Waste Collection Operatives
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2025 |
| Location: | Banbridge, County Down, BT64 1AL |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 4756466_1766009421 |
Summary
Waste Collection Operative
Job PurposeThe post holder will work as part of a team to deliver an effective and efficient waste collection service, ensuring maximum customer satisfaction and maintaining the Council's reputation for high-quality public services.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Professional Conduct
- Maintain a positive image of the Council as a front-line service provider.
- Ensure personal appearance and behaviour are of a consistently high standard.
- Waste Collection
- Remove wheeled refuse containers from collection points, empty them, and return them safely without obstructing public or household access.
- Exercise discretion in accepting or rejecting bins based on compliance with Council waste management schemes.
- Operate mechanical lifting equipment at the rear of collection vehicles.
- Collect additional waste (bags, boxes) on designated 'double lift' days.
- Cleanliness and Safety
- Clear accidental spillages during bin emptying.
- Clean up light littering around litter bins and report significant or widespread littering to the team leader.
- Assist with lifting wheelie bins in approved cases, following Council policy.
- Support the team leader in manoeuvring or reversing vehicles when required.
- Observe all health and safety rules, safeguarding personal wellbeing, the crew, and the public.
- Teamwork and Service Delivery
- Work collaboratively to complete daily schedules.
- Remain vigilant, reporting issues such as illegal waste deposits, defective bins, or significant littering to the team leader.
- Retain knowledge of brown bin and kerbside recycling services, advising householders when necessary.
- Report contamination or misuse of waste schemes to the team leader.
- Customer Interaction
- Respond to public complaints or service requests directly or escalate to the team leader as appropriate.
- Deliver waste education and promotional materials to households (up to three times per year).
- Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to service improvement by reporting observations or suggestions to the team leader.
- Implement procedures to minimise environmental impact, including immediate pollution control responses, under the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
- Vehicle and Equipment Care
- Assist with vehicle washing and maintenance.
- Clean vehicle interiors between grey and brown bin collections to prevent contamination of organic waste destined for composting facilities.
- Flexibility and Other Duties
- Redeploy to other duties, including labouring tasks, as required.
- Undertake any other relevant duties commensurate with the nature and grade of the post.
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