Refuse and Recycling Loader
Pay: Basic £14.13 per hour PAYE, Overtime and Saturday rate 1.5x, Bank holiday rate 2x.
Location: Wellingborough, Kettering or Chelveston Depot
Shift pattern: ADHOC basis, booked on a daily basis as and when required. Can be booked up to 4 days per week over Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week, 9.25 hours per day (overtime/Bank holiday work also available depending on service needs)
Work hours:
Kettering - 06.30 - 16.30, Wellingborough 07:00 - 17:00, Chelveston 06:00 - 14:00
Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of North Northamptonshire Council for Refuse & Recycling Loaders to join their busy Waste Services teams. This is a great opportunity to become part of a frontline service that helps keep local communities clean and safe.
Working as part of a crew, you will collect waste and recycling from residential and commercial properties across a variety of routes, while delivering excellent customer service to residents and members of the public.
What you'll be doing:
- Collecting waste and recycling from households and businesses
- Assisting with missed bin collections
- Supporting drivers with vehicle manoeuvres and reversing
- Clearing spillages and helping to keep vehicles clean and well-maintained
- Carrying out daily and weekly checks
- Reporting incidents and near misses
- Answering customer queries in a polite and professional manner
About you:
- Physically fit and able to walk up to 12 miles per day
- Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
- A positive, flexible team player with a can-do attitude
- Committed to treating colleagues, customers and the public with respect
- Willing to learn and take on new responsibilities
If you're looking for a rewarding role and the chance to make a real difference in your local community, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Opus People Solutions for more information!
All offers will be subject to satisfactory compliance screening, including right to work in the UK and references.
