd, you imply consent to our agency processing your personal data, please see our GDPR webpage for further information: https://www.wprecruitment.co.uk/candidate-info/gdpr/
If we think we can assist you, we will invite you to register with our agency, WP Recruitment & HR Ltd., in order to be considered for vacancies.
If you are already registered with our agency, please contact our office directly on 01983 822615 for further details.
Industry: Infrastructure
Location: Isle of Wight
Hours: 40 hours per week, starting at 6.30am. plus overtime when required
Days: Monday - Friday, weekend working may be required for overtime
Duration: Temp to Perm
Duties:
Safely operate and drive recycling and waste collection vehicles within B licence category, full training will be provided.
Carry out daily vehicle checks and defect reporting in line with company and legal requirements
Operate a Bartec tablet for route navigation, job logging, and reporting.
Assist with loading and moving heavy bins as required
Work effectively as part of a team to ensure collections are completed efficiently and to a high standard
Ensuring full adherence to health and safety.
Experience:
Must have valid minimum driver’s licence (Category B).
Experience in waste collection or similar outdoor working is required with strong teamworking skills and willingness to support operational tasks beyond driving
Must be able to undertake manual handling duties.
Salary: £12.60 per hour worked, overtime paid at 1.33 weekdays, 1.5 weekends
By submitting your CV to WP Recruitment & HR Ltd, you imply consent to our agency processing your personal data, please see our GDPR webpage for further information: https://www.wprecruitment.co.uk/candidate-info/gdpr/
If we think we can assist you, we will invite you to register with our agency, WP Recruitment & HR Ltd., in order to be considered for vacancies.
If you are already registered with our agency, please contact our office directly on 01983 822615 for further details.
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