At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a team to manage waste and promote recycling in a hands-on role.
- Company: Thirteen Group, a leading housing association in the North East.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous annual leave, health support, and discounts on brands.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while working outdoors.
- Qualifications: Experience in manual work; passion for environmental sustainability is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 26453 - 26453 £ per year.
Join us as a Waste Operative at Thirteen Group!
Role Overview: Thirteen Group is on the lookout for a Waste Operative to join our specialist team. You’ll be based full time from our state-of-the-art site Recycling Centre in Billingham, with some travel to locations across the Tees Valley. As part of a small team, you’ll support the delivery of our waste transfer, recycling and in-house waste management services. Our overall aim is to reduce waste, increase recycling and divert waste from landfill. If you enjoy working outside and have experience of physical and manual work, we’d be interested in hearing from you.
Thirteen Benefits:
- Salary – £26,453 per annum
- Annual leave – starting at 28 days and rising to 31 days after three years, a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.
- Pension – up to 17% contributions (flexible contribution rates of up to 7% colleague and up to 10% employer).
- Simply Health – save money on common health expenses and get access to health and wellbeing support services.
- T’dar – our Discount and Reward platform giving you huge savings on everyday brands.
- Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave
Key Responsibilities:
- Manual handling duties to assist with the collection, sorting and disposal of waste and materials.
- Quality checking to improve the amount and quality of materials sent for recycling.
- Carry out housekeeping duties on site.
- Complete a range of general semi-skilled works such as operating the weighbridge.
- Ensure that the site operates in line with policies, procedures, environmental, and health and safety legislation.
About You:
- If you’ve worked in the waste industry or in a frontline at a waste transfer site, that would be a plus!
- Experience of operating specialist equipment such as a telehandler and commercial weighbridge would be an advantage, but training will be provided.
- A commitment to safe working practices and a good grasp of health and safety regulations.
- Someone who shares our passion for improving our environmental performance.
Why Thirteen:
At Thirteen, we work together to provide quality homes, build stronger communities, and support people to live well. As the largest housing association in the North East and among the top 25 nationally, we manage over 36,000 homes, with over 1,600 colleagues providing services for around 100,000 customers. Our vision is to be the most trusted housing association, with happy customers. In fact, we put customers at the heart of everything we do.
- Join a team that’s local at heart but welcomes talent from everywhere.
- Be part of an organisation that values diversity and inclusivity.
- Be a part of a company that offers tailored support services, going beyond just housing solutions.
Are You Ready for a Rewarding Challenge?
As part of our hiring process, if you’re successful we’ll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time. If you’ve interviewed for this role within the last 6 months, we wouldn’t be able to reconsider your application at this time. NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, please.
Waste Operative (Thirteen Recycling Centre) employer: Thirteen
Thirteen Group is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. With the flexibility of a hybrid working model from our Middlesbrough office, employees can enjoy a healthy work-life balance while engaging in meaningful transformation projects that directly impact our customers. We are committed to supporting your career development through ongoing training and opportunities for advancement within our dedicated team.
